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The Edge of Exmoor
© Graham Rains (view gallery)
The Church is hidden away amongst the trees, near to the Old School House.

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Lane
© Elena Steers (view gallery)

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Bickleigh in Devon
© Graham Rains (view gallery)
The gates of Bickleigh Castle, beside the river Exe.

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Rainbow
© Elena Steers (view gallery)

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Farm Exe Valley
© Elena Steers (view gallery)

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Bickleigh Cottage. Bickleigh, Devon
© Chris Edwards (view gallery)

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The Edge of Exmoor
© Graham Rains (view gallery)
A walk back down through the village to riverside.

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Fishermans Cottage - At Bickleigh in Devon
© Chris Edwards (view gallery)

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Bickleigh Bridge
© Mary Davey (view gallery)
Bickleigh Bridge August 2009. The river is higher than normal for August due to heavy rain. This bridge is said to have inspired Simon and Garfunkle to write their son 'Bridge Over Troubled Water'.

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Fishermans Cottage - At Bickleigh, Devon
© Chris Edwards (view gallery)

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Beside Bickleigh Bridge
© Mary Davey (view gallery)
Taken from The Fisherman's Cot hotel by Bickleigh Bridge. Very pretty place despite being a wet dull day.

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Fishermans Cottage - At Bickleigh
© Chris Edwards (view gallery)

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Winter field
© Elena Steers (view gallery)

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Bickleigh, in Devon
© Graham Rains (view gallery)
The tower of Bickleigh Castle can be seen above the trees in the wooded valley, in which it is situated.

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Bickleigh in Devon
© Graham Rains (view gallery)
Bickleigh Castle is a remnant of an important fortified house, set in 30 acres, among woods in the valley of the River Exe. The house is at the centre of a group of buildings of various ages.

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Bickleigh in Devon
© Graham Rains (view gallery)
When it was built the gatehouse led into a courtyard with a hall and ancillary buildings but today their exact position is uncertain. The gatehouse is three storeys high with a rib-vaulted passageway on the ground floor. This is flanked by an Armoury, which has a collection of Cromwellian armour and a Guard Room with 17th century furniture and paintings including a portrait of Queen Henrietta Maria.

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Hele House
© Edward Kendall (view gallery)
Built in 1870s.

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Bickleigh in Devon
© Graham Rains (view gallery)
One of the buildings adjoining the main house at Bickleigh Castle.

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The Edge of Exmoor
© Graham Rains (view gallery)
Bickleigh bridge over the River Exe carries the A396 from Exeter into Tiverton.

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The Edge of Exmoor
© Graham Rains (view gallery)
Bickleigh Mill is now a visitor centre and restaurant, although the mill race still turns the water wheel.

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The Edge of Exmoor
© Graham Rains (view gallery)
To find Bickleigh village centre you have to leave the riverside and walk up the hill.

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