Woodpecker Cottage and Surroundings

The New Inn (2.3 miles)
Stop for a bite or a real ale at this thatched village inn. Children are welcome and there is outside seating for those warmer days.

Millers Farm Shop (2.4 miles)
The philosophy at this friendly, family-run shop is to reduce food miles to food metres. Stocks everything from veg to wine to fish to continental goodies.

Axminster (2.6 miles)
This Devon market town sits on a hill overlooking the River Axe. The town has a history of carpet making and gave its name to a type of carpet, still made here today, that is now manufactured all over the world. Today, the area is also known for being home to TV chef Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall's River Cottage Stores and Canteen.

The River Cottage Store and Canteen (2.7 miles)
Local, ethical produce is the ethos at the River Cottage Local Produce Store. Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall, of Channel 4's River Cottage, and team, source the best local produce from South West producers for the store, where regular tasting evenings and events are held.
With a different menu every day, reflecting what's in season, The Canteen also showcases the best of the South West, with mouthwatering meals and a wicked selection of cakes and cream teas. Reservations recommended for evenings and Sunday lunch.

River Cottage HQ Cookery School
Nearby, on the Devon Dorset border is the famous River Cottage HQ where you can dig deeper into the River Cottage philosophy and learn how to recreate some of those fabulous dishes. Hugh and the team run a wide range of events and day courses including bread baking, chicken rearing and meat curing at Park Farm between Axminster and Lyme Regis.

Complete Meats (2.8 miles)
Traditional Devon butcher with a great selection of free range meat sourced from local Devon farms.There are also branches in Honiton and Chard.

Shute Barton (3.1 miles)
Dating from 1380, with battlemented turrets, late Gothic windows and a Tudor gatehouse, the National Trust describes it as one of the most important examples of its kind. Check the Web site for opening times.

Ferne Animal Sanctaury (3.5 miles)
Set in 51 acres of glorious Somerset countryside, Ferne is home to over 300 animlas. Take a stroll on the nature trail, have a picnic and visit the animals from donkeys to chipmunks. Dogs on leads are welcome.

Barleymow's Farm Shop and Restaurant (4.8 miles)
Beef, lamb and game reared on the farm and hung and butchered on the premises for that old-fashioned flavour. Plus bread 'like Granny used to bake'.