CLOVELLY DEVON UK - Unique Coastal village where you MUST PAY to visit - Is it worth visiting?

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  @pamlucas1326 · 1 year ago (edited)

  Nine pounds is only the price of two coffees. Well worth it to preserve a little bit of old England. I love it

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• SA

  @sarahharper5115 · 2 years ago

  As a resident of Clovelly I am thrilled to see this wonderful video which you have clearly spent a lot of time on. I love our village and I pleases me no end when people see all the great parts especially the gardens which I adore.

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• KA

  @kazzam8514 · 1 year ago

  Not to mention the clean air you’ll be breathing. No cars, no buses etc polluting up the air. Plus how healthy must the community be to walk those steep hills. As a Londoner who lives next to six lanes of traffic and suffers health issues because of that, I would swap my life here to a life there in a heartbeat. I think it’s wonderful and hats off to that man who made it so.

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  @pamlucas1326 · 1 year ago

  If it keeps the village safe and unchanged, I am all for paying to preserve it.

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• JE

  @jetblack.7186 · 2 years ago

  It’s a privately owned village. There is a charge to enter. It’s beautiful.

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  @steveray8056 · 2 years ago

  My wife and I researched Clovelly before travelling to England for our tenth anniversary in September 2023. We thoroughly enjoyed the experience of a village that had not changed in years. There is no other place Ike it in England. We knew it was going to be steep and wore appropriate footwear. The walk back up, with a stop for Devon Cream Tea 😊😊😊 on the way, was a fabulous experience. We would gladly return. Also, it was refreshing to have free parking. We did not mindset admission fee at all and thought it well worth it. Definitely a 10 out of 10.

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• CH

  @CharlieBubbles32 · 2 years ago

  Having recently watched a vlog entitled "Devon's top 8 Turdtowns" and finding Clovelly on that list, I was intrigued to see your review and am not disappointed.   In these times of Air bnb properties and second homes pushing locals out of the running to rent or buy, it is refreshing to see a well-maintained pretty seaside village like this.  I personally think it is a genius move to charge a per head fee to enter the village, but so much more is available than one might think at first.  Car parking could easily cost £10.00 nowadays so for not much more you get to see the lovely old cottages, immerse yourself in the history of the village, partake of decent food and drink and explore the lovely gardens.  Surely this is something more places might like to try to encourage more visitors rather than giving over control of car parking to greedy private enterprises hellbent on ripping people of, all of which serves as a discouraging way to treat potential visitors!

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• JA

  @janne2744 · 1 year ago

  I'm in my mid 70s now and my first visit to Clovelly  was in my late 20s. There was no fee  then, as I remember. I think that the donkeys were still being used . The buildings were less pristine. I loved it then and still do . Of course it's busier now but still nice to visit. The last time we visited was boxing day just before covid.  Walked out the road way......phew!!!!!!! Lovely memories.

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• GI

  @giuliofish · 2 years ago

  It's almost  like a unique living history museum.

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• PA

  @paulmagus2133 · 2 years ago (edited)

  I agree with you both, it is worth the entrance fee for entrance to a garden, museum and unique village . the parking is free and all in all a great sucess, especially for the villagers.

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  @bevking6778 · 2 years ago

  Thank you for doing this blog, I’m disabled and would never be able to visit so I appreciated being able to see it through your eyes. I think it’s okay to pay to get into the village someone has to pay for the upkeep so it could be more expensive if owned by another organisation.

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  @StargirlMusicChannel · 1 month ago

  Beautiful video!  I am an American who lived in England for ten years.  I have been to Clovelly three times...it truly is a special place.  ❤❤❤