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The fishing boat public house, East Runton, Norfolk

East Runton

in the county of Norfolk

Tall ship at Charlestown, near St Austell, Cornwall

Charlestown

in the county of Cornwall

Recommended Towns & Villages near Exeter

St. Michael & All Angels Church, Pinhoe near Exeter in Devon.

Pinhoe (1 Pictures)

in the county of Devon (3.3 miles, 5.3 km, direction NE)

Pinhoe now fringes the urban sprawl of Exeter, but there was a time when it was a place standing alone with its own identity...

Crediton Church, Devon

Crediton (16 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Devon (7.3 miles, 11.7 km, direction NW)

Always a beautiful place, Crediton must have been awesome in the year AD674 when legend tells us that St. Boniface was born here as plain Winfrith...

Dawlish promenade and red cliffs with first Intercity 125 - June 2009

Dawlish (102 Pictures)

a Seaside Town in the county of Devon (9.9 miles, 16.0 km, direction S)

Dawlish is an attractive holiday resort on the Devon coast, it lies between the picturesque estuaries of both the River Exe and the River Teign...

Becky Falls, Bovey Tracey, Dartmoor

Bovey Tracey (23 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Devon (10.6 miles, 17.0 km, direction SW)

The pretty town of Bovey Tracey borders with the beautiful landscape of Dartmoor...

On the edge of Dartmoor

Drewsteignton (43 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Devon (11.4 miles, 18.4 km, direction W)

This attractive village is one of the most beautifully laid out of all Devon villages with pretty cottages set around a fine village square...

Teignmouth

Teignmouth (104 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Devon (12.0 miles, 19.3 km, direction S)

Teignmouth is a lively seaside town with a busy working harbour that is an endless source of fascination and pleasure...

The Ness Beach at high tide.

Shaldon (28 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Devon (12.2 miles, 19.7 km, direction S)

A lovely place that has all the hallmarks of a small resort fishing village, including two glowing sandy beaches...

Chagford Market House

Chagford (9 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Devon (13.8 miles, 22.2 km, direction W)

With haunting scenery, quaint cottages, pretty streets and alleyways Chagford has something for everyone...

The Drewe Arms, Broadhembury

Broadhembury (7 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Devon (13.9 miles, 22.3 km, direction NE)

Broadhembury is an idyllic village which is an oasis of calm and beauty lying at the edge of the Blackdown Hills...

Traditional Devon cottages backing onto churchyard in Zeal Monachorum, Devon

Zeal Monachorum (4 Pictures)

in the county of Devon (14.5 miles, 23.3 km, direction NW)

Set amid the rolling agricultural heartland of Devon, Zeal Monachorum is the very epitome of the perfect, tranquil Devonian village...

Gidleigh Church, on the edge of Dartmoor

Gidleigh (3 Pictures)

in the county of Devon (15.5 miles, 24.9 km, direction W)

The small wooded village of Gidleigh stands in superb wooded countryside at the heart of the Dartmoor National Park...

Babbacombe Cliff Railway.

Babbacombe (62 Pictures)

in the county of Devon (16.7 miles, 26.9 km, direction S)

With its lovely Blue Flag beaches, pleasant gardens, pedrestrianised shopping areas, and friendly ambience, Babbacombe makes an enjoyable resort for a family holiday...

Buckland in the Moor

Buckland in the Moor (11 Pictures)

in the county of Devon (17.1 miles, 27.5 km, direction SW)

This is one of Devon's "dream villages" with an attractive small church dating from the 13th century and a cluster of picturesque thickly thatched country cottages with the most "English" of country gardens...

Cockington, Devon

Cockington (97 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Devon (17.6 miles, 28.2 km, direction S)

This idyllic thatched village perfectly reflects the harmony and glory of a by-gone age, for here you can walk in ancient parkland, or take a romantic drive around Cockington in a.....

2nd Winter picture of Postbridge Clapper.

Postbridge (19 Pictures)

in the county of Devon (18.4 miles, 29.6 km, direction SW)

Postbridge is a tiny hamlet, yet this richly wooded area, at the heart of the moor has become a natural starting point for the thousands of visitors who annually come to explore the splendour and wonders of the moor...

Dartmoor, Devon

Dartmeet (14 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Devon (19.4 miles, 31.2 km, direction SW)

A popular tourist and beauty spot on Dartmoor. It is the meeting point of the two major tributaries of the River Dart: the East Dart and West Dart...

Paignton with Torquay in the background

Paignton (172 Pictures)

a Seaside Town in the county of Devon (19.5 miles, 31.4 km, direction S)

This delightful seaside resort with its snug little harbour is a place where visitors can enjoy a holiday of endless hours of enchantment and summer fun. Paignton lies.....

Seaton

Seaton (312 Pictures)

a Seaside Town in the county of Devon (20.4 miles, 32.7 km, direction E)

The town is mostly Victorian and Edwardian in character, you only have to cast your eyes above today's modern shop fronts to see handsome overhanging bay windows which belong firmly to another era...

