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EX16 6LB Mid Devon District
Days out for all the family
Are there any fun places to visit? The following attractions are within 10 miles of EX16 6LB:
Tiverton Castle
Tiverton Castle, Tiverton, EX166RP
Few buildings evoke such an immediate feeling of history as Tiverton Castle. Visitors to the Castle can absorb the fascinating background history of the families who lived here, and see the developments of the buildings.
Knightshayes Court
Knightshayes Court, EX167RQ
Victorian country house with richly decorated interiors and garden with outstanding plant collection.Begun in 1869, Knightshayes is a rare survival of the work of designer William Burges.
Devon Railway Centre
Station House, Bickleigh, Tiverton, EX168RG
Devon Railway Centre is a popular Devon tourist attraction which offers a unique railway experience and boasts a host of attractions in one location. We offer an interactive fun filled day out.
Live Music Every Saturday
Willand, Cullompton, EX152PE
Live acts every Saturday Night. Ranging from solo artists to tribute bands.
Coldharbour Mill Working Wool Museum
Coldharbour Mill, Uffcolme, EX153EE
Welcome to Coldharbour Mill, a 200 year old spinning mill set in the tranquil village of Uffculme, Devon. Built by Thomas Fox to spin woollen and later worsted yarns in 1799, Coldharbour Mill is a rare example of surviving Georgian architecture, industry and enterprise.
Killerton House and Garden
Killerton House, EX53LE
Fine 18th-century house with costume collection, hillside garden and estate.Built for the Acland family in 1778, the house is furnished as a comfortable home.
Exeter Guildhall
High Street, Exeter, EX43EB
The Guildhall has served as the centrepiece of Exeter's civic life for more than 800 years. A structure of outstanding architectural interest, it is not merely an ancient monument but remains a busy working building - still in regular use for a variety of civic functions and full meetings of the City Council.
St Nicholas Priory
Mint Lane, off Fore St, Exeter, EX43AT
St Nicholas Priory is currently closed for conservation, repair and interpretation work.900 year old guest wing of a former Benedictine Priory in Exeter City Centre.
Crealy Adventure Park
Sidmouth Road, Clyst St Mary, EX51DR
For the very best Maytime fun, visit Crealy Great Adventure Parks, the South West's favourite family attractions. At Cornwall's Crealy discover four of the five new Attractions for 2006 and meet the majestic Shire Horses.
Allhallows Museum
High Street, Honiton, EX141PG
In the town famous for lace-making Allhallows Museum has one of the most comprehensive collections of Honiton Lace in the world. Lace-making demonstrations are given daily by volunteers throughout the months of June, July and August.
Bicton Park Botanical Gardens
East Budleigh, Bicton, EX97BJ
Spanning nearly 300 years of horticultural history, these magnificent gardens are set in East Devon's picturesque Otter Valley, between the ancient city of Exeter and southwest England's Jurassic Coast World Heritage Site. The Italian GardenLaid out in c.
Cleve Abbey
0.25miles south of A39, Cleeve Abbey, TA230PS
The jewel of Somerset - some of England's finest cloister buildings, magnificent architecture and unique wall paintings, set in a peaceful riverside location. Discover 800 years of monastic life - medieval painted chamber, timber roofing, wonderful floor tiles and amazing cloister buildings.
Otterton Mill Centre
Otterton, EX97HG
There has been a working mill at Otterton since Norman times when King William granted all the local land hereabouts to the abbots of St Michel of Normandy. During the Middle Ages Otterton Mill was one of the largest and most productive in Devon.
Dunster Castle
, Dunster, TA246SL
Dramatically sited on a wooded hill, a castle has existed here since at least Norman times. The 15th-century gatehouse survives, and the present building was remodelled in 1868-72 by Antony Salvin for the Luttrell family, who lived here for 600 years.
Castle Drogo
Drewsteignton, EX66PB
The 'last castle to be built in England', set above the Teign Gorge with dramatic views over Dartmoor.Designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens and built between 1911 and 1931 for the self-made food retailing millionaire Julius Drewe, the castle is a masterpiece in Dartmoor granite that blends into the landscape to give the appearance of having been there for centuries.
Hestercombe Gardens
Cheddon Fitzpaine, 3m North of Taunton, TA28LG
Visit Hestercombe and step back in time as you savour the delights of the unique gardens.Hestercombe is unique in having three complete period gardens.
