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Birling Gap and the Seven Sisters, East Sussex.

Birling Gap

in the county of East Sussex

Pictures of Parracombe

a Picturesque Village in the county of Devon

About Parracombe

Beautifully set, a short distance inland from Martinhoe, on the western edge of the glorious Exmoor forest, is the delightful village of Parracombe. This little village can proudly boast the patronage of John Ruskin, the renowned art critic, who in the mid-19th-century led a national protest to save the village's unique medieval church of St.Petrock. When a new church was built St.Petrocks came under threat but the protest efforts won the day. St.Petrock's is a lovely old church that somehow, in spite of the changing fashions of church design throughout the centuries, has remained unchanged and is if anything, quite wonderous in it's stark simplicity.

This is a spacious village that has a mix-match of picturesque properties. Old stone cottages are interspersed along the valley that leads to the village, and in narrow lane that skirts round towards the church, houses and cottages tumble against each other as if for support. The River Heddon flows peacefully through the village, in summer this river is not much more than a trickle but in winter, when storms lash the moors, this gentle waterway quickly turns, to become a raging monster. A pleasant inn can be found in the village. There are several picnic spots to be found just outside Parracombe.

Wistlandpound Reservoir is closeby, so too, is Exmoor Zoological Park and the NT property Arlington Court.

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Combe Martin Bay, Devon. April 2005

Combe Martin (76 Pictures) a Picturesque Village in the county of Devon

(5.0 miles, 8.1 km, direction W of Parracombe)

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Porlock Museum.

Porlock (52 Pictures) a Seaside Town in the county of Somerset

(13.7 miles, 22.1 km, direction E of Parracombe)

Once, long before the 11th-century when the sea receded the village of Porlock was a Port....

Croyde Beach, Devon

Croyde (21 Pictures) a Picturesque Village in the county of Devon

(14.1 miles, 22.7 km, direction W of Parracombe)

Croyde village has a scattering of thatched, colourwashed cottages and other delightful buildings, all sheltered by dunes which stand between the village and the bay...

Instow sunset

Instow (20 Pictures) in the county of Devon

(14.9 miles, 24.0 km, direction SW of Parracombe)

Instow is a gorgeous seaside resort with a mass of golden sands backed by a delightful village clambering upwards to meet with fine wooded countryside...

Appledore, North Devon

Appledore (52 Pictures) a Picturesque Village in the county of Devon

(15.5 miles, 24.9 km, direction SW of Parracombe)

Appledore is as enchanting as its name. It is a pretty place that shows a host of colourful fishermens cottages in the narrow streets beyond the quay..

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Valley of rocks near Lynton, Devon

The Valley of Rocks (22 Pictures)

(3.7 miles, 5.9 km, direction NE)

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Watersmeet near Lynmouth, North Devon

Watersmeet (36 Pictures)

(5.6 miles, 9.0 km, direction NE)

This is a delightful fishing lodge from 1823 located at the picturesque spot in the East Lyn Valley where the waters of the River.....

Entrance of Watermouth Castle, Near Ilfracombe, Devon

Watermouth Castle (9 Pictures)

(7.1 miles, 11.5 km, direction W)

Watermouth Castle occupies a commanding position overlooking Watermouth Bay in the lovely coastal resort of Ilfracombe. Here.....

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Exmoor National Park (107 Pictures)

(11.6 miles, 18.6 km, direction E)

A castle perched high above the sea dominates the north-eastern corner of Exmoor. For hundreds of years Dunster Castle has stood.....

Tarr Steps, Dulverton, Somerset, dating from 1000 BC

Tarr Steps (9 Pictures)

(15.0 miles, 24.1 km, direction SE)

A Prehistoric bridge dating from 1000 BC. The bridge crosses the river Barle with some of its stones weighing 5 tonnes, and said.....

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RHS Garden Rosemoor (35 Pictures)

(19.6 miles, 31.6 km, direction SW)

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Dunster - Village & Castle (1) - June 2003

Dunster Castle & Garden (46 Pictures)

(20.2 miles, 32.6 km, direction E)

The high walls of Dunster Castle look down over the quaint village of Dunster from its imperious setting atop of a classically.....


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