Welcome To Yarde Orchard

If you're cycling or walking the Tarka Trail or the Devon coast-to-coast, don't miss Yarde Orchard.

Sited at the highest point on the Trail, Yarde Orchard offers.......

Great local and home-cooked food in our trailside Cafe with a selection of cold drinks, cakes, snacks, teas and coffees - enjoy local ales and ciders or a glass of wine from our bar.	A comfortable and inviting place to stay in our ecologically low-impact Bunkhouse - whether for a single night stopover on your journey or as a base for a rich and varied holiday.	Interesting events in the Orchard and the surrounding area - for the local community and visitors alike.

Many people who enjoy cycling and the outdoors share an interest in trying to live healthier lives as well as striving to minimise their footprint on the earth.

See greentraveller for reviews of Yarde Orchard and loads of other deeply green places to stay and visit

Now also listed in the Guardian Green Travel List 2010

The inaugural list, launched in February 2010, includes only 75 ecotourism enterprises worldwide - Yarde Orchard features in the Small Places to Stay category (UK and Ireland) and is the only listing in Devon

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So, Yarde Orchard was set up in 2002 to encourage use of this less frequented section of trail and to offer trail users facilities which reflected green concerns and more sustainable ways of doing things. The first venture, following clearance of the derelict site, was a café facility with an emphasis on local and fairtrade produce, fresh food prepared on the premises and an element of organic sourcing.

In 2008 a bunkhouse offering a range of accommodation options was added to the site, providing a  green setting to stay in, right on the Trail. The timber building (based on a former chicken shack) includes solar water heating, woodfuel stove, rainwater harvesting, a waste water system using composting and reedbed purification as well as super-efficient insulation.

At the heart of Yarde Orchard is the belief that Trail based holidays and days out offer a healthier alternative to car-based excursions and a greater sense of adventure and reward.....with reduced carbon footprint as an added bonus. Following the trail – on foot or by bike - gives access to some of the most beautiful and important landscapes in rural England, unattainable on tarmac roads and with minimum disturbance to the natural world.

With a gate leading straight off the trail into the orchard, the facilities are accessible without having to deviate from the trail or leave the traffic free environment.