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All the United Kingdom England Devon

The Atlas Obscura Guide To Devon

15 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Devon, England

Updated November 1, 2024

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Wistman’s Wood

Devon, England

Wistman's Wood

This tangled English forest looks like something right out of a fairytale.
Burgh Island, the hotel, and the sea tractor.

Devon, England

Burgh Island

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

Devon, England

Buckfast Abbey

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

Devon, England

Hound Tor

Legend says these rocks used to be hunting dogs, a story that may have inspired Sherlock Holmes' most famous case.
Ruined interior of Berry Pomeroy Castle, Seymour House.

Devon, England

Berry Pomeroy Castle

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

Devon, England

Hollowcombe Bottom

The site of a mysterious pony massacre is rich with extraterrestrial conspiracy theories.
Bowerman’s Nose

Devon, England

Bowerman's Nose

The legend says that this English rock formation was once a hunter who was turned to stone by annoyed witches.
Roads converge at Jay’s Grave (Geograph)

Devon, England

Jay's Grave

This grave resides at the crossroad of three parishes.
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Buckfast Abbey

Devon, England

Buckfast Abbey

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

A 17th-century cider press.

When the Cure for Poisonous Cider Was Hours of Bathtime

Doctors sent "Devonshire colic" patients to soak in the town of Bath.
by Anne Ewbank
August 19, 2019
The Posbury Clump volcano, in all its faded glory.

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The regrettably named Posbury Clump could be yours for just $60,000 and change.
by Sabrina Imbler
August 1, 2019

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