Ashwater is a small rural village and civil parish in the Torridge district of Devon, in the far southwest of England, close to the border with Cornwall and within easy reach of the market town of Launceston. It sits amid rolling farmland and hedgerow-lined lanes typical of north Devon, with a scatter of small hamlets and farmsteads rather than a dense urban centre, making it a quiet spot popular with walkers and those seeking a countryside base.
The village retains a strong agricultural character, with local livelihoods centred on farming alongside a modest presence of holiday lets and commuters to nearby towns. Social life revolves around traditional village institutions - a village hall, church and occasional fetes or agricultural events - and the built environment reflects its long history in local stone and slate, giving Ashwater a distinctly timeless, rural feel.
Postcode districts covering Ashwater
Most populated places nearby
- Barnstaple 23.6 miles
- Bideford 17.7 miles
- Saltash 24.7 miles
- Tavistock 16.3 miles
Neighbouring places
- Broadheath Ward 1.6 miles
- Halwill Parish 2.6 miles
- Clawton Parish 2.8 miles
- Hollacombe Parish 3 miles
- Halwill Junction Built-up area 3.1 miles
- Tetcott Parish 3.4 miles
- Virginstow Parish 3.6 miles
- Luffincott Parish 3.7 miles
- Cookbury Parish 3.9 miles
- Germansweek Parish 4 miles
- Broadwoodwidger Parish 4.2 miles
- Holsworthy Built-up area 4.8 miles
Example postcodes in Ashwater
EX21 5XJ, EX21 5DW, EX21 5DJ, EX21 5UR, EX22 6PH, EX22 7YT, EX21 5EX, EX21 5ES, EX21 5EQ … See all
Transport links
- Exeter International Airport 38 miles
- Newquay Cornwall Airport 38.5 miles
- Meldon Railway Station 11.5 miles
- Okehampton Railway Station 12.7 miles
Hotels near Ashwater Ad
- Kings Arms Hotel 4.4 miles
- Half Moon Inn 7.5 miles
- The Arundell 3 8.5 miles
- The Eagle House Hotel 9.5 miles
- The White Hart Hotel 4.4 miles
Schools in Ashwater
- Ashwater Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Brightley Priory Historic site 12.9 miles
- Millook Haven Harbour 13 miles
- Bude Haven Harbour 13.3 miles
- Hingston Down Hill 17 miles
- Buckator Beach Beach 17.4 miles
- Brownsham Wood Historic site 18.1 miles
- Mouthmill Beach Beach 18.2 miles
- Wistman's Wood National Nature Reserve Nature reserve 18.9 miles