Unlocking the Charm of Clovelly: A Comprehensive Guide to Its History, Attractions and Hidden Gems

Hey now Gem! Get ready for a whimsical journey through the enchanting Clovelly, Devon. I'm Todi, and I share lovely places to visit and hang out for the day, either alone, with loved ones, or in groups. If you haven't already, please subscribe to my channel. Click the notification bell to know when I upload new videos. Like and share to help others as well. By all means, share your ideas! Comment your recommendations below so we can all learn from one another. Do check out my other channel, Todi Gold, for careers, culture, and communication insights. Now, let's go! Today, we're embarking on an epic adventure. Buckle up as we drive through the beachline truck to explore this gem of a village, Clovelly, Devon. today we're embarking on an epic adventure buckle up as we drive through the beachline truck to explore this Gem of Village Cloverly Devon our journey begins at The Visitor Center where you can snag an annual membership for a cool 30 or a week's entry that allows you to visit twice for 950 but first let's fill up at the cafe with a smallest Board of mouth watering cakes and pasties the tofe Apple lond with chocolate and a caramel shortbread slice are to die for next stop for the film show CL Devon is TI history and folklore here are a few intriguing Tales the cannibalistic Bandits an 18th century Chapel tells the chiling tale of Chovalley, Clovelly being home to a tribe of fictional cannibalistic Bandits The Story Goes that the notorious Greg and his extended family were eventually Tracked Down by blood hounds and met fire end in the 11th century. Clovelly was owned by none other than William the Conqueror himself the king later gifted The Village to his wife Matilda of Landers England's first crown queen the literary and artistic influence Clovelly has left its mark on many famous literary and artistic figures Charles Kingsley Charles Dickens, William Turner and Rex Whistler have all been influenced by this charming Village. Charles Kingsley lived here, Dickens found inspiration here, Turner immortalized it in his paintings and Whistler frequently featured it in his work. now let's step into visit a silk shop that sells teils featuring Rex whistler's drawings from 1932 and silk by Ann Jarvis, Lobster carves bags all hand designed and perfect for a souvenir we can hear from the owner himself well my name's Bill Jarvis and we my wife and I Ann Jarvis run the silk shop. We've been in Devon for 39 years and the main thing we do is print on silk and pure wool we buy other lovely bits in so people might like them but we work in this little Haven and it's lovely what does it feel like living here our daughter lives here she lives in the bottom in the harbour in the oldest Cottage uh crazy Kates we live a little out to the lighthouse and that's remote windy but very lovely we go to the church in Clovelly and there's we have an association one with a village nearby where we lived .And now let's meet the posh Ann Jarvis definitely not we lived in Brad before we used to just come across we only came here really to set up our Workshop well we moved from London I was a freelance designer we needed somewhere really where we could print like on the table here and have a bit of space and meet people and sell people and so we came in here nearly 30 years. In the summer it's very busy in the winter we don't do a bit of work in the winter as well for the summer season. Our daughter is involved too it's it's great fun. The Summer's busy this building is cold and the winter is new but when we're printing we have the heaters on you see Point Clovelly was for our business having decided to move from London to the country just to bring our children up in those days just in the countryside would be good so I think in a way moving in here was purely because we were so isolated where we were we were printing but we were doing shows away and from here the distance was especially in those days there are no trains and things so the journey was bad and the roads were bad coming in here was was an absolute Joy really it is good because suddenly you're meeting the world well over the time we've been here we produced different scarves and princess Anne took away one of our scarves down along and later Princess then but now Queen Camilla took one of our dévore. these drawings of the village were done by a famous artist called Rex Whistler and he was a friend of the Hamlin family that owned the village and he did these drawings in 1932 we found them have permission to put them back on screen and the wonderful thing is it's just the same it hasn't changed at all as we Meander through the village we rest our tired feet on benches cut along the way each house has its own Sledge The Village's unique mode of Transport. Clovelly is not just a tourist attraction it's a living working Village home to around 300 residents some visitors even think that the local residents are paid actors this Tories add a layer of Mystic to the natural beauty of Clovelly making it a truly enchanting place to visit is it don't miss out on the landmar places like Clovelly Harbor this picturesque fishing Village was once a bustling Port Renown for its Herring and mackerel fishing industry the Cobalt streets built into a Cliffside Clovelly is famous for its steep Cobble streets and enchanting cottages and each cobbled Stone was handpicked do pop into the shops where you can see the potter crafting unique pots from the legendary Clay of stoke on Trent, a pottery Powerhouse in the 16th to 17th century era each Pot is handl boasting a design as unique as a snowflake stoke on Trent Pottery industry bloomed thanks to an abundance of local coal clay and a hefty investment from Josiah Wedgewood who built a canal in 1761. today you can create your own masterpiece for just £7. join me on the next episode as we step back in time to experience the authentic charm of Clovelly at the fisherman's home to explore this traditional dwelling which offers a unique glimpse into the life of the Hardy fishermen who have called Clovelly home for centuries so until we meet again resist the urge to become a human canon ball see you later but remember Moon walking into the sunset is best left to the professionals smash the art of living at toy gem I alone cannot change the world but I can cast a stone across the water to create many ripples smash it now gem subscribe to Todi gold! be smashing subscribe to Todi Gem and connect on social media join the conversation on now Gem All life matters. let's change our world one little heartbeat at a time with every word and smile thank [Music] you [Music] [Music]