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Fremington Quay Café – Isley Marsh Nature Reserve loop from Instow

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Fremington Quay Café – Isley Marsh Nature Reserve loop from Instow

Moderate

5.0

(3)

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Fremington Quay Café – Isley Marsh Nature Reserve loop from Instow

02:45

10.9km

20m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: April 19, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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30 m

The Glorious Oyster

Highlight • Other

Just off the Tarka Trail but worth a visit

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432 m

Oyster Shack Café

Highlight • Restaurant

Super nice little outdoor coffee hut that also does a variety of really nice looking seafood dishes like mussels, oysters, crab and lobster. Coffee and cakes were good, didn't eat …

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5.45 km

View of Chivenor from Fremington Quay

Highlight • Viewpoint

5.49 km

View of the Taw Estuary

Highlight • Viewpoint

Take a few mins to sit on one of the benches and take in the scenary. This is a good rest spot as there's a cafe where you can get …

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5.55 km

Fremington Quay Café

Highlight • Rest Area

Now a cycling centre with bikes for hire.

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5.79 km

National Cycle Network Signpost at Fremington Quay Bridge

Highlight • Cycleway

Fremington Quay Cafe, and the bike hire centre only 200m away from here

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8.20 km

This area of saltmarsh and intertidal mudflats on the Taw and Torridge estuary has become an important haven for birds such as teal, curlew, greenshank, dunlin, and spoonbills. The nature reserve is maintained by the RSPB.

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10.9 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

10.1 km

480 m

174 m

122 m

Surfaces

9.37 km

783 m

612 m

111 m

Elevation

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Sunday 28 June

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Fremington Quay Café – Isley Marsh Nature Reserve loop from Instow

The Boathouse at Instow

The Glorious Oyster

Oyster Shack Café

View of Chivenor from Fremington Quay

View of the Taw Estuary

Fremington Quay Café

National Cycle Network Signpost at Fremington Quay Bridge

Isley Marsh Nature Reserve

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