Shirwell Holidays

Visit Shirwell on your cheap UK holidays and you'll discover a delightful North Devon village with easy access to some fine local attractions. For example, there's Arlington Court Estate, a 2700-acre estate that's full of the artefacts amassed by former owner Miss Rosalie Chichester, who lived here for 84 years. One intriguing feature is the 'batcam' in the basement, through which you can view the biggest colony of Lesser Horseshoe bats in Devon. Equally beautiful is Marwood Hill Gardens, with its 18 acres of landscaped gardens, including the country's largest collection of camellias and three national plant collections. Three lakes are home to large fish and an army of ducks. Meanwhile, kids will love the North Devon Farm Park, featuring Miss Piggyland, Rabbit World and Indoor Jungle World. This is a rare-breeds centre with nature trails through 50 acres of lovely countryside, lime kilns, badger sets, animals to feed, rivers and lakes.

There's a wealth of activities to enjoy on cheap UK holidays around Shirwell. Other attractions around lovely Devon are the Babbacombe Model Village, a collection of beautiful gardens housing an animated miniature world. At Buckfast Abbey, you can enjoy the Abbey Church, tranquil gardens and tonic wine. Children will love a trip to Paignton Zoo, with its many endangered species, while there are excellent views over Lyme Bay from Pecorama. Lyme Regis offers British seaside holidays as they once were – a soft, clean sandy beach and ice cream galore. You can also discover peace and tranquillity at Hartland Abbey near Bideford, which lies in an unspoilt valley by a remote cove and harbours secret 18th-century walled gardens.

Accommodation options are varied on cheap UK holidays to Shirwell. This part of North Devon has many camping and caravanning sites that offer good value and reasonable facilities, and you'll find lots of guest houses on the coast, plus hotels in the larger towns. However, this is an unspoilt rural idyll, and what better place to stay on your cheap UK holidays than in country cottages, many of which now come with mod cons like satellite TV and WiFi?