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Clovelly Devon CAM
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Clovelly Lifeboat Station
Place: Clovelly
Category: Coastal
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About: "The original station at Clovelly was one of only two stations that operated a Clyde class lifeboat. The station closed in 1988 and after a gap of 10 years, when the lifeboat was operated privately, the RNLI reopened the station with an inshore B cla......
Photograph Added: 2nd April 2006
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Clovelly
Place: Clovelly
Category: Transportation
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About: Two of the Landrovers which transport people back to the car park at clovelly. The path down to the harbour is very steep and many people choose to pay rather than walk back up.
Photograph Added: 28th March 2006
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Streets of Clovelly
Place: Clovelly
Category: Attractions
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About: Cottages in the sea side village of Clovelly. To the right of the photo is the New Inn Hotel. With the total lack of traffic in the village this must be a very peaceful place to stay.
Photograph Added: 26th October 2005
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About Clovelly Devon.
The small secluded fishing village of Clovelly is easy to find. It hangs on a 400ft cliff less than five minutes drive from the A39, the main road from Bideford to Bude.
The modern history of Clovelly started with the acquisition of the Clovelly Estate by the Hamlyn family from the Cary's in 1738.
From the Elizabethan days fishing was the staple employment for the village which prospered until the 1830's when the shoals of herring began to move away.
One of Clovelly's most famous inhabitants was Charles Kingsley who wrote 'The Water Babies' and 'Westward Ho!' here.
Clovelly owes its present state of preservation to Christine Hamlyn who dedicated herself to renovating the ancient cottages, often leaving her signature CH and date.
The village is traffic free and the main street, known very simply as 'up-a-long' and 'down-a-long', tumbles its cobbled way down 400ft of solid rock to the tiny harbour and lifeboat station, both protected by an ancient stone breakwater. Residents of Clovelly have devised a transport system of their and the weekly supplies are delivered by sledge.
Car parking at Clovelley was free, however Clovelly is far from an inexpensive day out, entrance to the village was 4.50 GBP* (Great Britain Pounds) for adults and 3.00 GBP for children. Also worth noting is that many people will feel the need to take a land rover ride back to the car parks after negotiating the steep decent to the bottom. This costs an additional 2.00 GBP per person.
* Prices correct at time of writing please check before travelling.
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