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Recommended Towns & Villages near Crediton

Exeter

Exeter (236 Pictures)

a Historic City in the county of Devon (7.3 miles, 11.7 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...

Village of Zeal Monachorum in Devon

Zeal Monachorum (4 Pictures)

in the county of Devon (7.8 miles, 12.5 km, direction W)

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

village square at Drewsteigton, Devon. summer 2005

Drewsteignton (43 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Devon (8.7 miles, 14.0 km, direction SW)

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

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

Pinhoe (1 Pictures)

in the county of Devon (8.8 miles, 14.2 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...

Chagford, Devon. The Three Crowns Hotel

Chagford (9 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Devon (11.7 miles, 18.8 km, direction SW)

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

Gidleigh Church, on the edge of Dartmoor

Gidleigh (3 Pictures)

in the county of Devon (12.7 miles, 20.4 km, direction SW)

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

The Falls

Bovey Tracey (23 Pictures)

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

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

Church in Mariansleigh, Devon

Mariansleigh (2 Pictures)

in the county of Devon (14.5 miles, 23.4 km, direction NW)

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...

Okehampton Castle in Devon

Okehampton (15 Pictures)

in the county of Devon (15.9 miles, 25.6 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...

Broadhembury Shop and Tea-room

Broadhembury (7 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Devon (16.7 miles, 26.9 km, direction E)

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

Dawlish promenade and red cliffs June 2009

Dawlish (102 Pictures)

a Seaside Town in the county of Devon (16.7 miles, 26.9 km, direction SE)

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...

Chittlehamholt, Devon

Chittlehamholt (1 Pictures)

in the county of Devon (17.3 miles, 27.9 km, direction NW)

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

Postbridge, Dartmoor, Devon

Postbridge (19 Pictures)

in the county of Devon (17.6 miles, 28.3 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...

View of Teignmouth from Shaldon.

Teignmouth (104 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Devon (18.3 miles, 29.5 km, direction S)

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

Shaldon Beach, Shaldon on the Teign estuary. Devon

Shaldon (28 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Devon (18.4 miles, 29.6 km, direction S)

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

Church of St Peter, Buckland in the Moor, Devon

Buckland in the Moor (11 Pictures)

in the county of Devon (18.5 miles, 29.8 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...

Millbrook Cottages Lake in High Bickington, Devon

High Bickington (2 Pictures)

in the county of Devon (19.5 miles, 31.4 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...

Dartmeet, on Dartmoor

Dartmeet (14 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Devon (19.9 miles, 32.0 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...

Crockern Tor

Two Bridges (3 Pictures)

in the county of Devon (21.2 miles, 34.0 km, direction SW)

Two Bridges is the junction of the two major routes across central Dartmoor, and thus attracts a lot of visitors in the summer...

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

Winsford (3 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Somerset (21.7 miles, 34.9 km, direction N)

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

Recommended attractions near Crediton

Exeter Cathedral, Devon

Exeter Cathedral (98 Pictures)

(7.3 miles, 11.7 km, direction SE)

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Where are the birds?

Killerton (50 Pictures)

(8.6 miles, 13.9 km, direction E)

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

Castle Drogo, Near Exeter, Devon

Castle Drogo (22 Pictures)

(9.4 miles, 15.1 km, direction SW)

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.....

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

Spinster's Rock (1 Pictures)

(10.3 miles, 16.6 km, direction SW)

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Powderham Castle Gardens July 2005

Powderham Castle (13 Pictures)

(13.2 miles, 21.2 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.....

Becky Falls, Bovey Tracey, Dartmoor

Becky Falls (14 Pictures)

(13.5 miles, 21.8 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)

(14.4 miles, 23.1 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.....

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

Hound Tor Medieval Village (1 Pictures)

(14.8 miles, 23.8 km, direction SW)

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A La Ronde in Exmouth, Devon

A La Ronde (3 Pictures)

(14.8 miles, 23.9 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.....

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

Grimspound (4 Pictures)

(14.8 miles, 23.9 km, direction SW)

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

Fernworthy Stone Circle, near Chagford, Devon

Fernworthy Stone Circle (1 Pictures)

(15.2 miles, 24.5 km, direction SW)

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

The Barbican - Okehampton Castle

Okehampton Castle (19 Pictures)

(16.3 miles, 26.2 km, direction W)

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Dawlish Warren, Devon.  Looking towards Exmouth.

Dawlish Warren (12 Pictures)

(16.3 miles, 26.3 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.....

Grey Wethers Stone Circle, near Okehampton, Devon

Grey Wethers Stone Circle (1 Pictures)

(16.4 miles, 26.4 km, direction SW)

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

Fairlynch Arts Centre & Museum, Budleigh Salterton, Devon

Fairlynch Arts Centre & Museum (1 Pictures)

(18.3 miles, 29.5 km, direction SE)

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Looking down the Okement, Dartmoor National Park, Devon

Dartmoor National Park (802 Pictures)

(18.4 miles, 29.5 km, direction SW)

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

Tarr Steps, Dulverton, Somerset, dating from 1000 BC

Tarr Steps (9 Pictures)

(19.7 miles, 31.6 km, direction N)

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

Field with Black Down Hills, Devon

Black Down Hills (8 Pictures)

(19.7 miles, 31.7 km, direction NE)

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Buckfast Abbey

Buckfast Abbey (29 Pictures)

(21.4 miles, 34.5 km, direction S)

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

Babbacombe Model Village

Babbacombe Model Village (7 Pictures)

(21.8 miles, 35.0 km, direction S)

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