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Recommended Towns & Villages near Lifton

Strategic but beautiful

Launceston (20 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Cornwall (3.4 miles, 5.4 km, direction W)

There is a restless beauty about this stunning region, it has constantly changing vista's, the beautiful stone of enchanting houses glows in the warmth of the sun...

Tavistock Town Hall

Tavistock (63 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Devon (9.0 miles, 14.5 km, direction SE)

Tavistock is located in Devon, on the edge of Dartmoor National Park. It has a rich history, a charming market, and is known for its scenic surroundings...

Cornish Cottage

Callington (20 Pictures)

in the county of Cornwall (10.0 miles, 16.1 km, direction S)

The little town of Callington can be found a short distance from the River Tamar and is close to the River Lynher, in a quiet region which was once known for its prosperous tin mines...

The Tower, Buckland Abbey, Devon

Yelverton (7 Pictures)

in the county of Devon (13.6 miles, 21.9 km, direction SE)

Yelverton, by-passed by the picturesque River Meavy is situated on the south-western fringes of Dartmoor. It is a quaint little town surrounded by fine scenery with easy access to some of the loveliest places on Dartmoor...

Okehampton Castle in Devon

Okehampton (15 Pictures)

in the county of Devon (13.8 miles, 22.2 km, direction NE)

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...

Princetown

Princetown (5 Pictures)

in the county of Devon (14.8 miles, 23.7 km, direction SE)

Princetown is the highest village within the Dartmoor National Park, some call it the bleakest centre of the moors which is probably largely due to the town being the home of notorious Dartmoor Prison...

Two bridges hotel. In the middle of Dartmoor.

Two Bridges (3 Pictures)

in the county of Devon (15.3 miles, 24.7 km, direction SE)

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

St Andrews Church, Stratton, Cornwall

Stratton (48 Pictures)

in the county of Cornwall (16.3 miles, 26.3 km, direction NW)

Stratton is a short distance inland from the resort of Bude and was the scene of a Civil War battle in 1643...

The Tamar Railway bridge Saltash, Cornwall

Saltash (22 Pictures)

in the county of Cornwall (16.7 miles, 26.8 km, direction S)

Famous for its two great bridges than span the River Tamar, this little town, known as 'the gateway to Cornwall' is both pretty and interesting...

Watergate Bay, Cornwall

Watergate (10 Pictures)

in the county of Cornwall (16.8 miles, 27.0 km, direction W)

Watergate occupies a lovely location between the picturesque fishing harbour of Padstow and the exciting surfing beaches of Newquay...

Postbridge, Dartmoor, Devon

Postbridge (19 Pictures)

in the county of Devon (17.0 miles, 27.3 km, direction E)

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...

A pretty garden overlooking Summerleaze Beach, Bude

Bude (176 Pictures)

a Seaside Town in the county of Cornwall (17.0 miles, 27.3 km, direction NW)

Backed in parts by grassy downs, the wide sandy sweep of Bude Bay with creamy waves flowing in endless procession from the Atlantic make this a perfect summer place for surfers...

Gidleigh Church, on the edge of Dartmoor

Gidleigh (3 Pictures)

in the county of Devon (17.8 miles, 28.7 km, direction E)

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

The Pixie Cottage (or Piskie as said in Cornwall)

Boscastle (133 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Cornwall (18.2 miles, 29.4 km, direction W)

Boscastle is favoured with the only natural harbour along a rugged rock strewn twenty mile stretch of North Cornish Coast...

Peaceful waters

Dartmeet (14 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Devon (19.1 miles, 30.8 km, direction SE)

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...

Chagford

Chagford (9 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Devon (19.5 miles, 31.4 km, direction E)

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

Royal Albert Bridge, Plymouth

Plymouth (134 Pictures)

in the county of Devon (20.1 miles, 32.3 km, direction S)

This is a city that evokes stirring memories of England's great maritime past...

Tintagel sea view

Tintagel (197 Pictures)

in the county of Cornwall (20.6 miles, 33.1 km, direction W)

Legendry seat of King Arthur, graced with spectacular cliff scenery and the ruins of a castle built for the Earl of Cornwall in 1145, and of a Celtic Monastery. King Arthur's.....

