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Lynton Camping and Caravanning Club Site Caffyn’s Cross, Lydiate Lane Lynton, EX35 6JS

Tel: 01598 752379

website: www.campingandcaravanningclub.co.uk/campsites/uk/devon/lynton/lynton

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Lynton

Middleham Gardens

Take a stroll along the path from Lynmouth along the East Lyn River and discover the hidden garden at Middleham.

It was here that a small hamlet once stood. The cottages having been washed away in the flood disaster of 1952, the gardens remain as a memorial to Middleham and to the people who's lives were torn away in the flood. The gardens are maintained by local volunteers from the community and the overlook a lovely spot along the East Lyn River.

The garden is a relatively short walk from Lynmouth, so is reasonably accessible for all walk-ing abilities.

Lynton Cliff Railway

No family trip to the picturesque towns of Lynton and Lynmouth in North Devon would be complete without a ride on the famous funicular cliff lift. The area situated in the centre of the "Exmoor National Park" and nicknamed "Englands Little Switzerland" a "Day out in Devon" would not be complete without visiting one of the southwests top attractions. . It’s the best and most exciting way to travel between these two historic towns and will be one of the highlights of the day - for Mums, Dads and all the family. Enjoy stunning views of Exmoor and the North Devon Coastline as you glide up and down the 862 foot length of track; from Lynmouth nestling at the foot of the cliffs to Lynton perched 500 feet above.

www.cliffrailwaylynton.co.uk

Bude Camping and Caravanning Club Site, Gillards Moor, St Gennys, Bude, Cornwall, EX23 0BG

Tel: 01840 230650

website: www.campingandcaravanningclub.co.uk/campsites/uk/cornwall/bude/budeRoute:

Lynton to Bude

Distance (Approx)

54 Miles

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BudeThe Castle Bude

The Bude Castle was once the home of Sir Goldsworthy Gurney the inventor of the Steam Carriage. The building now displays objects and exhibitions related to the history of Bude and Stratton and the surrounding parishes.

In addition the Castle also houses an archive collection of maps documents, books, and photographs.

www.thecastlebude.org.uk

Museum of Witchcraft

Museum of Witchcraft, which can be found by the harbour in Boscastle, is amongst Corn-wall’s most popular museums, and houses the largest collection of witchcraft related arte-facts and regalia in the world! There’s even a place to park your broomstick outside!

Learn about sacred sites, herbs and healing, magic in wartime, protection magic, fortune telling, and loads more.

Museum of Witchcraft The Harbour Boscastle Cornwall PL35 0HD

Telephone: 01840 250111

www.museumofwitchcraftandmagic.co.uk

Sennen Cove Camping and Caravanning Club Site Higher Tregiffian Farm St Buryan Penzance, TR19 6JB

Tel: 01736 871588

website: http://www.campingandcaravanningclub.co.uk/campsites/uk/cornwall/penzance/sennencove

Route:

Bude to Penzance

Distance (Approx)

92Miles

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PenzanceTremenheere Sculpture Gardens

Tremenheere Sculpture Gardens is a major new attraction in West Cornwall which opened mid September 2012. In a beautiful sheltered valley, the woods, stream and dramatic vistas provide a perfect setting for large scale exotic and sub-tropical planting. Interwoven with this there is also an evolving programme of high quality contemporary art installations. In-spirational... contemplative... a joy to visit...

www.tremenheere.co.uk

Chysauster Ancient Village

This Iron Age settlement was originally occupied almost 2,000 years ago and is one of the finest examples of such in the country.

The village was made up of of stone-walled homesteads known as ‘courtyard houses’, found only on the Land’s End peninsula and the Isles of Scilly. The houses line a ‘village street’, and each had an open central courtyard surrounded by a number of thatched rooms.

The people of Chysauster were farmers and archaeological investigations have revealed that cereal crops were grown in the fields surrounding the village. It is also highly likely that pigs and goats were kept by the settlers and the site is believed to have been occupied for around 100 years. The reason for their departure is not known but could have possibly have been due to a decrease in the population or the availability of fuel.

Today visitors can walk around the village settlement to gain a sense of what the houses would have looked like and how the settlement was laid out. There are also the remains of an enigmatic ‘fogou’ underground passage - the purpose for this could have been as a ritual building, a hiding place or a cold store - what do you think it was used for?

