As well as a wonderful assortment of items you might expect, such as local artefacts, town history and historical records, this stannary town museum also features, surprisingly, the internationally known ‘Endacott’ collection of North American Indian treasures. This unusual and...

Towering over the town skyline and one of Ashburton’s oldest buildings, the Chapel of St Lawrence started its life as a private place of worship for the Bishop of Exeter. Given to the Town in 1314 by lord of the...

Escape the hurley burley with a visit to this famous woodland park with magnificent walks and waterfalls. Enjoy the wildlife discovery trails, ’Becky’ box hunts, children’s nature competitions, rescued owls and birds of prey, Dartmoor ponies, sheep, lambs, goats and...

Set in woodland and meadows through which the River Lemon runs, this property is one of the most impressive medieval manor houses in the county. The National Trust acquired the property in 1938 and take great care to preserve...

For nature lovers the Butterfly Farm and Otter Santuary on the edge of Dartmoor is well worth a visit. Many of us are familiar with otters from books, films and TV programs, and butterflies with their bright colours are welcome...

Fifteen shops and two restaurants set in a village atmosphere, offer a collection including fine foods, glass, traditional crafts, jewellery and pottery along with books, toys and world crafts. Daily cider tastings as well as other tastings and free entertainment...

The Devonshire Collection of Period Costume is an outstanding visitor attraction. The exhibition has a massive range of clothes that would have been popular in this area and in other parts of the country ranging through many hundreds of...

The House of Marbles is a working glass and toy workshop specialising in making traditional and unusual toys. Beside the factory there is a glass blowing museum, glass museum, marble museum and a games museum detailing the history of the...

Wander amongst the rare and exotic orchids in a cool paradise garden come rain or shine. There is always a wide array of orchids in bloom all year round, colourful and fragrant, cool in Summer, warm in Winter. Extensive growing...

Enjoy the best of unspoilt Devon from the nostalgic comfort of one of South Devon Railway’s steam or vintage diesel engines. Excellent attention to detail including period uniforms, station fixtures as well as vintage motors in the car park make...

Totnes Castle is a classic example of a Norman motte and bailey castle, overlooking the River Dart. A stone shell was built on top of the mound at a later date. The castle offers some of the best...

The ghostly writing is on the wall for this pub where time was never called. When it closed in the 1960s, not one thing was packed up or thrown away and the furniture, drink and even the money in the...