Lorna Doone Valley in North Devon

No wonderr the cafe looked empty when you have to pay to park then pay (£5) to have a cup of tea. Makes it very expensive. Seems to be the way these days of paying for parking even in remote locations. You have to wonder if they actual make enugh money to justify it.

So nice to sit in the garden next to the river and enjoy a good coffee and cake. The interior is homely and welcoming and very individual for a NT cafe which are often more like canteens. This has a lovely interior seating area and the staff are wonderful. Highly recommended as is the walk through the lovely countryside alongside the rushing river

On the way to Minehead to meet family who are going to our holiday home in Devon as we are leaving, we stopped off here to break our journey. We had a lovely walk up past Cloud Farm to the old settlement, then back using the permissive path by the river. We called for tea and cake at the Buttery before carrying on with our journey. The road over the bridge is a bit hair raising, but we didn't want to attempt the ford!

National Trust at their usual best. The cafe is a good start and end to many walks in this picturesque part of Devon. On this particular day we did a circular walk of 4 miles that passed the Doone Valley church, but there are many other walks to choose from. The cafe was good, selling the normal if limited fair.