Trelawne Manor.

Looe (221 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Cornwall (21.4 miles, 34.4 km, direction S)

In far off medieval times both East and West Looe were granted a charter and each retained its own identity for several centuries...

The Drew Arms

Drewsteignton (43 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Devon (21.9 miles, 35.2 km, direction E)

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

Recommended attractions near Lifton

Launceston Castle, Cornwall

Launceston Castle (9 Pictures)

(3.6 miles, 5.8 km, direction W)

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Lydford Castle, Lydford, Devon

Lydford Castle (1 Pictures)

(7.4 miles, 12.0 km, direction E)

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

Bridge over the river at Lydford Gorge, Devon.

Lydford Gorge (49 Pictures)

(7.7 miles, 12.4 km, direction E)

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

Merrivale rows also know has the Plague Market, - On Dartmoor

Merrivale Prehistoric Settlement (3 Pictures)

(12.4 miles, 20.0 km, direction SE)

Set in a dark, brooding corner of Dartmoor, the Merrivale Rows show a vast variety of shape and formation. The site is also.....

The famous and historic Bodmin Moor, Bodmin, Cornwall

Bodmin Moor (69 Pictures)

(12.7 miles, 20.4 km, direction SW)

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The Tower, Buckland Abbey, Devon

Buckland Abbey (4 Pictures)

(12.9 miles, 20.8 km, direction SE)

Buckland Abbey is situated near Yelverton at the edge of the Dartmoor National Park. It was built as a 13th century Cistercian.....

The Barbican - Okehampton Castle

Okehampton Castle (19 Pictures)

(13.3 miles, 21.5 km, direction NE)

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Golitha Falls, near Dobwalls, Cornwall

Golitha Falls (45 Pictures)

(14.7 miles, 23.6 km, direction SW)

Golitha NNR (national nature reserve), known locally as Golitha Falls, is a famous beauty spot on the southern edge of Bodmin.....

Grey Wethers Stone Circle, near Okehampton, Devon

Grey Wethers Stone Circle (1 Pictures)

(15.7 miles, 25.2 km, direction E)

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

Fernworthy Stone Circle, near Chagford, Devon

Fernworthy Stone Circle (1 Pictures)

(16.7 miles, 26.8 km, direction E)

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

Looking down the Okement, Dartmoor National Park, Devon

Dartmoor National Park (802 Pictures)

(17.2 miles, 27.7 km, direction E)

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

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

Grimspound (4 Pictures)

(19.7 miles, 31.7 km, direction E)

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

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

Spinster's Rock (1 Pictures)

(19.9 miles, 32.1 km, direction E)

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Looe Monkey Sanctuary, Cornwall. April 2005

The Monkey Sanctuary (23 Pictures)

(20.1 miles, 32.3 km, direction S)

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A picture of The Merchantant's House

The Merchantant's House (1 Pictures)

(20.2 miles, 32.4 km, direction S)

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Tintagel Post Office, Tintagel, Cornwall

Tintagel Old Post Office (11 Pictures)

(20.6 miles, 33.1 km, direction W)

This delightful stone building with its bright red pillar-box fitted into its ancient wall is found in the coastal village of.....

A young stag

Porfell Animal Land (26 Pictures)

(20.8 miles, 33.5 km, direction SW)

http://www.porfellanimalland.co.uk/..

Tintagel Castle - April 2004

Tintagel Castle (83 Pictures)

(21.2 miles, 34.0 km, direction W)

The local tourist industry in Tintagel leans heavily upon tales surrounding King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table, but.....

Inside Merlin's Cave, Tintagel, Cornwall.

Merlin's Cave (8 Pictures)

(21.2 miles, 34.1 km, direction W)

This deep cavernous black slate hole, full of eyrie atmosphere is said to be the cave where the legendry King Arthur is purported.....

Castle Drogo, Near Exeter, Devon

Castle Drogo (22 Pictures)

(21.2 miles, 34.2 km, direction E)

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.....


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