Archive for the ‘Devon’ Category

The BIG Sheep

Monday, May 21st, 2007

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A theme park with a difference, lots of sheep activities, including sheep races, feeding animals and all sorts of events. Check out their website for ticket prices, opening times and more information.

The Big Sheep
Abbotsham
Bideford
North Devon
EX39 5AP
England

Telephone: 01237 472366

Finch Foundry

Sunday, May 6th, 2007

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Owned by the National Trust this 19th-century water-powered forge is in working order.

Finch Foundry
Sticklepath
Okehampton
Devon
EX20 2NW
England

Telephone: 01837 840046

Topsham Museum

Sunday, April 15th, 2007

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Includes the furnished period rooms of the house, displays of local history with a maritime background, also local crafts, wildlife on the Exe, Estuary and memorabilia of the film star Vivien Leigh. Cream teas close at hand. Check opening times.

Topsham Museum
25 The Strand
Topsham
Exeter
Devon
EX3 0AX

Telephone: 01392 873244

Elizabethan Museum Totnes

Sunday, April 15th, 2007

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The building dates from Elizabethan times. The museum includes history up to the Victorian age and was designed with families and children in mind.

Elizabethan Museum
70 Fore Street
Totnes
Devon

Telephone: 01803 863821

Totnes Castle

Sunday, April 15th, 2007

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One of the best surviving examples of a Norman motte-and-bailey castle.The great ditch that surrounded the keep is today filled with the cottages and gardens of the town.

Totnes Castle
Castle Street
Totnes
Devon
TQ9 5NN
Telephone : +44 (0)1803 864 406