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Babbacombe Cove is a shingle coastal inlet near Babbacombe in Devon, England, below the cliffs and downs overlooking Torquay. Access to the nearby beach is associated with the Babbacombe Cliff Railway, a funicular completed in 1926 that links the clifftop area with Oddicombe Beach. The railway remai...

Willie’s Cacao operates as a vertically integrated company, sourcing cacao directly from smallholder farmers primarily in Ecuador and Tanzania, then processing the beans into chocolate on-site using traditional methods.

Elberry Cove is a sheltered shingle inlet on the coast of Devon, England. Its principal historic feature is the surviving ruin of a seaside bathhouse associated with Lord Churston and a natural spring, reflecting the development of sea bathing as a recreational activity. The cove is also valued for...

Bigbury Bay is a sweeping inlet on the southern coast of Devon, England, opening into the English Channel. The bay is delineated by Bolt Tail to the west and Stoke Point to the east, featuring expansive sandy beaches and shallow waters. It is most notably home to Burgh Island, a prominent tidal isla...

Torbay is a coastal bay in Devon, southwest England, enclosed by the headlands of Hope's Nose and Berry Head and fronted by the towns of Torquay, Paignton, and Brixham, collectively known as the English Riviera.

Buckfast Abbey is an active Benedictine monastery located in Buckfastleigh, Devon, England. Originally founded in 1018, the abbey was dissolved during the English Reformation in 1539, but it was later rebuilt by returning monks on its original medieval foundations between 1907 and 1938. Today, it is...

Mutter's Moor is a heathland area in Devon, England, notable for being part of the East Devon Pebblebed Heaths and offering extensive views across the Otter Valley.

Hele Corn Mill is a historic Grade II listed watermill situated near Ilfracombe in Devon, England. The mill building dates back to around 1525, though it stands on an older milling site, and it operated commercially until the mid-20th century. Featuring traditional milling machinery powered by a wat...

The Heron's Cry is a 2021 crime novel by Ann Cleeves and the second entry in her Two Rivers series. Detective Matthew Venn investigates after a man is found stabbed with a shard of glass at a rural arts center in North Devon, and another death suggests a connection between the victims. The novel com...

Bystock Pools is a nature reserve in Devon, England, managed by the Devon Wildlife Trust and notable for its combination of lowland heath and open water.

Otterton Mill is a working watermill situated on the River Otter in Devon, England. The site has a long history of agricultural use, with its milling operations officially recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086. Today, the historic complex continues to produce stone-ground flour using traditional met...

Stonehouse Barracks is a prominent military installation located in Plymouth, Devon, and serves as a historic home for the Royal Marines. Originally constructed in the 18th century, it is recognized as the oldest operating Royal Marines barracks in the United Kingdom. The complex was designed in a c...

Lee Bay is a small cove on the North Devon coast near Ilfracombe. Accessible via a narrow lane through a wooded valley locally known as "Fuchsia Valley" due to the abundance of wild fuchsia plants, the beach consists mainly of rocks and pebbles with sand visible at low tide. The cove is sheltered by...

Maidencombe Cove, commonly called Maidencombe Beach, is a small sheltered cove on the coast near Torquay in Devon, England. The beach is backed by red-sandstone headlands and is reached from nearby parking by a wooded path, steep slopes, and steps; a café and seasonal toilets are located above the b...

Start Bay is a bay on the south Devon coast of England between Start Point and Dartmouth, site of the disastrous Operation Tiger rehearsal in April 1944 in which over 700 Allied soldiers were killed by German E-boats.

Watermouth Cove is a sheltered tidal inlet on the North Devon coast near Ilfracombe. The cove is overlooked by Watermouth Castle, a 19th-century Victorian Gothic country house built in 1825 that now operates as a family attraction with rides and themed dungeons. The harbor offers mooring for small b...

Bideford Bay is a bay on the north Devon coast of England between Hartland Point and Baggy Point, into which the Torridge and Taw estuaries drain, and it borders the Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty of Hartland.

Bovey Heathfield is a nature reserve in Devon, England, situated on former clay workings that have been reclaimed by natural processes. The reserve protects an area of lowland heath, a priority habitat in the UK that supports specialized plant communities adapted to acidic, nutrient-poor soils. The...

Andrew's Wood is a nature reserve in Devon, England, managed by Devon Wildlife Trust and designated as a Site of Special Scientific Interest in 1952. The reserve contains woodland and heathland habitats and is particularly associated with heath lobelia, a scarce flowering plant for which the site su...

Dartmoor Jail Ale is brewed by Dartmoor Brewery in Princetown, Devon, named after the nearby historic Dartmoor Prison and one of the brewery's core beers.

Fire Beacon Hill is a Local Nature Reserve in Devon, England, distinguished by its high-altitude heathland and its historical role as a warning beacon site.

Otter Head is a strong ale produced by Otter Brewery in Devon, representing the upper end of the brewery's cask range at around 5.8% ABV.

Hele Bay is a small, sheltered coastal inlet situated just east of Ilfracombe on the north Devon coast. The bay features a mix of sand and shingle, making it a popular destination for families during low tide. It is backed by woodland and the prominent local landmark of Hillsborough Hill. Adjacent t...

Cricklepit Mill is a historic watermill located in the city of Exeter, Devon, England, with origins dating back to the 17th or 18th century. The structure holds a Grade II listed building status, recognizing its special architectural and historic interest within the United Kingdom. It is distinguish...

Hele Mill is a restored historic watermill at Hele, near Ilfracombe in North Devon, England. The site preserves working milling machinery and demonstrates how water power was used to grind grain into flour, with stone-ground flour produced during operating demonstrations. Open to visitors, it serves...

Chudleigh Knighton Heath is a lowland-heath nature reserve and Site of Special Scientific Interest in Devon, England. The site includes heathland and ponds that developed in and around former clay workings, creating a mosaic of open, wet, and scrub habitats. It is of interest to people studying or v...

Trinity Hill is a Local Nature Reserve in East Devon, England, managed by Devon Wildlife Trust. The reserve protects lowland heath, wet heath, mire, and woodland habitats on the Blackdown Hills, including environments that support specialized heathland plants and animals. It is intended both for wil...

Branscombe Manor Mill is a restored historic watermill in Branscombe, a village on the coast of Devon, England. The mill formerly processed grain using power supplied by a waterwheel, and its surviving machinery demonstrates the practical operation of a traditional rural corn mill. It is preserved b...

Otter Ale is a premium amber bitter brewed by Otter Brewery, an independent, family-owned brewery located in Luppitt, Devon, founded in 1990. The beer is notable for being brewed using natural spring water drawn from a source on the brewery's rural estate, contributing to its clean flavor profile. I...

Hawkerland is a 78-hectare area of lowland heath in east Devon, England, forming part of the Pebblebed Heaths. A minor road divides it into Hawkerland East and Hawkerland West. Dry heath, wet heath, bracken, damp woodland, and a small mire occur across the site, which supports species such as nightj...