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a Picturesque Village in the county of Devon

About North Bovey

North Bovey is a picturesque village in Dartmoor. It boasts a shaded village green, 18th century thatched cottages, a thatched pub dating from the 13th century, and a wonderful granite church.

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Drewsteignton (43 Pictures) a Picturesque Village in the county of Devon

(4.2 miles, 6.8 km, direction N of North Bovey)

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

Postbridge, Dartmoor in Devon

Postbridge (19 Pictures) in the county of Devon

(6.3 miles, 10.2 km, direction SW of North Bovey)

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...

Dartmeet, on Dartmoor

Dartmeet (14 Pictures) a Picturesque Village in the county of Devon

(8.1 miles, 13.0 km, direction SW of North Bovey)

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...

All Saints church, Okehampton, Devon

Okehampton (15 Pictures) in the county of Devon

(11.7 miles, 18.9 km, direction NW of North Bovey)

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...

Exeter Cathedral, Devon

Exeter (236 Pictures) a Historic City in the county of Devon

(12.1 miles, 19.4 km, direction NE of North Bovey)

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...

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Becky Falls, Bovey Tracey, Dartmoor

Becky Falls (14 Pictures)

(2.6 miles, 4.2 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)

(2.7 miles, 4.4 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.....

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

Grimspound (4 Pictures)

(3.2 miles, 5.1 km, direction SW)

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

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

Hound Tor Medieval Village (1 Pictures)

(3.4 miles, 5.5 km, direction S)

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Castle Drogo, Near Exeter, Devon

Castle Drogo (22 Pictures)

(4.0 miles, 6.4 km, direction N)

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)

(4.7 miles, 7.6 km, direction NW)

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Fernworthy Stone Circle, near Chagford, Devon

Fernworthy Stone Circle (1 Pictures)

(5.3 miles, 8.6 km, direction W)

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


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