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Nr Bowling Green, at Dawlish

Dawlish (102 Pictures)

a Seaside Town in the county of Devon (3.2 miles, 5.2 km, direction S)

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...

View of Teignmouth from Shaldon.

Teignmouth (104 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Devon (5.9 miles, 9.4 km, direction S)

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

Smugglers Tunnel

Shaldon (28 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Devon (6.5 miles, 10.4 km, direction SW)

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

Exeter

Exeter (236 Pictures)

a Historic City in the county of Devon (7.3 miles, 11.8 km, direction NW)

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 (7.9 miles, 12.7 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...

Becky Falls, Bovey Tracey, Dartmoor

Bovey Tracey (23 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Devon (10.0 miles, 16.1 km, direction W)

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

Red cliff

Babbacombe (62 Pictures)

in the county of Devon (10.8 miles, 17.3 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...

Horse-drawn cart and the Blacksmith's shop.

Cockington (97 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Devon (12.1 miles, 19.5 km, direction SW)

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 (14.1 miles, 22.6 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.....

Crediton Church, Devon

Crediton (16 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Devon (14.5 miles, 23.3 km, direction NW)

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...

On the edge of Dartmoor

Drewsteignton (43 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Devon (16.0 miles, 25.7 km, direction W)

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

Broadhembury Village, Devon

Broadhembury (7 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Devon (16.3 miles, 26.2 km, direction NE)

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

Brixham harbour in Devon at night

Brixham (303 Pictures)

a Seaside Town in the county of Devon (16.3 miles, 26.2 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 (16.7 miles, 26.8 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.....

Buckland in the Moor

Buckland in the Moor (11 Pictures)

in the county of Devon (16.7 miles, 26.9 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...

Chagford, Devon. The Three Crowns Hotel

Chagford (9 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Devon (17.4 miles, 28.0 km, direction W)

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

Seaton

Seaton (312 Pictures)

a Seaside Town in the county of Devon (17.5 miles, 28.2 km, direction E)

The town is mostly Victorian and Edwardian in character, you only have to cast your eyes above today's modern shop fronts to see handsome overhanging bay windows which belong firmly to another era...

View of a cottage along the River Dart at Dittisham

Dittisham (37 Pictures)

in the county of Devon (18.0 miles, 29.0 km, direction SW)

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

St Andrew's Church, Colyton, Devon

Colyton (21 Pictures)

in the county of Devon (18.4 miles, 29.7 km, direction NE)

The town of Colyton, in Devon, first appeared as an ancient village around 700 AD and appeared inthe Doomsday Book as 'Culitone'. It was once described as "the most rebellious.....

Axmouth, Devon. Winter Sunset.

Axmouth (16 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Devon (18.6 miles, 29.9 km, direction E)

This quiet resort of colourwashed cottages sitting at the edge of the River Axe was once an important south Devon port...

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Powderham Castle Gardens July 2005

Powderham Castle (13 Pictures)

(1.3 miles, 2.1 km, direction NW)

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

Dawlish Warren, Devon.  Looking towards Exmouth.

Dawlish Warren (12 Pictures)

(1.9 miles, 3.1 km, direction S)

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.....

A La Ronde in Exmouth, Devon

A La Ronde (3 Pictures)

(2.2 miles, 3.6 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.....

Fairlynch Arts Centre & Museum, Budleigh Salterton, Devon

Fairlynch Arts Centre & Museum (1 Pictures)

(5.7 miles, 9.1 km, direction E)

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Exeter Cathedral, Devon

Exeter Cathedral (98 Pictures)

(7.4 miles, 11.9 km, direction NW)

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Babbacombe Model Village

Babbacombe Model Village (7 Pictures)

(9.9 miles, 15.9 km, direction S)

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Where are the birds?

Killerton (50 Pictures)

(11.4 miles, 18.3 km, direction N)

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

Becky Falls, Bovey Tracey, Dartmoor

Becky Falls (14 Pictures)

(13.6 miles, 22.0 km, direction W)

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.....

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

Hound Tor Medieval Village (1 Pictures)

(14.5 miles, 23.4 km, direction W)

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berry pomeroy castle

Berry Pomeroy Castle (5 Pictures)

(14.7 miles, 23.7 km, direction SW)

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Blackberry Camp. - Iron age settlement near - Beer. Devon

Blackbury Camp (18 Pictures)

(14.7 miles, 23.7 km, direction NE)

Blackbury Camp is an Iron Age hill fort situated in Southleigh, Devon, England. The hillfort was built during the 4th century and.....

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

Jay's Grave (1 Pictures)

(15.1 miles, 24.4 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.....

Dartington hall gardens, near Totnes, Devon

Dartington Hall (14 Pictures)

(15.9 miles, 25.6 km, direction SW)

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

Pecorama gardens

Pecorama (20 Pictures)

(16.1 miles, 25.9 km, direction E)

Pecorama offers a real treat for everyone visiting Beer, a pretty coastal resort which was once the haunt of Smugglers. This.....

Castle Drogo, Near Exeter, Devon

Castle Drogo (22 Pictures)

(16.4 miles, 26.4 km, direction W)

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.....

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

Grimspound (4 Pictures)

(17.0 miles, 27.4 km, direction W)

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

Buckfast Abbey

Buckfast Abbey (29 Pictures)

(17.1 miles, 27.5 km, direction SW)

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

Totnes Castle, Totnes, Devon

Totnes Castle (1 Pictures)

(17.1 miles, 27.5 km, direction SW)

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

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

Spinster's Rock (1 Pictures)

(17.8 miles, 28.6 km, direction W)

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A picture of Greenway

Greenway (4 Pictures)

(18.0 miles, 28.9 km, direction S)

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


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