Eat Out to Help Out in Mid Devon

Enjoy a meal out, save money and support a local business – triple win!

Fed up of the lock-down blues and wanting to get out and about, luxuriate in the summer sunshine and some delicious quality meals (without the cooking and washing up)?  Visit one of the many Mid Devon eateries taking part in the Eat Out to Help Out scheme and enjoy 50% off your meal (up to £10 discount per person).

Operating on Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays in August,  the scheme covers food and soft drinks consumed on the premises (sorry takeaways are not included).  You don’t need a voucher to use the scheme and you can use it at the same time as other offers and discounts. There is no minimum spend.

Mid Devon is blessed with plenty of walks across beautiful countryside between its towns and villages so you can make a day of it and stop off at different eateries along your route.  Even better: there is no limit to how many times you use the scheme, so you could enjoy breakfast in a café, a country pub lunch, cream tea at a garden centre and a restaurant evening meal all in one day!  Visit our walking and cycling page for inspiration on routes to try.

We recommend contacting businesses ahead to check opening times, availability and to book a table.

Eateries in Mid Devon taking part in the Eat Out to Help Out Scheme include:

Bampton and the Exmoor Fringe

• Red Lion Hotel (Oakford): newly refurbished pub restaurant on the edge of Exmoor.
• Spelt (Bampton): a neighbourhood restaurant in picturesque Bampton offering a collection of dishes designed for sharing.
• The Exeter Inn (Bampton): a dog-friendly Punch Taverns pub offering delicious wholesome pub food.
• The Swan (Bampton): multi award-winning restaurant, AA Four Star Gold classic English country inn and the oldest pub in Bampton.
• The Toucan (Bampton): café restaurant in Bampton town centre offering a daytime menu and themed evening meals.
• Wellhayes Vineyard (Clayhanger): vineyard offering wine tours and cream teas as well as musical concert evenings and events.

Crediton and the Creedy Valley

• Belluno (Newton St Cyres): Italian restaurant offering high-quality handmade Italian food with large beer garden.
• Costa (Crediton): chain coffee shop with light bites and cakes.
• Downes Crediton Golf Club: 18 hole parkland course with onsite restaurant.
• Fox and Hounds Country Hotel (Chawleigh): award-winning country hotel with restaurant offering homemade classics.
• Lymington Arms (Wembworthy): country pub in the Mid Devon countryside offering family friendly dining – dogs (and horses) welcome.
• Mole Avon Country Store (Crediton): agricultural and horticultural shop with clothing, footwear, gifts and homeware and instore café.
• Paschoe House (Bow): Grade II listed manor house hotel with 5* restaurant offering fine dining.
• Red Deer (Crediton): Marston’s pub with with selection of pub food and their popular two-for-one meals.
• The Black Dog Inn (Washford Pyne): traditional country pub offering a range of specials and monthly all-you-can-eat evenings.
• The Devonshire Dumpling (Down St Mary): situated 200 metres from the Tarka railway line (Morchard Road station) offering traditional pub food.
• The General Sir Redvers Buller (Crediton): Wetherspoons pub with selection of pub food including breakfast, lunch and evening menus.
• The Kitchen at 25 (Crediton): delicatessen and bistro serving quality locally produced food.
• The Lamb Inn (Sandford): real local pub, true boutique hotel and award-winning dining pub.
• The New Inn (Coleford): a beautiful thatched roof pub a mile’s walk between Copplestone and or Yeoford train stations offering lunch and dinner.
• The Old Malt Scoop Inn (Lapford): traditional country pub in a grade II listed building with exposed beams and wood burner.
• The Old Thatch Inn (Cheriton Bishop): 16th century village pub and restaurant on the edge of Dartmoor serving great ales and excellent pub food.
• The Ship Hotel (Crediton): pub restaurant and hotel with pool hall in the cellar and darts and sports facilities.
• The Trawler’s Catch (Crediton): fish and chip restaurant in Crediton town centre.
• The Three Little Pigs (Crediton): a unique, family-run pub and restaurant focused on traditional home-cooked food and great beer.
• Union Road Moto Velo (Crediton): motorcyclist-friendly laid-back café offering freshly prepared barista drinks.
• Waie Inn (Zeal Monachorum): pub restaurant with leisure facilities including swimming pool, children’s indoor play area and large garden.
• Waterside Café (Bow): situated inside Bow Aquatic Centre, a garden centre and aquatic haven with giant koi pond and kid’s pet corner.
• Woodleigh Coach House (Cheriton Bishop): Grade II listed pet-friendly guest house and café set on the edge of Dartmoor.

