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BARNSTAPLE is a good sized town in North Devon. Well known for BUTCHER'S ROW... where many butchers shops trade quite happilly side by side. These are some of the photos taken on a morning visit in July 2008. |
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Sidmouth is a resort on the east coast of Devon. These are photos taken in April 2007, on a dry and warm, hazy day, so photos are not that brilliant. |
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Traffic cross this ford where the water is not too deep. |
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Sidmouth has a lot of very old buildings, and some interesting windows, so a walk away from the seafront and beach is quite intriguing. |
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| Dartmouth is another Devonshire resort on the south coast. | |  |  |  |
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This is the Dartmouth "Butterwalk"... one of many very old buildings. |
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Dartmouth "Boat Float"...the inner harbour. |
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View with the ferry which crosses the river Dart between Dartmouth and Kingswear(opposite) |
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This, I am told, is the world's largest privately owned yacht, which called in at Dartmouth, on a dull September 2007 morning. |
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Woodland in Bishopsteignton area. |
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This is the interior of a quaint old pub in Bishopsteignton, where we had a light lunch after our walk in the woodland area around this village. |
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The above 5 photos were taken at Shaldon in July 2006..... showing professional fishermen trying to catch fish without success. |
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A horse drawn narrowboat on the Tiverton canal. |
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A walk in the woods at Watcombe (Torquay) in January 2006. |
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| Torquay, viewed from across Corbyn Head beach. This is a very popular beach for winkle collectors. | | | | |
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Cockwood Harbour at low tide, where the swans are searching for fresh water, and finding rainwater to drink from the small boats. |
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Boats at Kingsbridge, in the South Hams Area of South Devon. |
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Boats in a cove near home. (Photo taken on my 2mp mobile phone camera.) |
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Green beached boat at Shaldon. Photo below is of the Ness beach at Shaldon. |
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| This is a view across the River Teign, showing the yellow fields of rapeseed flowers. | | | | |
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A view across the River Teign, from an excellent pub called Coombe Cellars. A wonderful location for eating out. |
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This is a view from the road near to my house, looking over the river Teign towards Teignmouth. Next pic is same view at slightly different angle. Pic below is view over the Teign from Coombe Cellars. |
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| A view across the River Teign, taken at sunset. | | | | |
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Next photo is of one of the quaint cottages in Coffinswell. Most are thatched roofed, but this one is not. All gardens in the village are well cared for, with some stunning displays of colour. |
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| The Linny Pub at Coffinswell......a very popular place, for a nice quiet lunch or a drink at any time. These pictures were taken in 2003 on a Sunday morning stroll. | | | | |
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A garden view at Coffinswell. (No, it wasn't raining... I've just added bubbles!!) |
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Coffinswell is an extremely pretty little village, only just over a mile from my house, where the majority of the houses have thatched roofs. |
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Pretty butterfly seen in garden. |
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A lovely old building....looks in pretty good condition too. |
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| Wind turbines.........these three are at a farm in Bradworthy, in North Devon. | | | | |
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At present, this is quite an unusual site to be seen in England. |
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SHEEPWASH.....a small village in North Devon....... recently voted as the best kept small village (2005) Many thatched cottages, a church and chapel, a pub and village square, but I don't know where they wash the sheep!!! |
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Ducks on the pond, in the town park.....early one Saturday morning, enjoying the sun. |
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This is a lovely place to visit on a Sunday afternoon, if you are a local. like myself. |
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The woods are a fine place to hunt for wild mushrooms of all sorts, but beware of the poisonous ones. If you are interested in photos of mushrooms and fungi, you can see a lot of great pictures at:- |
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| The lake at Stover. Some beautiful scenery here, and plenty of wildlife to see. | | | | |
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Wildlife area at Stover. Please email me, via my feedback form on my "Contact me here" page, if you would like copies of any of my photos. |
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