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"Verity" overlooking the Bristol Channel.

Devon, England

'Verity'

An allegorical statue of a giant pregnant woman representing justice and truth.

Parliament Street Exeter

Exeter, England

Parliament Street

At just 25 inches at its narrowest point, it's one of the tightest streets in the world.

The house that moved in Exeter. (spi/Flickr)

Exeter, England

House That Moved

Old Tudor home moved on thick iron rails to a new spot.

The sign of the village of Westward Ho!, 2007.

Westward Ho!, England

Westward Ho!

How did this lovely seaside English village come by such an unusual name?

Delivering goods.

Clovelly, England

The Sledges of Clovelly

Wooden sleds have replaced donkeys to cart goods around this utterly charming car-free village.

Burgh Island, the hotel, and the sea tractor.

Kingsbridge, England

Burgh Island

Take a sea tractor to the Art Deco hotel on the island that inspired Agatha Christie.

A decorative piece of an old ride in the museum part of the center.

Devon, England

Dingles Fairground Heritage Centre

A unique journey back in time to an early 20th-century fairground.

A male woolly monkey at the sanctuary.

Looe, England

The Monkey Sanctuary

A wonderful safe haven founded in the 1960s to rescue endangered monkeys from the pet trade.

Tintagel Castle

Tintagel, England

Tintagel Castle

A fantastic castle rumored to be the birthplace of King Arthur.

Mên-an-Tol on a clear day.

Penzance, England

Mên-an-Tol (Circle Stone)

A circle stone within a stone circle.

The Merry Maidens stone circle in Cornwall

Penzance, England

The Merry Maidens

Perhaps the only prehistoric monument with its very own public bus stop.

Minack Theatre

Penzance, England

Minack Theatre

A open air theatre built on a cliff by an eccentric British woman.

Merlin Satellite.

Helston, England

Goonhilly Earth Station

Arthur, Merlin, and Guinevere are among the largest and oldest satellite dishes on the planet.

House of Marbles.

Bovey Tracey, England

House of Marbles

This historic factory peddles classic toys from the picturesque English county of Devon.

Buckfast Abbey

Buckfastleigh, England

Buckfast Abbey

This historic Benedictine monastery brews a booze so toxic that it has often been blamed almost singularly for Scottish hooliganism.

Ruined interior of Berry Pomeroy Castle, Seymour House.

Totnes, England

Berry Pomeroy Castle

A ruined castle has more than its fair share of legends and ghost stories.

A La Ronde

Exmouth, England

A La Ronde

Two women with a flair for both adventure and artful clutter created this singular round home.

Not for people who hate crowds, or hate fire

Ottery Saint Mary, England

The Tar Barrels of Ottery St. Mary

Flaming barrels of tar race through these village streets on Bonfire Night, a tradition that dates back centuries.

Willow Man
Permanently Closed

Bridgwater, England

Willow Man

The metal frame is all that's left of a wicker sculpture which once towered over the M5 motorway.

Castle Cary Round House

Somerset, England

Castle Cary Round House

One of the best-preserved examples of an old town lock-up in the country.

Old Wardour Castle

Tisbury, England

Old Wardour Castle

Besieged by war, this castle ruin has crumbled into a peaceful picnic spot.

Fovant Badges

Fovant, England

Fovant Badges

Soldiers carved these regimental badges into the chalk hills in remembrance of those who died in World War I.

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