Cullompton and the Culm Valley

• Costa (Cullompton): chain coffee shop with light bites and cakes.
• Culm Valley Inn (Culmstock): traditional country pub, dog-friendly, on the edge of the Blackdown Hills.
• Fordmore Café (Cullompton): located within Fordmore Farm Shop selling locally sourced and organic produce.
• Halfway House (Willand): traditional pub restaurant with children’s play area offering home cooked food.
• Keeper’s Cottage Inn (Kentisbeare): stunning thatched roof pub offering local ales and great food.
• McDonald’s (Cullompton): chain fast food restaurant at Cullompton Services, just off J28 of the M5..
• Ripley’s Restaurant (Cullompton): based at Padbrook Park Hotel offering breakfast, lunch and dinner.
• Roberto’s Pizza and Pasta (Cullompton): Italian restaurant offering fresh pizza, calzone, pastas, salads, coffee and cake.
• The Bakehouse (Cullompton): daytime café and wine bar with Wednesday evening pizza and cocktail specials.
• The Catherine Wheel (Hemyock): a traditional pub restaurant situated in the heart of the Blackdown Hills.
• The Dig Inn (Willand): café based at Devon’s Diggerland adventure park.
• The Merry Harriers (Cullompton): a traditional English country pub offering great homemade food.
• The Old Well Garden Centre (Nr Uffculme): set just off the A38, this delightful garden centre offers a fantastic range of plants, home and giftware as well as their in-store café restaurant – enjoy a cream tea in their conservatory.
• The Weary Traveller (Cullompton): dog-friendly family pub with lovely large beer garden and car park.
• Waterloo Cross (Uffculme): Marston’s pub with with selection of pub food located just off J27 of the M5.

Tiverton and the Exe Valley

• Bistro Restaurant (Bickleigh): lunch and evening meals set in the Old Mill House at picturesque Bickleigh Mill (a working Georgian water mill with boutique shops).
• Café Licious (Tiverton): friendly café in Market Walk offering two for £10 meal deals.
• Costa (Tiverton): chain coffee shop with light bites and cakes.
• Deli Street (Tiverton): café based at Tiverton Market offering breakfasts, lunches and locally made cakes.
• Eastmond Restaurant (Tiverton): situated inside Tiverton’s department store, Banburys, the restaurant provides a range of hot and cold food.
• Elsie May’s (Tiverton): a family-run licensed café near Tiverton Bus Station.
• Fisherman’s Cot (Bickleigh): Marston’s pub with with selection of pub food located on the picturesque Exe riverfront.
• Frou Frou (Tiverton): Situated in the vibrant Lower Gold Street, this is a bar-restaurant with a French flavour.
• Gallery Restaurant (Tiverton): the restaurant at Best Western Tiverton Hotel offering lunch and evening meals.
• Hartnoll Hotel (Bolham): one of Devon’s gourmet restaurants at a boutique hotel with fabulous gardens.
• Hickory Inn Smokehouse (Halberton): barbecue restaurant offering authentic American home-smoked food.
• McDonald’s (Tiverton): chain fast food restaurant just off the A361 link road.
• Redwoods Inn (Uplowman): quaint village pub serving home cooked food.
• M&S (Tiverton): in-store café within the Marks and Spencers store offering a selection of breakfast and lunch items.
• Morrisons (Tiverton): in-store café offering breakfast and lunch menu within the supermarket.
• MOTO Services (Nr Tiverton): service station off J27 of the M5 with Costa and Burger King.
• Nawab (Tiverton): Indian restaurant offering the real taste of Indian food cooked in authentic Indian spices.
• Subway (Tiverton): chain restaurant offering submarine sandwiches and salads with area to sit-in.
• The Duck and Bean (Tiverton): café in Tiverton town centre with a lovely garden, serving brunch and lunch items.
• The Globe Inn (Sampford Peverell): pub restaurant with access to the Grand Western Canal from the pub gardens and children’s play area.
• The Mount Pleasant Inn (Nomansland): family-run, dog-friendly pub offering meals in their lovely forge or garden.
• The Ring of Bells (Cheriton Fitzpaine): 16th Century thatched roof pub and restaurant with seasonal food.
• The Stables Restaurant (Bolham): café restaurant at the National Trust Gothic Victorian manor house Knightshayes Court with acres of grounds to walk around.
• The Thorverton Arms (Thorverton): dog-friendly traditional country village inn with restaurant and beer garden.
• The White Ball Inn (Tiverton): Wetherspoons pub with selection of pub food including breakfast, lunch and evening menus.

Feel free to contact us with any additions to this list.  Businesses are registering for the scheme each day: to check which businesses are participating in your desired destination, visit the Eat Out to Help Out information on the GOV.UK site.

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Please note: Details have been provided in good faith and Visit Mid Devon holds no responsibility if details are incorrect.