Exeter & East Devon

Towns & Villages

WOODBURY

Birthplace of the 17th century sculptor Nicholas Stone and home to a splendid 15th century church, this traditional village lies close to beautiful Woodbury Common, which overlooks the coast, and an Iron Age hill fort known as Woodbury Castle.

Woodbury Church -
Photo: David Smith CCL

Fairlynch Museum - Photo: Ian Woolger CCL

Nearby Fairlynch Museum is housed in a thatched building and was erected in the early 19th century.


It has a turret from which its original owner could watch the progress of cargo ships.


Another local attraction is the Bicton Park Botanical Gardens.


Not far away is East Budleigh – birthplace of Sir Walter Raleigh in 1552.