Fish Street, Clovelly

It was a stormy night last night, but this morning was bright and sunny ( with a few big showers!). We headed off to the heritage village of Clovelly. I had last been here as a little girl (obviously many years ago....) and like all good olde worlde places, looked exactly the same as I remembered it.

Some interesting facts about Clovelly:

Clovelly used to be a fishing village and in 1901 had a population of 621. It is a cluster of largely wattle and daub cottages on the sides of a rocky cleft; its steep main street descends 400 feet (120 m) to the pier, too steeply to allow wheeled traffic. Sledges are used for the movement of goods. The quaint street is lined with houses, a small number of shops, a cafe and a public house.

Unusually, the village is still privately owned and has been associated with only three families since the middle of the 13th century, nearly 800 years. .