Attractions in West Down & Things to Do in West Down
(and nearby)

Chambercombe Manor (2 Miles)*
Set in a secluded valley, the Manor House has much to offer because of its history, situation, age and legends. The House dates from the 11th Century and was mentioned in the Domesday Book.
Old Cornmill & Tearoom (3 Miles)*
The Old Corn Mill, unique in North Devon, is a 16th Century Watermill which can produce 100% wholemeal flour
Watermouth Castle (3 Miles)*
A popular family attraction.
Marwood Hill Gardens (4 Miles)*
At Marwood Hill there are over eighteen acres of landscaped gardens with a large collection of trees, shrubs, herbaceous and alpine plants.
Elliot Gallery (4 Miles)*
Here at the Elliott Gallery is an exciting art exhibition that the more discerning person will not want to miss. It contains one of the largest and most comprehensive exhibitions of quality paintings, sculpture and craftwork in all North Devon.
Wildlife & Dinosaur Adventure Park (5 Miles)*
Set in 26 acres of spectacular, sub tropical environment come and walk this unique adventure! Discover wild animals around every corner as you follow winding paths through our amazing hilly woodland carved by tumbling streams.
Arlington Court and the National Trust Carriage Museum (6 Miles)*
Nestling in the thickly wooded valley of the River Yeo lies the 1125ha (2700 acre) Arlington Court estate. At its centre stands the intimate and intriguing home of Miss Rosalie Chichester.
North Devon Farm Park (9 Miles)*
Discover a beautiful location which, although it has seen huge changes over the last five hundred years through the farming andmining industries, still remains a haven for wildlife.
Cobbaton Combat Collection (11 Miles)*
The Cobbaton Combat Collection is the result of one man's obsession for collecting militaria from tin hats to tanks, in fact, anything pertaining to the armies of the World and to the civilians who were involved with them.
Lyn & Exmoor Museum (13 Miles)*
Visit the Lyn and Exmoor Museum in Lynton and get an insight of the area of Lynton, Lynmouth and Exmoor since the Stone Age - and even earlier!
Watersmeet (14 Miles)*
The beautiful area of Watersmeet is one of the last remaining ancient woodlands in the West Country, just above Lynmouth Harbour.
RHS Garden Rosemoor (15 Miles)*
Rosemoor is now firmly established as a garden of National importance. Since it was gifted to the Society in 1988 by Lady Anne Berry an intensive programme of development has created a 65 acre garden of great variety and interest.
Quince Honey Farm (16 Miles)*
Quince Honey Farm is a family run business which has been producing quality honey since 1949. Our 1500 hives are kept deep in the North Devon Countryside amongst the wild flowers from which the bees collect their sweet nectar.
Hartland Abbey and Gardens (20 Miles)*
Hartland Abbey was founded in 1157 in a narrow, wandering valley running inland from the Atlantic coast. It was dissolved in 1539 having survived longer than any monastery in the country.
Docton Mill (21 Miles)*
Situated only 1,400 yards from the famous Spekes Mill Mouth Coastal Waterfall, the garden at Docton Mill was created in 1980 around the existing river, waterways, leats and ponds.
Exmoor Owl and Hawk Centre. (23 Miles)*
Exmoor Owl and Hawk Centre is a unique visitor attraction within Exmoor National Park where the animals come out to meet you.
Allerford Museum (23 Miles)*
The Rural Life Museum is housed in the old Village School leased from the National Trust. It was a school from 1821 to 1981 and opened as the Rural Life Museum in 1983.
Oxwich Castle (26 Miles)*
This "castle by the sea" stands in a lovely spot on a wooded headland above Oxwich Bay on the Gower Peninsular. It is a castle in name only. Although probably occupying the site of an early fortification.
Old Police Station & Museum (27 Miles)*
In the centre of town, and used as a working Police Station from 1881 to its closure in 1974, this listed building still has the original charge room which now houses the local Tourist Information Centre.
West Somerset Railway (27 Miles)*
The West Somerset Railway recaptures the era of the branch line country railway in the days of steam. Enjoy 20 miles of glorious Somerset scenery beside the Quantock Hills to the Bristol Channel coast.
Dunster Castle (28 Miles)*
Dunster Castle's main claim to fame, besides being more than 1000 years old, is that it is the home to the British national collection of strawberry trees and to the oldest lemon tree in England.
Okehampton Castle (29 Miles)*
Okehampton Castle was the Medieval home of the Earls of Devon, it is one of the country's most romantic ruins in a stunning setting on the foothills of Dartmoor.
Weobley Castle (30 Miles)*
This unusual historic site has one of the most atmospheric locations in Wales. It stands in a lonely spot on the low-lying northern coast of the Gower peninsular, overlooking an eerie, bleak expanse of saltings and marshland.
Margam Stones Museum (31 Miles)*
At Margam, visitors can see an outstanding collection of early Christian sculpture and inscribed stones from this one corner of the south Wales.
Knightshayes Court (31 Miles)*
They say that every cloud has a silver lining. In the case of the Heathcote-Amory family, it was the hounding of lace-maker, John Heathcote.
* Distances shown are in a direct line. Distances by road will be longer.



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