Pictures of England

Search:

Historic Towns & Picturesque Villages

Recommended Towns & Villages near Shaldon

Teignmouth, Devon

Teignmouth (104 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Devon (0.9 miles, 1.4 km)

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

Dawlish Sea Wall

Dawlish (102 Pictures)

a Seaside Town in the county of Devon (3.4 miles, 5.5 km, direction NE)

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...

Light on the water 3

Babbacombe (62 Pictures)

in the county of Devon (4.5 miles, 7.2 km, direction S)

With its lovely Blue Flag beaches, pleasant gardens, pedrestrianised shopping areas, and friendly ambience, Babbacombe makes an enjoyable resort for a family holiday...

Peaceful scene, Cockington Country Park, Devon

Cockington (97 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Devon (5.6 miles, 9.1 km, direction S)

This idyllic thatched village perfectly reflects the harmony and glory of a by-gone age, for here you can walk in ancient parkland, or take a romantic drive around Cockington in a.....

Winter storm

Paignton (171 Pictures)

a Seaside Town in the county of Devon (7.6 miles, 12.2 km, direction S)

This delightful seaside resort with its snug little harbour is a place where visitors can enjoy a holiday of endless hours of enchantment and summer fun. Paignton lies.....

Becky Falls, Bovey Tracey, Dartmoor

Bovey Tracey (23 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Devon (7.9 miles, 12.7 km, direction NW)

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

Brixham - Devon.

Brixham (303 Pictures)

a Seaside Town in the county of Devon (10.2 miles, 16.3 km, direction S)

The long history of Brixham first began in pre-historic caves, finds suggest that Human beings sheltered here during the Ice Age..

View over the River Dart

Galmpton (13 Pictures)

in the county of Devon (10.2 miles, 16.5 km, direction S)

Galmpton is a medium sized village located between Paignton and Brixham by the River Dart, close to Stoke Gabriel. Agatha Christie lived here and was closely linked to the local.....

Dittisham

Dittisham (37 Pictures)

in the county of Devon (11.5 miles, 18.6 km, direction S)

Attractive unspoilt village in a tranquil setting overlooking the widest part of the River Dart...

Church in Exeter, Devon

Exeter (236 Pictures)

a Historic City in the county of Devon (12.2 miles, 19.7 km, direction N)

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...

Church of St Peter, Buckland in the Moor, Devon

Buckland in the Moor (11 Pictures)

in the county of Devon (13.0 miles, 20.9 km, direction W)

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...

Kingswear, Devon

Kingswear (33 Pictures)

in the county of Devon (13.6 miles, 21.8 km, direction S)

Picturesquely situated at the mouth of the River Dart, this popular resort has changed little with the passage of time...

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

Pinhoe (1 Pictures)

in the county of Devon (13.9 miles, 22.4 km, direction N)

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

Dartmeet in Autumn

Dartmeet (14 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Devon (16.1 miles, 25.9 km, direction W)

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...

View from Castle Drogo on a wet August day

Drewsteignton (43 Pictures)

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

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

Chagford

Chagford (9 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Devon (17.0 miles, 27.4 km, direction NW)

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

Clapper Bridge at Postbridge, Dartmoor, Devon

Postbridge (19 Pictures)

in the county of Devon (17.7 miles, 28.4 km, direction W)

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...

Crediton Church, Devon

Crediton (16 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Devon (18.4 miles, 29.6 km, direction N)

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...

Gidleigh Church, on the edge of Dartmoor

Gidleigh (3 Pictures)

in the county of Devon (18.9 miles, 30.4 km, direction NW)

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

Crockern Tor

Two Bridges (3 Pictures)

in the county of Devon (19.8 miles, 31.9 km, direction W)

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

Recommended attractions near Shaldon

Babbacombe Model Village

Babbacombe Model Village (7 Pictures)

(3.6 miles, 5.8 km, direction S)

..

Dawlish Warren, Devon.  Looking towards Exmouth.

Dawlish Warren (12 Pictures)

(5.4 miles, 8.7 km, direction NE)

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)

(7.4 miles, 11.9 km, direction N)

Built over 600 years ago, Powderham Castle is the historic home of the Earl of Devon. The Castle is still lived in by the.....

berry pomeroy castle

Berry Pomeroy Castle (5 Pictures)

(8.4 miles, 13.5 km, direction SW)

..

A La Ronde in Exmouth, Devon

A La Ronde (3 Pictures)

(8.5 miles, 13.6 km, direction NE)

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

Dartington hall gardens, near Totnes, Devon

Dartington Hall (14 Pictures)

(9.9 miles, 15.9 km, direction SW)

Outstanding grounds surround this late 14th century house, with original great hall, outer courtyard and a collection of other.....

Fairlynch Arts Centre & Museum, Budleigh Salterton, Devon

Fairlynch Arts Centre & Museum (1 Pictures)

(10.3 miles, 16.6 km, direction NE)

..

Totnes Castle, Totnes, Devon

Totnes Castle (1 Pictures)

(10.9 miles, 17.5 km, direction SW)

Built by the Normans in the 11th century, Totnes castle has one of the best preserved shell keeps in England...

A picture of Greenway

Greenway (4 Pictures)

(11.5 miles, 18.5 km, direction S)

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

Becky Falls, Bovey Tracey, Dartmoor

Becky Falls (14 Pictures)

(11.8 miles, 19.0 km, direction NW)

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.....

Buckfast Abbey

Buckfast Abbey (29 Pictures)

(12.1 miles, 19.5 km, direction W)

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

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

Hound Tor Medieval Village (1 Pictures)

(12.2 miles, 19.6 km, direction W)

..

Exeter Cathedral, Devon

Exeter Cathedral (98 Pictures)

(12.5 miles, 20.1 km, direction N)

..

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

Jay's Grave (1 Pictures)

(13.1 miles, 21.1 km, direction W)

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.....

Coleton Fishacre garden, Dartmouth, Devon. National Trust

Coleton Fishacre Garden (58 Pictures)

(13.5 miles, 21.7 km, direction S)

A luxuriant garden by the sea, with an Arts & Crafts-style house, featuring Art Deco-influenced interiors...

Dartmouth Castle

Dartmouth Castle (24 Pictures)

(14.0 miles, 22.6 km, direction S)

Darmouth Castle occupies a rocky promontory overlooking the Dart estuary. It was one of a chain of castles built by Henry VIII.....

Old pottery in Dartmouth, Devon

Dartmouth Pottery (1 Pictures)

(14.3 miles, 23.0 km, direction S)

..

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

Grimspound (4 Pictures)

(15.1 miles, 24.3 km, direction W)

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

Castle Drogo, Near Exeter, Devon

Castle Drogo (22 Pictures)

(16.9 miles, 27.2 km, direction NW)

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.....

Where are the birds?

Killerton (50 Pictures)

(17.4 miles, 28.1 km, direction N)

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


All attractions in Shaldon
All attractions in Devon