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Colchester Castle

Colchester

a Historic City in the county of Essex

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Camden Town

in the county of Greater London

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in the county of Devon

About Honiton

Honiton, famed for the beautiful lace to which this gracious old Market town gave its name, is also known as the gateway to East Devon.

Exquisite hand made lace has been made in Honiton and adjacent villages for over 400 years and it is to this commodity that the town owes it's trading links with London. So eagerly was this fine lace sought by the aristocracy and ladies of fashion that it was soon in demand by the noted London dressmakers of the day. The ladies required just about everything from a beautifully adorned lace handkerchief and delicate under-garments to the very finest lace after-noon and evening gowns. The gentlemen, not to be outdone had lace rufflets and cuffs for their shirts. Many antique lace garments are on display in All Hallows museum.

This interesting little town is also home to a pottery industry and proudly boasts a collectors society which promotes the study and collection of pottery made in the Honiton and Crown Dorset Potteries.

Honiton is a thriving market town and although much of it's prosperity is owed to its' illustrious Lace making industry, to-day it is also a highly respected centre for the antiques trade.

There is a fine Parish church in which a 17th century Black Marble tomb to Thomas Marwood, physician to Queen Elizabeth 1 can be seen. Marwood House, Honitons oldest building, dates from 1619. Many other old and interesting buildings exist throughout the town with nearly all the varied styles of english architecture being represented.

The countryside around here is delightful and plays host to many country persuits which range from Pony Trekking to Golf. The shopping experience is excellent, this town is full of tempting little shops and there is a regular market. As you would imagine with Honiton's close proximity to the coast, delicious sea-food is on offer at most local inns and restuarants.

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Broadhembury Shop and Tea-room

Broadhembury (7 Pictures) a Picturesque Village in the county of Devon

(4.5 miles, 7.2 km, direction NW of Honiton)

Broadhembury is an idyllic village which is an oasis of calm and beauty lying at the edge of the Blackdown Hills...

Axmouth Harbour, Devon. Winter sunset.

Axmouth (16 Pictures) a Picturesque Village in the county of Devon

(8.3 miles, 13.4 km, direction SE of Honiton)

This quiet resort of colourwashed cottages sitting at the edge of the River Axe was once an important south Devon port...

Axe harbour at Seaton, Devon.

Seaton (312 Pictures) a Seaside Town in the county of Devon

(8.3 miles, 13.4 km, direction SE of Honiton)

The town is mostly Victorian and Edwardian in character, you only have to cast your eyes above today's modern shop fronts to see handsome overhanging bay windows which belong firmly to another era...

Crossing by the Brush Works

Axminster (43 Pictures) a Historic Market Town in the county of Devon

(8.6 miles, 13.8 km, direction E of Honiton)

Famous for its carpets often likened to Turkish, Axminster was one of the first West Saxon settlements formed along the River Axe in Devon...

Near Town Mill

Lyme Regis (276 Pictures) a Seaside Town in the county of Dorset

(12.2 miles, 19.6 km, direction SE of Honiton)

Almost the first thing you notice about this pleasant seaside resort, is the spaciousness of the town. The second, and nothing can prepare you for this, is the sheer scale of Lyme Bay with its splendid views towards the rugged sandstone cliffs west of Eype Mouth...

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Blackberry Camp. - Iron age settlement near - Beer. Devon

Blackbury Camp (18 Pictures)

(5.3 miles, 8.6 km, direction S)

Blackbury Camp is an Iron Age hill fort situated in Southleigh, Devon, England. The hillfort was built during the 4th century and.....

Loughwood Meeting House, Dalwood, Near Axminster, Devon. Owned by the National Trust

Loughwood Meeting House (13 Pictures)

(5.8 miles, 9.3 km, direction E)

17th-century thatched Baptist meeting house, constructed approx 1653...

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Pecorama (20 Pictures)

(8.0 miles, 12.9 km, direction SE)

Pecorama offers a real treat for everyone visiting Beer, a pretty coastal resort which was once the haunt of Smugglers. This.....

Snowdrops at Otterhead. The Blackdown hills in the county of Somerset, England

The Blackdown Hills (21 Pictures)

(10.0 miles, 16.2 km, direction N)

Fascinating scenic area where you can enjoy an extraordinary variety of scenery ranging from tiny coppices to vast woodlands, all.....

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Killerton (50 Pictures)

(11.6 miles, 18.7 km, direction W)

Walking towards the handsome Georgian property known as Killerton House, you get only a hint of the surprises awaiting you.....

A view of the Marine Aquarium on the old Cobb with Lyme regis, Dorset, in the background.

Lyme Regis Marine Aquarium (1 Pictures)

(12.1 miles, 19.5 km, direction SE)

Where better to see and learn about the creatures of the deep than in an aquarium suite set tantalizingly beside the sea. Well,.....

Forde Abbey, nr Chard, Somerset. A former Cistercian foundation. Photo taken September 1991.

Forde Abbey (12 Pictures)

(12.6 miles, 20.3 km, direction E)

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