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Dartmoor / South & South West Devon - Castles, Cathedrals,
Monuments,
Stately Homes & Palaces
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Since the stone age, man has been
creating majestic structures that we still marvel at
today.
Whether you are interested in ancient monuments,
battlefield sites,
re-enactments,
Roman and Norman forts and castles, Stately Homes, Country Houses, Historic
Cathedrals, Ruined Abbeys etc, this is the page that
should give you the information you need.
Here we try to list properties in
private ownership but open to the public (even if only
occasionally) as well as those in the care of the
National Trust or English/Scottish Heritage.
Here we try to list properties in
private ownership but open to the public (even if only
occasionally) as well as those in the care of the
National Trust or English/Scottish Heritage.
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properties in Dartmoor / South & South West Devon are listed.
Please help us
make this guide comprehensive by giving details of
missing attractions
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Finch Foundry
Sticklepath, Okehampton, EX20 2NW
Office: 01837 840046 Fax:
01837 840809
E-mail:
finchfoundry@nationaltrust.org.uk
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Fascinating 19th-century
water-powered forge in working order.
In its heyday the foundry produced
agricultural and mining hand tools.
Regular demonstrations throughout the day show
the three waterwheels driving the huge tilt
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Finch Foundry -
Photo:
Ben Gamble
CCL |
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Crownhill Fort
Crownhill Fort Road, Plymouth, PL6 5BX
Tel: 01752 793754 Fax:
01752 770065
E-mail:
info@crownhillfort.co.uk
Web:
www.crownhillfort.co.uk
This Victorian military base is the largest and
most important of the Victorian forts built in
Plymouth.
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Lydford Castle and Saxon
Town
Lydford, Near Okehampton
E-mail:
customers@english-heritage.org.uk
Web:
www.english-heritage.org.uk
Description to follow
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Okehampton Castle
Near Okehampton
Tel: 01837 52844
E-mail:
customers@english-heritage.org.uk
Web:
www.english-heritage.org.uk
The ruins of the largest castle in Devon.
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Buckfast Abbey
Buckfast Abbey, Buckfastleigh, Devon, TQ11 0EE
Tel: 01364 645500 Fax:
01364 643891
E-mail:
enquiries@buckfast.org.uk
Web:
www.buckfast.org.uk
The home of a Roman Catholic Community of
Benedictine monks in Devon, England.
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The Abbey Chapel
Tavistock
E-mail:
rdbird@tiscali.co.uk
Web:
www.abbeychapel.org
The Abbey Chapel dates back to tenth century.
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Buckland Abbey
Yelverton, Devon, PL20 6EY
Tel: 01822 853607 Fax:
01822 855448
E-mail:
bucklandabbey@nationaltrust.org.uk
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700-year-old building with fine 16th-century
great hall, associated with Elizabethan
seafarers Drake and Grenville.
Tucked away in its own secluded valley above
the River Tavy, Buckland was originally a
small but influential Cistercian monastery.
The house, incorporating the remains of the
13th-century abbey church, has rich
associations with Sir Francis Drake and his
seafaring rival, Sir Richard Grenville,
containing much interesting memorabilia from
their time. |
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Buckland Abbey -
Photo:
Pete Chapman
CCL |
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Buckland Abbey The Herb Garden -
Photo:
Neil Kennedy
CCL |
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There are exhibitions on Buckland’s history as
well as a magnificent monastic barn, herb
garden, delightful estate walks and craft
workshops.
Recent developments include new interpretative
exhibitions and displays, a hand-crafted
plasterwork ceiling in the Drake Chamber, the
creation of an Elizabethan garden and the Cot
Lane rural crafts area. |
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Coleton Fishacre
Coleton, Kingswear, Dartmouth, TQ6 0EQ
Tel: 01803 752466 Fax: 01803
753017
E-mail:
coletonfishacre@nationaltrust.org.uk
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Arts & Crafts-style house with elegant Art
Deco-influenced interior, set amid gardens in
a spectacular coastal setting.
Built in a stream-fed valley on a beautiful
stretch of the NT-protected South Devon
coastline, the house was designed in 1925 for
Rupert and Lady Dorothy D’Oyly Carte, who
created its luxuriant garden.
This has year-round interest with a wide
variety of rare and exotic plants, water
features and a gazebo with fine views. |
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Coleton Fishacre House -
Photo:
Crispin Purdye
CCL |
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Finch Foundry
Sticklepath, Okehampton, Devon, EX20 2NW
Tel: 01837 840046
Web:
www.nationaltrust.org.uk
19th-century water-powered forge in working
order.
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Greenway
Greenway Road, Galmpton, nr Brixham, Devon TQ5
0ES
Tel: 01803 842382 Fax:
01803 661900
E-mail:
greenway@nationaltrust.org.uk
Web:
www.nationaltrust.org.uk
19th-century water-powered forge in working
order.
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Overbeck's Museum & Garden
Sharpitor, Salcombe, Devon, TQ8 8LW
Tel: 01548 842893 Fax:
01548 845020
E-mail:
overbecks@nationaltrust.org.uk
Web:
www.nationaltrust.org.uk
Edwardian house with a distinct collection and
thriving garden.
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Saltram
Plympton, Plymouth, Devon PL7 1UH
Tel: 01752 333500 Fax:
01752 336474
E-mail:
saltram@nationaltrust.org.uk
Web:
www.nationaltrust.org.uk
Georgian house with Adam interiors, gardens and
landscaped parkland.
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