Clovelly is privately owned, and admission is charged at the hilltop visitor center. The village's cobbled streets are so steep that cars can't cope, so supplies are brought in by sledge; you'll see these big bread baskets on runners leaning outside homes. Charles Kingsley, author of the children's classic The Water Babies, spent much of his early life in Clovelly – don't miss his former house, or the highly atmospheric fisher's cottage and the village's twin chapels.
Check whether the guided tours are running – they provide interesting context on the village's buildings and history.
