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Recommended Towns & Villages near Cheldon

Church in Mariansleigh, Devon

Mariansleigh (2 Pictures)

in the county of Devon (5.3 miles, 8.5 km, direction N)

This charming tiny village is set in lovely rural mid-Devonshire countryside within a short distance from the meandering River Mole in the beautiful Mole Valley, and the picturesque Crooked Oak stream...

Traditional Devon cottages backing onto churchyard in Zeal Monachorum, Devon

Zeal Monachorum (4 Pictures)

in the county of Devon (6.2 miles, 9.9 km, direction S)

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

Chittlehamholt, Devon

Chittlehamholt (1 Pictures)

in the county of Devon (7.2 miles, 11.5 km, direction NW)

Chittlehamholt is a lovely peaceful village lying in unspoilt countryside close to the River Taw...

Millbrook Cottages Lake in High Bickington, Devon

High Bickington (2 Pictures)

in the county of Devon (9.7 miles, 15.5 km, direction NW)

High Bickington lies in one of England's most beautiful and relaxing regions, it is a short distance from the meandering River Taw and is ideally set close to both Dartmoor and Exmoor...

Crediton Church, Devon

Crediton (16 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Devon (10.2 miles, 16.5 km, direction SE)

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...

village square at Drewsteigton, Devon. summer 2005

Drewsteignton (43 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Devon (14.0 miles, 22.5 km, direction S)

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

Okehampton Castle in Devon

Okehampton (15 Pictures)

in the county of Devon (14.7 miles, 23.6 km, direction SW)

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...

Gidleigh Church, on the edge of Dartmoor

Gidleigh (3 Pictures)

in the county of Devon (15.9 miles, 25.6 km, direction S)

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

Chagford Market House

Chagford (9 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Devon (16.2 miles, 26.1 km, direction S)

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

A packhorse bridge in the village of Winsford on Exmoor National Park, Somerset.

Winsford (3 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Somerset (17.0 miles, 27.4 km, direction NE)

One of the prettiest and most unspoilt of villages, steeped in history and mentioned in the Domesday book..

Cantonteign Falls

Exeter (236 Pictures)

a Historic City in the county of Devon (17.5 miles, 28.1 km, direction SE)

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...

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

Pinhoe (1 Pictures)

in the county of Devon (18.6 miles, 29.9 km, direction SE)

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

Sunset at Instow, North Devon

Instow (20 Pictures)

in the county of Devon (19.3 miles, 31.1 km, direction NW)

Instow is a gorgeous seaside resort with a mass of golden sands backed by a delightful village clambering upwards to meet with fine wooded countryside...

Gaiety re-development, Irsha Street, West Appledore, Devon (Feb 07)

Appledore (52 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Devon (19.9 miles, 32.0 km, direction NW)

Appledore is as enchanting as its name. It is a pretty place that shows a host of colourful fishermens cottages in the narrow streets beyond the quay..

Postbridge, Dartmoor in Devon

Postbridge (19 Pictures)

in the county of Devon (22.0 miles, 35.4 km, direction S)

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...

Lone tree on the clifftop.

Combe Martin (76 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Devon (22.5 miles, 36.1 km, direction NW)

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Porlock.

Porlock (52 Pictures)

a Seaside Town in the county of Somerset (22.7 miles, 36.6 km, direction NE)

Once, long before the 11th-century when the sea receded the village of Porlock was a Port....

Porlock Weir, West Somerset.

Porlock Weir (57 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Somerset (23.0 miles, 37.0 km, direction N)

The fickle seas of the Middle Ages caused neighbouring Porlock's harbour to dry up giving Porlock Weir the opportunity to open up as a small port. These day's Porlock Weir is.....

Selworthy Church

Selworthy Green (30 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Somerset (23.7 miles, 38.2 km, direction NE)

Selworthy Green is the start of a picturesque walk through steep woodlands to the gorse-gold and heather clad summit of Selworthy Beacon from which there are magnificent views over the undulating countryside...

Country view

Croyde (21 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Devon (24.0 miles, 38.6 km, direction NW)

Croyde village has a scattering of thatched, colourwashed cottages and other delightful buildings, all sheltered by dunes which stand between the village and the bay...

Recommended attractions near Cheldon

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

Spinster's Rock (1 Pictures)

(14.2 miles, 22.9 km, direction S)

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Tarr Steps, Dulverton, Somerset, dating from 1000 BC

Tarr Steps (9 Pictures)

(14.3 miles, 22.9 km, direction NE)

A Prehistoric bridge dating from 1000 BC. The bridge crosses the river Barle with some of its stones weighing 5 tonnes, and said.....

Castle Drogo, Near Exeter, Devon

Castle Drogo (22 Pictures)

(14.3 miles, 23.1 km, direction S)

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.....

The Square Garden

RHS Garden Rosemoor (35 Pictures)

(14.9 miles, 23.9 km, direction W)

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The Barbican - Okehampton Castle

Okehampton Castle (19 Pictures)

(15.3 miles, 24.6 km, direction SW)

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Where are the birds?

Killerton (50 Pictures)

(17.1 miles, 27.6 km, direction SE)

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

Exeter Cathedral, Devon

Exeter Cathedral (98 Pictures)

(17.5 miles, 28.1 km, direction SE)

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Porlock Bay

Exmoor National Park (107 Pictures)

(17.5 miles, 28.2 km, direction NE)

A castle perched high above the sea dominates the north-eastern corner of Exmoor. For hundreds of years Dunster Castle has stood.....

Fernworthy Stone Circle, near Chagford, Devon

Fernworthy Stone Circle (1 Pictures)

(18.9 miles, 30.3 km, direction S)

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)

(19.7 miles, 31.8 km, direction S)

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

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

Grimspound (4 Pictures)

(20.3 miles, 32.7 km, direction S)

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

Becky Falls, Bovey Tracey, Dartmoor

Becky Falls (14 Pictures)

(20.7 miles, 33.2 km, direction S)

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.....

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

Jay's Grave (1 Pictures)

(20.9 miles, 33.6 km, direction S)

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.....

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

Hound Tor Medieval Village (1 Pictures)

(21.6 miles, 34.8 km, direction S)

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Bridge over the river at Lydford Gorge, Devon.

Lydford Gorge (49 Pictures)

(22.7 miles, 36.5 km, direction SW)

A picturesque stone bridge crosses the River Lyd just south of the village of Lydford. At this point the river often falls fast.....

Lydford Castle, Lydford, Devon

Lydford Castle (1 Pictures)

(22.8 miles, 36.7 km, direction SW)

A simple square keep is all that remains of Lydford Castle. The castle, standing on a small mound in the shadow of the church.....

Powderham Castle Gardens July 2005

Powderham Castle (13 Pictures)

(23.4 miles, 37.7 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.....

Entrance of Watermouth Castle, Near Ilfracombe, Devon

Watermouth Castle (9 Pictures)

(24.2 miles, 38.9 km, direction NW)

Watermouth Castle occupies a commanding position overlooking Watermouth Bay in the lovely coastal resort of Ilfracombe. Here.....

Dunster - Village & Castle (1) - June 2003

Dunster Castle & Garden (46 Pictures)

(24.6 miles, 39.5 km, direction NE)

The high walls of Dunster Castle look down over the quaint village of Dunster from its imperious setting atop of a classically.....

A La Ronde in Exmouth, Devon

A La Ronde (3 Pictures)

(25.0 miles, 40.3 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.....


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