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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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Unusual Attractions in Devon

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

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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
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For Sale: Your Very Own (Extinct) Volcano

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

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