World of Country Life
Sandy Bay, Exmouth, EX85BU
Devon's No1 all-weather family attraction. Whatever the weather, you're spoiled for choice.
Pecorama Pleasure Gardens
Underleys, Beer, EX123NA
Pecorama is the home of the famous Beer Heights Light Railway. Miniature steam and diesel locomotives pull passenger carrying trains over a scenic mile long route.
Coleridge Cottage
35 Lime Street, Nether Stowey, TA51NQ
Coleridge lived in the cottage for three years from 1797, and there are mementoes of the poet on display. It was here that he wrote The Rime of the Ancient Mariner, part of Christabel, Frost at Midnight and Kubla Khan.
Pastimes
5 Marine Crescent, Seaton, EX122QN
Pastimes - Amusement Park in Seaton, Devon. Contact venue on telephone number 0129721841 for opening times, entrance costs, and attractions/rides available at this park.
Cobbaton Combat Collection
Cobbaton, EX379RZ
This military museum covers mostly World War Two, but with exhibits from the Boer War up to the Gulf War. This collection ranges from military surplus tanks, guns, helmets, artillery, grenades, and bombs, to Home Front ration books, gas masks, ARP and Home Guard uniforms, and blackout lamps.
Becky Falls
Becky Falls, Manaton, Nr Bovey Tracey, TQ139UG
High on Dartmoor Becky Falls Woodland Park, with its huge oak canopy, rugged landscape, massive granite boulders and waterfalls, provides some of the most scenic and enjoyable walks in the south west as well as loads of fun for all the family throughout the seasons. Open from 10am every day, March to October, school holidays and winter weekends (weather permitting).
House of Marbles
Old Pottery, Pottery Road, Bovey Tracey, TQ139DS
At House of Marbles and Teign Valley Glass we have been manufacturing our unusual range of games, toys, marbles and glassware for many years. Visitors are most welcome to wander around the old pottery buildings with their listed kilns, enjoy our museums of glass, games marbles and Bovey Tracey Pottery, watch glass blowing when work is in progress, see our spectacular marble runs, browse in the factory seconds and gift shops and take refreshment in our coffee shop and licensed restaurant.
Exmoor Steam Railway Lee Plant Hire
Cape Of Good Hope Farm Outer District, Bratton Fleming, Barnstaple, EX327JN
Exmoor Steam Railway Lee Plant Hire - Amusement Park in Barnstaple, Devon. Contact venue on telephone number 01598710711 for opening times, entrance costs, and attractions/rides available at this park.
Much Wenlock Priory
Much Wenlock, TA36HS
Much Wenlock Priory is the ruins of a large Cluniac priory are owned by the immense Abbey of Cluny in Burgundy, part of a Europe-wide network. The ruins include a lavabo and decorative chapter house.
Okehampton Castle
Castle Lodge, Okehampton, EX201JB
The remains of the largest castle in Devon, in an outstandingly picturesque setting on a wooded spur above the rushing River Okement. Begun soon after the Norman Conquest as a motte and bailey castle with a stone keep, it was converted into a sumptuous residence in the 14th century by Hugh Courtenay, Earl of Devon, much of whose work survives.
Museum of Dartmoor Life
3 West Street, Okehampton, EX201HQ
Could you live without electricity?Could you cope without central heating?Where would you get food and clothes if there were no supermarkets or clothes shops? WOULD YOU SURVIVE?The people of Dartmoor did. Dartmoor is the last wilderness in southern England.
Forde Abbey
, Chard, TA204LU
Forde Abbey is a treasure in an area already known for its outstanding beauty. More than 900 years of history and romance are encapsulated in this elegant former Cistercian monastery and its 30 acres of exquisite award winning gardens.
Exmoor Zoo
South Stowford, Bratton Fleming, Blackmmor Gate, EX314SG
Exmoor Zoo is a unique and unusual zoo to visit! Opened in 1982 the zoo is now an ideal family venue, catering very well for the younger generation. So much change has taken place, that even a visit last year, will today see new exhibits and animals.
Cricket St Thomas Wildlife Park
Cricket St Thomas Wildlife Park, Cricket St Thomas, TA204DB
Cricket St Thomas is the top Wildlife Park attraction to visit in the southwest of England. At the heart of the historic Cricket St Thomas Estate is the Manor House, known to millions of television viewers as the setting for the comedy To The Manor Born starring Penelope Keith and Peter Bowles.
