Links ::

www.holteyplanes.com- Classic Handplanes. Karl Holtey, one of Englands leading authorities on woodworking hand tools.
www.hocktools.com - Excellent hard, high carbon steel and A2 cryo plane blades. Also scraper plane blades (112 & 80), burnishers and spokeshave blades etc.
www.supertool.com - Patrick's Blood and Gore. This robust personal view of Stanley planes is a must!.
www.lie-nielsen.com - Fine planes, tools and benches that really work. If you are visiting the Toolworks in Maine, there is a wonderful B&B close by: www.blueskyefarm.com
www.classichandtools.com - High quality Japanese and other tools. Mike is currently the only UK supplier of Brusso hinges, Hock blades and my favourite Japanese bench chisels. The H.N.T. Gordon planes are superb for cranky, difficult timber.
www.japanwoodworker.com - Fine Japanese & other woodworking tool store.
www.woodworking.co.uk - All sorts of information of interest to all woodworkers.
www.toolpost.co.uk - On line woodworking store for woodturners and woodworkers.
www.dick-gmbh.de - Japanese tools, select woodworking tools, special tools for instrument making and violin supplies. Excellent!
www.crafts.org.uk/ Devon Guild of Craftsmen - High quality craftwork .
www.hntgordon.com.au - H.N.T Gordon Classic wooden planes for difficult timbers.
www.gifkins.com.au -Superb through dovetail router table jig.
www.shokunin.com - Comprehensive range of Japanese tools, a mouthwatering catalogue. My favourite long paring chisels are stocked here.
www.1ban.com - Japanese woodworking site by ex-student Kaori
www.fine-boxes.com - Andrew Crawford. Fine decorative boxes. Fine boxes to commission. Box making courses. Books.
www.furnitureworks.co.uk John Elbert, one of David's first students has a workshop in Wandsworth.
www.sauerandsteiner.com Beautiful handmade infill planes.
www.awafinefurniture.co.uk New workshop set up in Salcombe by ex-student Andrew Arthur.
www.joseph-lewis.co.uk/ Joseph Lewis originally trained under David, and has established a reputation for making distinctive Furniture with a strong emphasis on detail and design.
www.hendriktroskie.co.uk  Hendrik Troskie’s workshop in West Sussex.
www.johnwaymarkfurniture.co.uk Ex-student of ours, designing and making fine furniture near Tavistock, Devon.
www.scotthorsburgh.com/index.asp  Ex-student Scott's website dedicated to the making of fine furniture.
www.langeobjekte.de/ Dirk Lange, an ex-students web site.
www.hearnehardwoods.com With over 100 species of domestic and exotic hardwood lumber in stock, Hearne Hardwoods Inc. is one of the largest specialty lumberyards in the world.
www.oneida-air.co.uk/  Oneida's award winning cyclonic dust collection products are now available in the UK.

Non Woodworking Links:

www.1ban.com/cafe -Ex-student Kaori and Shinji's cafe called Queue garden furniture and cafe.......it serves, fish and chips, guinness, bass ale, baked beans etc!
www.dolessandseymour.co.uk/ Based in the Devonian Village of Hartland, Bob Seymour splits his time between photography & chairmaking.
www.longcottage.co.uk/ This is a B&B run by one of our ex-students Simon Swallow and his wife Karine. He renovated the old cottages himself to a very high standard and has built a workshop there, where he makes furniture.
www.devonlife.co.uk/ Devon Life Magazine's website- Hartland area.

www.alpineexperience.com Top quality off-piste skiing, guiding and tuition in the Val d' Isere area.

General Information

www.touruk.co.uk/

This has brief information about Hartland and area, with some local accommodation.

www.northdevon-aonb.org.uk

www.ttef.org.uk

The area around the Torridge Estuary has been designated as a Biosphere Reserve and the whole coastline is an AONB. The first link has a village fact file about Hartland, the second describes the estuary area, which is about 20 minutes from Hartland.

www.hartlandpeninsula.co.uk

This is a new local website which includes various types of accommodation as well as attractions, facilities, local beaches, walks, places to eat and news of events. Very helpful, if you are intending to bring family with you.

www.hartlandabbey.com

The local stately home is Hartland Abbey, which has beautiful gardens and grounds. It also has cottages to rent, one of which was used for the shooting of the recent BBC version of Sense and Sensibility.

Local Accommodation:

B and B

There is a wide variety of accommodation available depending on whether you are on your own or staying with your family. If you wish to stay in the village the most convenient is right next door at 2 Harton Manor. This is a friendly and relaxed B and B, where Merlyn offers special rates to our students and long term lodgings for the 12 week students. Highly recommended. www.twohartonmanor.co.uk

There is another B and B very close to the workshop, Hilary Parsons 01237441589 and another in the hamlet of Stoke about 1.5 miles away with Rachel King 01237441427. There are lovely gardens here with wonderful views. A little further on is Hartland Quay Hotel 01237441218, right on the dramatic coastline.
Ten minutes away there are several old farmhouses, which offer either B and B or self catering Gawlish Farm 01237441320, West Titchberry farm 01237441287, Elmscott Farm 01237441276.

Camping

If you wish to camp there are two campsites available. Allins in the village has tent and caravan spaces plus some caravans to rent by the week. 01237441242.
In the hamlet of Stoke, opposite the church is Stoke Barton campsite, on a working farm.

Cottage rental

There are many examples of this on the top links, but below are some selected ones.
The most expensive is Berry House , which you would need a party of 24 to fill, but I enclose it for interest, it is a huge old farmhouse beautifully and recently restored. www.thebighouseco.com

www.highdowncottage.co.uk Just outside Hartland, Highdown offers self catering and B and B.
www.spekesvalley.co.uk Close to Hartland in a lovely valley, this is self catering accommodation.
www.longfurlongcottages.co.uk A selection of holiday cottages complte with heated swimming pool, in converted barns.
www.blegberryfarmholidays.co.uk Two self catering units here in a beautiful old farmhouse about 10 minutes away.
www.downecottages.com Luxury self catering farm cottages about 10 minutes away. The website has an excellent range of information about the area, and some good photographs of the coast.
www.yaphamcottages.com Barn conversions in an ancient wooded valley, just outside Hartland.
www.cheristow-cottages.co.uk Barn conversions, a short distance from sea and Hartland.