Local Villages
Cullompton is the gateway to the Culm Valley and the Blackdown Hills — a patchwork of pretty villages, thatched cottages and country pubs, all within easy reach.
Beyond the town, the parishes around Cullompton offer historic churches, working mills, riverside walks and some of Devon’s most photogenic villages. Here are a few of our neighbours worth exploring — many within a short drive or cycle of Cully.
Uffculme
A traditional village of stone and thatch in the Blackdown Hills, and home to Coldharbour Mill — a Georgian woollen mill spinning yarn since 1797 and still working as a museum. Just off M5 J27.
Bradninch
An ancient hillside town a few miles south-west of Cullompton, with long-standing links to the Duchy of Cornwall and lovely views over the Exe Valley.
Willand
A friendly Culm Valley village with good community facilities, handy for the M5 and a stone’s throw from the Blackdown Hills.
Kentisbeare
A pretty village east of Cullompton, known for its handsome parish church and traditional cob-and-thatch cottages.
Culmstock
“The farm on the River Culm” — a historic riverside village on the Devon–Somerset border, beneath the landmark Culmstock Beacon.
Hemyock
A Blackdown Hills village near the source of the River Culm, with the remains of medieval Hemyock Castle at its heart.
Clyst Hydon
A quiet parish of thatched cottages and rolling farmland, home to the well-loved Five Bells country inn.
Broadhembury
One of Devon’s prettiest villages — rows of cream-washed thatched cottages and a Grade I listed church, on the edge of the Blackdown Hills.
The wider area also takes in Silverton, Plymtree, Sampford Peverell and Halberton (the last two on the Grand Western Canal). Much of the Culm Valley lies within the Blackdown Hills National Landscape — perfect for walks, cycling and slow country drives. Discover more at Visit Mid Devon.
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