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Recommended Towns & Villages near Thelbridge Cross

Church in Mariansleigh, Devon

Mariansleigh (2 Pictures)

in the county of Devon (6.7 miles, 10.8 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...

Village of Zeal Monachorum in Devon

Zeal Monachorum (4 Pictures)

in the county of Devon (6.9 miles, 11.2 km, direction SW)

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

Country road outside Crediton

Crediton (16 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Devon (7.8 miles, 12.5 km, direction S)

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...

Chittlehamholt, Devon

Chittlehamholt (1 Pictures)

in the county of Devon (10.4 miles, 16.7 km, direction NW)

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

Millbrook Cottages Lake in High Bickington, Devon

High Bickington (2 Pictures)

in the county of Devon (13.1 miles, 21.0 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...

The Drew Arms

Drewsteignton (43 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Devon (13.6 miles, 21.9 km, direction S)

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

Exeter Cathedral, Devon

Exeter (236 Pictures)

a Historic City in the county of Devon (14.8 miles, 23.8 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...

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

Pinhoe (1 Pictures)

in the county of Devon (15.5 miles, 24.9 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...

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

Winsford (3 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Somerset (15.8 miles, 25.5 km, direction NE)

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

Fernworthy Stone Circle, near Chagford, Devon

Chagford (9 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Devon (16.2 miles, 26.1 km, direction S)

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 (16.3 miles, 26.3 km, direction SW)

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

Okehampton Castle in Devon

Okehampton (15 Pictures)

in the county of Devon (16.5 miles, 26.5 km, direction SW)

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...

The Drewe Arms, Broadhembury

Broadhembury (7 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Devon (20.0 miles, 32.2 km, direction E)

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

The Falls

Bovey Tracey (23 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Devon (21.0 miles, 33.8 km, direction S)

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

Postbridge, Dartmoor in Devon

Postbridge (19 Pictures)

in the county of Devon (22.3 miles, 35.8 km, direction S)

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...

Porlock.

Porlock (52 Pictures)

a Seaside Town in the county of Somerset (22.3 miles, 36.0 km, direction N)

Once, long before the 11th-century when the sea receded the village of Porlock was a Port....

Instow Parish Church

Instow (20 Pictures)

in the county of Devon (22.6 miles, 36.4 km, direction NW)

Instow is a gorgeous seaside resort with a mass of golden sands backed by a delightful village clambering upwards to meet with fine wooded countryside...

Selworthy Church

Selworthy Green (30 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Somerset (23.1 miles, 37.1 km, direction N)

Selworthy Green is the start of a picturesque walk through steep woodlands to the gorse-gold and heather clad summit of Selworthy Beacon from which there are magnificent views over the undulating countryside...

Appledore, North Devon

Appledore (52 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Devon (23.2 miles, 37.4 km, direction NW)

Appledore is as enchanting as its name. It is a pretty place that shows a host of colourful fishermens cottages in the narrow streets beyond the quay..

Minehead, Somerset

Minehead (148 Pictures)

a Seaside Town in the county of Somerset (23.8 miles, 38.3 km, direction NE)

Minehead is a quintessential English seaside resort on the beautiful Somerset coast whose mild climate has been a magnet for visitors since Victorian times. At the end of Quay.....

Recommended attractions near Thelbridge Cross

Tarr Steps, Dulverton, Somerset, dating from 1000 BC

Tarr Steps (9 Pictures)

(13.3 miles, 21.4 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.....

Where are the birds?

Killerton (50 Pictures)

(13.8 miles, 22.2 km, direction SE)

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)

(14.1 miles, 22.6 km, direction S)

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)

(14.3 miles, 23.0 km, direction S)

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Exeter Cathedral, Devon

Exeter Cathedral (98 Pictures)

(14.7 miles, 23.7 km, direction SE)

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The Barbican - Okehampton Castle

Okehampton Castle (19 Pictures)

(17.0 miles, 27.4 km, direction SW)

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Porlock Bay

Exmoor National Park (107 Pictures)

(17.3 miles, 27.8 km, direction N)

A castle perched high above the sea dominates the north-eastern corner of Exmoor. For hundreds of years Dunster Castle has stood.....

The Square Garden

RHS Garden Rosemoor (35 Pictures)

(18.4 miles, 29.5 km, direction W)

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Fernworthy Stone Circle, near Chagford, Devon

Fernworthy Stone Circle (1 Pictures)

(19.3 miles, 31.0 km, direction SW)

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

Becky Falls, Bovey Tracey, Dartmoor

Becky Falls (14 Pictures)

(19.9 miles, 32.0 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.....

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

Grimspound (4 Pictures)

(20.2 miles, 32.5 km, direction S)

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

Grey Wethers Stone Circle, near Okehampton, Devon

Grey Wethers Stone Circle (1 Pictures)

(20.3 miles, 32.7 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.....

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

Jay's Grave (1 Pictures)

(20.4 miles, 32.7 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.....

Field with Black Down Hills, Devon

Black Down Hills (8 Pictures)

(20.5 miles, 33.0 km, direction E)

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Powderham Castle Gardens July 2005

Powderham Castle (13 Pictures)

(20.8 miles, 33.5 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.....

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

Hound Tor Medieval Village (1 Pictures)

(21.0 miles, 33.8 km, direction S)

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A La Ronde in Exmouth, Devon

A La Ronde (3 Pictures)

(22.2 miles, 35.7 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.....

Looking down the Okement, Dartmoor National Park, Devon

Dartmoor National Park (802 Pictures)

(23.2 miles, 37.3 km, direction S)

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

Dunster - Village & Castle (1) - June 2003

Dunster Castle & Garden (46 Pictures)

(23.2 miles, 37.3 km, direction NE)

The high walls of Dunster Castle look down over the quaint village of Dunster from its imperious setting atop of a classically.....

Dawlish Warren, Devon.  Looking towards Exmouth.

Dawlish Warren (12 Pictures)

(24.0 miles, 38.6 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.....


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