In and around Bovey Tracey The small town of Bovey Tracey, (pronounced "Buvvy" by the locals if one name is said, or "Bovey Tracey" if both words are used) derives its name from the river Bovey which flows through its centre. The "Tracey" was added from William de Tracey, Lord of the Manor in the 13th Century. The Parish Church is said to have been re-built by Sir William de Tracey as penance for his part in the murder of Thomas a Becket in 1170. Bovey is a pleasant old-fashioned country town - really not much larger than a village. There is a good delicatessen, a Post Office, a chemist, a ladies clothes shop, a book shop, and three banks (Lloyds, HSBC and Natwest) as well as other small independent shops. As you go into Bovey there is a car park on the right, just after the Hand Loom Weavers (on the left) and the Old Thatched Inn. The Tourist Information Centre is located here, so it is quite a good place to start, before walking over the river bridge, to the Devon Guild of Craftsmen, and then on up Fore Street. Dartmoor Exeter The Eden Project - St Austell, Cornwall |
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The Edgemoor Country House Hotel & Restaurant, Haytor Road, Bovey Tracey, South Devon, TQ13 9LE |
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