Too many to mention, but our favourites include Ashburton (with summer food festival), Beer, Broadhembury (with nearby Hembury Hill Fort), Bickleigh (with Bickleigh Mill), Lynton and Lynmouth (with cliff railway), Appledore (with the famous Tarka Trail Sustrans cycle route), Dittisham and Buckfastleigh Abbey.
The closest town is Tiverton (3 miles away) with lots of independent shops and a pannier market with a food market every first Saturday of the month, and Market Fest which showcases local artists, crafters, makers, and traders, with over 35 stalls (held every month).