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Incoming Tide at Watermouth Cove - Watermouth Cove EnlargePlace: Watermouth Cove
Category: Coastal
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About: While we enjoyed our walk at Watermouth the tide was quickly coming in and the boats that were high and dry at the start of our journey were well afloat by the time we came back.
Photograph Added: 25th November 2008
Watermouth Castle on a Fine Day - Watermouth Cove EnlargePlace: Watermouth Cove
Category: Attractions
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About: Watermouth Castle is a family attraction with a wide range of activities it is not just a castle but is an entertainment centre in its own right There are rides and various activities to suit children and of course the castle is steeped in history.
Photograph Added: 25th November 2008
Ilfracombe Princess - Watermouth Cove EnlargePlace: Watermouth Cove
Category: Transportation
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About: Coastal and Wildlife cruises aboard the Ilfracombe Princess are very popular and on a nice day like this the top deck was full. the cruises include a bird watching one that passes 'Hele Bay, Rillage Point, Samson's Cove, Watermouth Harbour & Castle,......
Photograph Added: 25th November 2008
Angling at Brixham - Brixham EnlargePlace: Brixham
Category: Ports and Harbours
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About: There were lots of anglers at Brixham spread out along the length of the pier and right at the end by the lighthouse. We have watched many fishermen in our time and seen very little caught from the shore but on this particular night once we had finis......
Photograph Added: 25th November 2008
More Steps to Fishcombe Beach - Brixham EnlargePlace: Brixham
Category: Beaches
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About: On one side of Fishcombe beach the path leads to Brixham Battery and Battery Gardens which is an open space on the sea shore at Brixham. There are 14 acres and the battery was first used in 1586 during the war between England and Spain. It was activ......
Photograph Added: 25th November 2008
Steps to the Beach - Brixham EnlargePlace: Brixham
Category: Beaches
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About: The sign that we followed to get to this beach said Fishcombe Cove, Cafe, Deckchairs and toilets but we were out of season and the place looked a little unloved.
Photograph Added: 25th November 2008
Browse All Devon PhotographsDevon is the third largest county in England with nearly 7, 000 sq. kilometres of land. There is a wide diversity of things to see and do in this beautiful county. Devon boasts the two national Parks of Dartmoor and Exmoor both are excellent for bird watching, cycling, climbing, casual waking or more serious rambling to sightseeing.. Footpaths are marked to give a variety of walking options including the 'Two Moor way' a 100 mile route that links the National Parks. Dartmoor to the south is rich in natural and man made beauty, heather clad hills, granite tors, fast flowing rivers and ancient clapper bridges. Exmoor to the north is justifiably famous for its heather moorlands and beautiful rugged coastline.
Devon has hundreds of beaches ranging from coves and inlets to fishing harbours and all action seaside resorts like the English Riviera of Torquay, The Jurassic coast of East Devon and Dorset has now joined the Grand Canyon and the Great Barrier Reef and been granted World Heritage Site status.
Devon has many famous 'sons'. Sir Walter Raleigh was born near Yettington in 1552 and the Raleigh family pew can still be seen in Yettington parish church. Sir John Everett Millais picture 'The Boyhood of Raleigh' was painted on Budleigh Salterton's beach.
Henry Williamson the novelist returned to Devon after the First World War and resucued an orphaned otter cub that he named Tarka. This relationship was the basis for his famous novel 'Tarka the Otter'. Today the land between the River Torridge and Taw are known as 'Tarka country' and a 'Tarka Trail' opened by the Prince of Wales in May 1992 covers many of the villages covered in Williamson's book.
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle based his book' The Hound of the Baskervilles' on the bleak moorland of Dartmoor. His inspiration for the story is said to have come from the stories related to him about the moors by his guide Harry Baskerville.
Dame Agatha Christie was born in Torquay in 1890. Today the famous crime writer is celebrated with a special exhibition at Torre Abbey in the Agatha Christie Memorial room. Her typewriter and many items of personal memorabilia have been donated by her daughter.
The Pilgrim Fathers left to start a new life in the 'New World' of America from the Mayflower Steps at Plymouth and Francis Drake is remembered for famously finishing his game of bowls before setting sail on the Golden Hinde to beat the Spanish Armada
Devon is a unique county with its own special charm which brings visitors back year after year.
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