Welcome

Eric and Michelle Heard welcome you to the Cheristow Lavender website.

For those of you fortunate enough to be able to come and visit our opening hours are as follows:

Daily from 11.00a.m. until 6.00p.m. 1st MARCH to 31 OCTOBER.

THERE IS NO ADMISSION CHARGE - ENTRY IS FREE.

The lavender garden, rose garden and access to the tea room is wheelchair friendly.

PLEASE NOTE THAT FROM 2011 OUR OPENING TIMES WILL BE CHANGING. WE WILL NO LONGER BE OPENING ON FRIDAYS.

Cheristow Tea Room

Morning coffee, lunches and afternoon teas are served daily from 1 March to 31 October.

The tea room is open from 11am to 6pm.

Please click on the Tea Room button for more information and photos.

Cheristow Lavender and rose gardens

Visitors are welcome to wander around the lavender garden and rose garden.

Please click on the lavender gardens button for more photos and information.

Cheristow Lavender Nursery

Eric specialises in growing lavender, and has over 100 varieties in his collection.

We no longer do plants by mail order - collection only.

Camping and Caravanning CS, Hartland

We opened a Camping and Caravanning Certificated Site in April 2010. YES WE DO HAVE VACANCIES - PLEASE RING 01237 440101.

Open to members, (you can join on site), we can accommodate 5 caravans or motorhomes; and several tents. Click here for further information.

Our holiday cottage in France

For those of you visiting the continent this year, why not relax at Les Boutilloux, our charming detached holiday cottage in Sarlande, North Dordogne, France.

The cottage used as our family holiday retreat when we are not working on the Lavender Farm has been carefully restored, retaining original features with modern comforts. (click on the photo for more information)

Cheristow Lavender Shop

Michelle is a qualified aromatherapist, and uses her skills to make a range of toiletries on the premises which we sell in our gfit shop.

We also make award winning jams, chutneys and preserves, which are used both in the tea room, and sold in the shop.

In addition, we sell West Lake apple juice made by Linda and George from West Lake Orchards in Devon, and the most wonderfully fragrant lavender plaques made especially for us by Andre in South Devon.

Lavender Weddings

Due to popular demand, we have started to make various lavender products for weddings.

These include lavender sprigs for table nametags, lavender wedding favours, lavender confetti, and culinary lavender for lavender cup cakes.

Coach parties

We cater for coach parties by appointment.

There is easy access for coaches to the Lavender Farm, and we have space for parking one coach. Please click on the coach party button for further information.

Directions

ROUTE 1

SUITABLE FOR COACHES AND CARAVANS

Take the A39 from Barnstaple to Bude. Just after the Clovelly Cross roundabout, turn right onto the B3248 towards Hartland.

Continue along this road for about 2 miles, until you see a big sign with an arrow to the right for Hartland Lighthouse and Hartland Point.

Take this turning (Lighthouse Cross) to the right, towards the Lighthouse. You will also see a brown sign "Lavender Tea Room 3 miles" at this turning.

Continue along this road - you will pass a sign for Yapham, and a sign for Highdown and reach a turning in the road at Highdown Cross. Follow the road to the left signposted Lighthouse.

Continue along the road past Brownsham Cross still following the signs towards the Lighthouse. You will pass a house on the right. Carry on and you will come to a crossroads YOULTREE CROSS.

DO NOT TAKE THE SIGNS TO THE LIGHTHOUSE FROM HERE, RATHER CONTINUE STRAIGHT ACROSS. There is a brown sign here "LAVENDER TEA ROOM". You are now 1 mile from your destination.

Carry straight on this road. You will pass a red post box on your right. Carry straight ahead. When the road forks with the TV mast, take the left fork. There is a brown teacup on the signpost. Continue for about 500 yards, until you come to a signpost for Cheristow. There is a brown sign here for "LAVENDER TEA ROOM". Take this turning to the left. About 70 yards down this road you will see the purple entrance to Cheristow Lavender Farm.

ROUTE 2 NOT SUITABLE FOR COACHES OR CARAVANS.

Alternatively from the village of Hartland (THIS ROUTE IS NOT SUITABLE FOR CARAVANS or COACHES), take the road towards Stoke and Hartland Quay. After you have gone down a slight hill with some houses on your right, you will go over a small bridge. Just after this there is a turning on the right. The signpost (Bow Bridge) has a Brown Sign "LAVENDER TEA ROOM 1 MILE". Take this turning to the right. Go over the bridge and up the hill. At the top of the hill (Berry Cross), you will see a signpost for "LAVENDER TEA ROOM". Turn right, and continue along this road for 1/2 mile. You will pass Downe House on your left. Continue past this, and the next road to the right is signposted Cheristow "Lavender Tea Room". Take this turning to the right. The purple entrance to Cheristow Lavender Farm is 70 yards down this lane.

24 miles west of Barnstaple,
16 miles north of Bude.