My wife and I are taking a two-week anniversary trip to England in September. In 2018, we did a two week grand tour of England. This time around we want to focus on the west country (Cornwall, Devon) and do more of the things we enjoy doing daily (hiking and biking). After landing at Heathrow, we'll be busing to Bath, doing 2 nights in Bath and one night in Wells. After that, we want to have only 1 or two more home bases until we head back to stay near Heathrow 10 days later.
Near Dartmoor, towns with names like: Okehampton, Tavistock, Moretonhampsted, Yelverton, Bovey Tracey, or Princetown keep coming up, but right now they are just names on a Google Map.
In the past, we have generally enjoyed being in towns similar to Keswick in Cumbria, where a grocery store, outdoor store, bike rental shop, and some decent restaurants that have Glutten Free options are located. Looking for a town of the same ilk near Dartmoor. Same for someplace in Cornwall. Centrally located that we can use as a base of operations for day hikes and bicycle rides. We will have a car, so even someplace just outside a town is fine (and preferred). Quaint accommodation is also preferred. We live in a 1890's house here in the US, so I'm used to old door knobs coming off in my hands and find this "charming".
Any and all accommodation suggestions will be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance for any help you can provide.
Bob