It is the home too of the famous Donkey Sanctuary. Sidbury, with its lovely cottage frontages and gardens, is another haven of tranquil village charm. No wonder it has won the Best Kept Village comptition so many times. The traditional Sidbury Fair in September is held beside St. Giles Church, open for guided tours on Thursday afternoons in summer.

Downstream is Sidford, famous for its Norman packhorse bridge. Dating from the 12th century, it is a significant part of local history, not least as the location of a reported skirmish in 1644 during the English Civil War.