Best Devon Walks
Gittisham
 
Best Gittisham Walks
 
3 TOP Walks
Walk 1 Bellevue Plantation
 3 miles (1h 20)
 difficulty 3/4 (challenging)
Walk 2 Alfington
 5.7 miles (2h 20)
 difficulty 4/4 (challenging)
Walk 3 Honiton one way
 3.4 miles (1h 30)
 difficulty 3/4 (challenging)
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Gittisham is an old picture postcard village known for its cob and stone cottages .

The name is thought to come from Old English 'git', meaning 'heather', and 'sham', meaning 'settlement'.

Point of InterestVillage of Gittisham, Beech Woods
Combe House Hotel, renamed the Pig
  
parking Limited spaces near church
parkingwhat3words ///rationed.frosted.head
  
parkingSATNAV Postcode:EX14 3AJ
 
 
Walk 1
Bellevue Plantation (3 miles)
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Gittisham Cob and thatch
Gittisham Cob & Thatch

Difficulty:

Although steep in places this is a most rewarding walk in a most secluded part of Devon.

It takes you through beech woods , along the grand Pig Hotel park and past quaint old thatched cottages .

Bellevue in the distance
Bellevue In The Distance

The Walk

AFacing the church , follow lane next to church keeping it on your left.
At the end of the lane,continue along a public footpath through a wooded area.

B Near som buildings bear left through a gap in the hedge then Right keeping the residential area on your right.

When you join a lane, turn Left.

You have a choice depending on the conditions.

Either

Just after the farm, turn Right onto a public footpath and head to a house at the top then turn Left onto a bridle way (Landscore Lane).
Head towards towards the country lane you left earlier then turn Right.

OR

Continue along the lane climbing steadily then quite steeply.

C Where it joins a wooded area, the lane snakes to the left then to the right.

DAfter 220 m, turn Right onto a public bridleway.
Continue along bridle way ignoring paths on your right.
Where a public footpath crosses your bridleway , turn Left and follow path until you reach a country lane.

EAt lane, turn Left.
Where the lane splits, turn Right and follow this back to Gittisham.

Honey for Sale
Honey For Sale

FIn Gittisham, turn Left and continue back to church.

length:
3 miles
time:
1 hr 15 mins
terrain:
tracks, paths
lanes
main roads
0 %
1%
altitude range
98 - 236 m
quality of track
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Walk 2
Alfington (5.7 miles)
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Difficulty:

A 6 mile circular hike to the village of Alfington using public footpaths , bridle ways and old tracks.

It follows part of the Exeter to Honiton long distance hiking route , which runs through Gittisham.

There are no pubs en route but the views are extensive and spectacular.

Part of Landscore Lane, the bridle way down towards Alfington, can become somewhat overgrown.

Alfington's little church is well worth a visit.

From this village there is a steady climb to Bellevue Plantation and a sandy track , in the summer flanked by wild flowers.

trafficStretches in Alfington have no pavement & the road can be quite busy.

 

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Walk 3
Honiton one way (3.4 miles)
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Difficulty:

This fairly easy and very pleasant walk crosses Roundball Wood and follows a scenic hiking route into Honiton.

There are several ways of doing this walk:

 

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