St Andrew's Church, Colyton, Devon

Colyton (21 Pictures)

in the county of Devon (20.4 miles, 32.8 km, direction E)

The town of Colyton, in Devon, first appeared as an ancient village around 700 AD and appeared inthe Doomsday Book as 'Culitone'. It was once described as "the most rebellious.....

Okehampton Castle in Devon

Okehampton (15 Pictures)

in the county of Devon (20.7 miles, 33.3 km, direction W)

There has been a settlement at Okehampton since the Bronze-Age, later it became a prosperous Saxon town with the Saxon Lords being overthrown at the time of the Conquest...

Recommended attractions near Exeter

Exeter Cathedral, Devon

Exeter Cathedral (98 Pictures)

(0.4 miles, 0.6 km)

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Powderham Castle Gardens July 2005

Powderham Castle (13 Pictures)

(6.0 miles, 9.7 km, direction SE)

Built over 600 years ago, Powderham Castle is the historic home of the Earl of Devon. The Castle is still lived in by the.....

Where are the birds?

Killerton (50 Pictures)

(6.1 miles, 9.9 km, direction NE)

Walking towards the handsome Georgian property known as Killerton House, you get only a hint of the surprises awaiting you.....

A La Ronde in Exmouth, Devon

A La Ronde (3 Pictures)

(7.6 miles, 12.2 km, direction SE)

This fascinating 16 sided house is a relic from 1796. It was built for two spinster cousins Jane and Mary Parminter and was to.....

Dawlish Warren, Devon.  Looking towards Exmouth.

Dawlish Warren (12 Pictures)

(9.2 miles, 14.9 km, direction SE)

Often referred to as a mile long sandpit, Dawlish Warren sits at the mouth of the River Exe where river and sea become one. It.....

Fairlynch Arts Centre & Museum, Budleigh Salterton, Devon

Fairlynch Arts Centre & Museum (1 Pictures)

(11.2 miles, 18.0 km, direction SE)

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Castle Drogo, Near Exeter, Devon

Castle Drogo (22 Pictures)

(12.0 miles, 19.4 km, direction W)

Fortune rarely smiles on people the way it did on Sir Julius Drewe. In 1899 at the age of 33 he was able to retire from the.....

Becky Falls, Bovey Tracey, Dartmoor

Becky Falls (14 Pictures)

(12.5 miles, 20.1 km, direction SW)

Becky Falls is a romantic beauty spot hidden in the countryside close to the old town of Bovey Tracey. The spot is noted for its.....

Spinster's Rock, Drewsteignton, Dartmoor, County Devon, England

Spinster's Rock (1 Pictures)

(13.4 miles, 21.6 km, direction W)

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Road in Dartmoor, Hound Tor, Dartmoor, County Devon, England

Hound Tor Medieval Village (1 Pictures)

(13.7 miles, 22.1 km, direction SW)

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Kitty Jay's Grave, near Widecombe on the moor, Devon

Jay's Grave (1 Pictures)

(13.8 miles, 22.3 km, direction SW)

As English legends go, that of Jay's Grave is a very sad and lonely one. The ancient Dartmoor legend of Jay's Grave is about a.....

One of the huts at the Bronze-Age village of Grimspound, on Dartmoor

Grimspound (4 Pictures)

(15.2 miles, 24.4 km, direction SW)

Dartmoor often makes its visitors uneasy with haunting tales of terror as immortalised in the stories of Conan Doyle, and this.....

Babbacombe Model Village

Babbacombe Model Village (7 Pictures)

(15.8 miles, 25.4 km, direction S)

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Blackberry Camp. - Iron age settlement near - Beer. Devon

Blackbury Camp (18 Pictures)

(16.7 miles, 26.9 km, direction E)

Blackbury Camp is an Iron Age hill fort situated in Southleigh, Devon, England. The hillfort was built during the 4th century and.....

Fernworthy Stone Circle, near Chagford, Devon

Fernworthy Stone Circle (1 Pictures)

(17.1 miles, 27.5 km, direction W)

Fernworthy Stone Circles are set against the majestic backdrop of some of Dartmoor's highest peaks, in a beautiful forest spot.....

Grey Wethers Stone Circle, near Okehampton, Devon

Grey Wethers Stone Circle (1 Pictures)

(18.3 miles, 29.4 km, direction W)

This unique double ringed circle is less dramatic than most and is interesting for the fact that the circles lie side by side.....

Looking down the Okement, Dartmoor National Park, Devon

Dartmoor National Park (801 Pictures)

(18.9 miles, 30.3 km, direction SW)

An exploration of the hauntingly beautiful Dartmoor National Park cannot be under-taken in just one short visit. To truly explore.....

Buckfast Abbey

Buckfast Abbey (29 Pictures)

(18.9 miles, 30.4 km, direction SW)

One of the most amazing things about this fine abbey is that it was built almost entirely by amateur builders. The Benedictine.....

Field with Black Down Hills, Devon

Black Down Hills (8 Pictures)

(18.9 miles, 30.5 km, direction NE)

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Pecorama gardens

Pecorama (20 Pictures)

(19.0 miles, 30.6 km, direction E)

Pecorama offers a real treat for everyone visiting Beer, a pretty coastal resort which was once the haunt of Smugglers. This.....


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