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Recommended Towns & Villages near Branscombe

Seaton

Seaton (312 Pictures)

a Seaside Town in the county of Devon (3.1 miles, 5.0 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...

Axmouth Harbour, Devon. Winter sunset.

Axmouth (16 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Devon (4.1 miles, 6.7 km, direction E)

This quiet resort of colourwashed cottages sitting at the edge of the River Axe was once an important south Devon port...

St Andrew's Church, Colyton, Devon

Colyton (21 Pictures)

in the county of Devon (4.4 miles, 7.1 km, direction NE)

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.....

A picture of Dalwood

Dalwood (30 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Devon (8.0 miles, 12.9 km, direction NE)

Charming village in the Devonshire countryside with a wonderful old thatched pub serving excellent food and a fantastic church. Well worth a look..

Axminster, Devon

Axminster (43 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Devon (8.8 miles, 14.2 km, direction NE)

Famous for its carpets often likened to Turkish, Axminster was one of the first West Saxon settlements formed along the River Axe in Devon...

Autumn dawn over Lyme Bay, Lyme Regis, Dorset

Lyme Regis (276 Pictures)

a Seaside Town in the county of Dorset (9.1 miles, 14.6 km, direction E)

Almost the first thing you notice about this pleasant seaside resort, is the spaciousness of the town. The second, and nothing can prepare you for this, is the sheer scale of Lyme Bay with its splendid views towards the rugged sandstone cliffs west of Eype Mouth...

Jurassic coast  Charmouth

Charmouth (102 Pictures)

a Seaside Town in the county of Dorset (10.7 miles, 17.3 km, direction E)

This pretty resort grew up in a gap of cliffs overlooking picturesque Lyme Bay. In the days prior to the motor car it was a fashionable coaching stop. One illustrious visitor of.....

Broadhembury Village, Devon

Broadhembury (7 Pictures)

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

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

A view of Seatown

Seatown (33 Pictures)

a Seaside Town in the county of Dorset (14.1 miles, 22.6 km, direction E)

Seatown is a small Hamlet along Dorset's famous Jurassic Coast and is popular with fossil hunters. It has a clean and quiet shingle beach (no dogs allowed) and is a good location.....

Doe and fawn.

Chard (450 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Somerset (14.3 miles, 23.0 km, direction NE)

Chard is a small market town in somerset..

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

Pinhoe (1 Pictures)

in the county of Devon (14.8 miles, 23.8 km, direction W)

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

A panoramic view of Pilsdon Pen.

Pilsdon (8 Pictures)

in the county of Dorset (15.2 miles, 24.5 km, direction NE)

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Dawlish

Dawlish (102 Pictures)

a Seaside Town in the county of Devon (16.4 miles, 26.3 km, direction SW)

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...

West Bay

West Bay (147 Pictures)

a Seaside Town in the county of Dorset (16.7 miles, 26.9 km, direction E)

West Bay nestles at the western end of spectacular Chesil Beach whose billions of pebbles have been a constant source of fascination for centuries...

Monument at Buckydoo square, Bridport, Dorset

Bridport (32 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Dorset (16.9 miles, 27.2 km, direction E)

Bridport can be classed as having everything to please the holiday maker, it has a strong nautical atmosphere born of its long association with the sea, and its history as a flourishing rope making town during the great age of sailing ships...

Exeter Cathedral, Exeter, Devon

Exeter (236 Pictures)

a Historic City in the county of Devon (17.4 miles, 28.1 km, direction W)

Exeter is a bustling city in the heart of the county of Devon. It's mix of modern and functional with old and cultural makes for an interesting place to live, and to visit...

Netherbury

Netherbury (6 Pictures)

in the county of Dorset (18.1 miles, 29.1 km, direction E)

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Burton Bradstock, Dorset

Burton Bradstock (56 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Dorset (18.2 miles, 29.3 km, direction E)

This in one of the most enchanting villages to be found along the sweeping Dorset coast. It has gorgeous little lanes where there are eye catching thatched cottages with walls.....

The Pier at Teignmouth, Devon reflected in the sand

Teignmouth (104 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Devon (18.7 miles, 30.0 km, direction SW)

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

Sailing on the Teign, Shaldon, Devon.

Shaldon (28 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Devon (19.5 miles, 31.4 km, direction SW)

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

Recommended attractions near Branscombe

Pecorama gardens

Pecorama (20 Pictures)

(1.6 miles, 2.6 km, direction E)

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

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

Blackbury Camp (18 Pictures)

(2.3 miles, 3.7 km, direction N)

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

Loughwood Meeting House, Dalwood, Near Axminster, Devon. Owned by the National Trust

Loughwood Meeting House (13 Pictures)

(7.3 miles, 11.8 km, direction NE)

17th-century thatched Baptist meeting house, constructed approx 1653...

A view of the Marine Aquarium on the old Cobb with Lyme regis, Dorset, in the background.

Lyme Regis Marine Aquarium (1 Pictures)

(9.1 miles, 14.6 km, direction E)

Where better to see and learn about the creatures of the deep than in an aquarium suite set tantalizingly beside the sea. Well,.....

Fairlynch Arts Centre & Museum, Budleigh Salterton, Devon

Fairlynch Arts Centre & Museum (1 Pictures)

(9.2 miles, 14.8 km, direction SW)

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Lyme Regis Museum, Lyme Regis, Dorset

Lyme Regis Museum (2 Pictures)

(9.3 miles, 15.0 km, direction E)

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A La Ronde in Exmouth, Devon

A La Ronde (3 Pictures)

(12.3 miles, 19.8 km, direction W)

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

Forde Abbey, nr Chard, Somerset. A former Cistercian foundation. Photo taken September 1991.

Forde Abbey (12 Pictures)

(14.3 miles, 23.0 km, direction NE)

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Dawlish Warren, Devon.  Looking towards Exmouth.

Dawlish Warren (12 Pictures)

(14.4 miles, 23.2 km, direction SW)

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.....

Powderham Castle Gardens July 2005

Powderham Castle (13 Pictures)

(14.7 miles, 23.6 km, direction W)

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)

(15.4 miles, 24.8 km, direction NW)

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

Amur leopard

The Wildlife Park at Cricket St. Thomas (2 Pictures)

(16.4 miles, 26.3 km, direction NE)

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Field with Black Down Hills, Devon

Black Down Hills (8 Pictures)

(17.0 miles, 27.4 km, direction N)

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Exeter Cathedral, Devon

Exeter Cathedral (98 Pictures)

(17.2 miles, 27.7 km, direction W)

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Snowdrops at Otterhead. The Blackdown hills in the county of Somerset, England

The Blackdown Hills (21 Pictures)

(17.3 miles, 27.9 km, direction N)

Fascinating scenic area where you can enjoy an extraordinary variety of scenery ranging from tiny coppices to vast woodlands, all.....

Babbacombe Model Village

Babbacombe Model Village (7 Pictures)

(21.7 miles, 35.0 km, direction SW)

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Barrington Court, Somerset

Barrington Court (49 Pictures)

(22.1 miles, 35.6 km, direction NE)

Barrington Court is an attractive 16th-century house built in the engaging "E" shaped style of the period in mellow Ham Hill.....

Montacute House

Montacute House (68 Pictures)

(25.8 miles, 41.5 km, direction NE)

This is one of the most glittering of all the great Elizabethan mansions in England. It is built of glowing honey-coloured Ham.....

A picture of Greenway

Greenway (4 Pictures)

(29.3 miles, 47.1 km, direction SW)

The house called Greenway sitting serenely in attractive countryside has been an important Devon home for centuries, during which.....


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