History & Heritage Days Out | Top Days Out in Devon 2023

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If you’re interested in history and heritage days out, then we’ve got lots to engage and enthral. Devon’s distinct identity has evolved from a history going back many millennia, plus a rich traditional culture which still lives and breathes through the sites and scenery found throughout the county today.

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Canonteign Falls

Exeter

“Beautiful is too small a word to describe this place.” TripAdvisor Aug 2023 Discover the South West’s  highest waterfall with…

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Canonteign Falls

The Box

Plymouth

The Box is Plymouth’s award-winning museum, art gallery and archive – a place where art, history, ideas and experiences come…

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The Box
Buckfast Abbey Devon

Buckfast Abbey

Buckfastleigh

Located at the centre of a picturesque valley on the edge of Dartmoor National Park, Buckfast Abbey is home to…

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Train travelling on track on South Devon Railway

South Devon Railway

Buckfastleigh

The multi-award winning South Devon Railway is one of Devon’s and the West Country’s best loved tourist attractions and is…

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South Devon Railway
Clovelly Devon

Clovelly Village

Bideford

Clovelly Village Devon is a picturesque, historic, fishing village, steeped in maritime atmosphere and history, and was once owned by…

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Clovelly Village
Powderham Castle Events

Powderham Castle

Exeter

Powderham Castle in Kenton lies in a beautiful deer park on the banks of the River Exe, just a stone’s…

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Powderham Castle