Set on a hillside, the site has stunning views across the countryside and out to the sea and is home to a fantastic range of flora, fauna and wildlife as well as some visiting birds enjoy-ing the warm climate of the far west of Cornwall.

www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/places/chysauster-ancient-village

PenzanceThe Lizard

Lizard Point with its lighthouse is the most southerly point in Great Britain. It is famous for the local serpentine stone, a unique metamorphic rock which is dark green veined with red and white. Serpentine ornaments were particularly fashionable in Victorian times but the village still has several serpentine turners working during the season. There are several craft shops, gift shops and galleries.

Mousehole

If you are going to spend any time in Penzance then a trip over to the picture perfect fishing village of Mousehole is a must. Once described as the loveliest village in England by poet Dylan Thomas, Mousehole is a jumble of granite cottages clinging to the hillside around a small harbour. The harbour entrance is where the village gets its name from and the harbour is also home to a small sandy beach.

www.cornwall-online.co.uk/westcornwall/mousehole.htm

California Cross Camping and Caravanning Club Site Modbury Ivybridge PL21 0SG

Tel: 01548 821297

website: http://www.campingandcaravanningclub.co.uk/campsites/uk/devon/ivybridge/californiacrossRoute:

Penzance to Ivybridge

Distance (Approx)

92Miles

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IvybridgeDelamore House

The present Delamore, the fourth house to be built on the Estate, was commissioned by Ad-miral Parker and built in 1859. Delamore has remained in the same family since 1688 when it was purchased from the malmains by Sir George Treby of Plympton. It is still a traditional agricultural Dartmoor estate.

Two of the principal rooms in the house are used as galleries for hanging paintings. Immense windows provide excellent natural light and visitors have an opportunity to view the paint-ings at leisure within the atmosphere of this impressive country house.

www.delamore-art.co.uk

Charmouth Camping and Caravanning Club Site Monkton Wyld Farm Charmouth DT6 6DB

Tel: 01297 32965

website: www.campingandcaravanningclub.co.uk/campsites/uk/dorset/nrcharmouth/charmouth

Ivybridge to Charmouth

Distance (Approx)

64 Miles

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CharmouthAbbotsbury Swannery

Abbotsbury Swannery in Dorset is unique. This is the only place in the world where you are able to walk through the heart of a colony of nesting Mute Swans. A visit to the Swannery is considered one of the best things to do in Dorset.

Located on the dramatic Dorset Coast, this unique natural wildlife habitat is also popular with film makers and has been used as a location for Harry Potter filming.

www.abbotsbury-tourism.co.uk

Beer Quarry Caves

Many of us marvel at the intricacy of stonemasons' work on numerous stately buildings, cathedrals and churches. But do we ever stop to consider where the stone came from and the history of the excavation behind it?

www.beerquarrycaves.co.uk

Lyme Regis Museum

Lyme Regis Museum stands where Dorset meets Devon on the Jurassic Coast World Herit-age Site. Built on the site of the fossilist Mary Anning’s home, the museum is an architec-tural gem packed with fascination. Discover Lyme’s history, its geology, its fossils, its artists and writers, from J M Whistler to Jane Austen to John Fowles.

www.lymeregismuseum.co.uk

Oxford Camping and Caravanning Club Site 426 Abingdon Road Oxford OX1 4XG

Tel: 01865 244088

website: www.campingandcaravanningclub.co.uk/campsites/uk/oxfordshire/oxford/oxford

Charmouth to Oxford

Distance (Approx)

136 Miles

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OxfordOxford Castle

If you thought Oxford was just about elegant spires and world-class academia then think again! Oxford Castle – Unlocked reveals Oxford’s less well known history, one that’s rich with tales of great escapes, betrayal and even romance – all within the walls of this ancient castle and prison. The site has been used as a place of incarceration since 1071, continuing until the closure of HM Prison in 1996. The old buildings have been preserved and are now open to the public revealing a time capsule – allowing the buildings to tell their story.

www.oxfordcastlequarter.com

Blenheim Palace

Blenheim Palace was built in the early 18th Century to celebrate victory over the French in the War of the Spanish Succession.

In particular, it was built as a gift to the 1st Duke of Marlborough, John Churchill, the mili-tary commander who led the Allied forces in the Battle of Blenheim on 13th August 1704. Marlborough himself received the surrender from Marshall Tallard, leader of the French forces, following the battle.

To honour the Duke’s heroic victories, Queen Anne granted his family the ruined Royal Manor and park at Woodstock, along with £240,000 with which to build a house to mark the occasion.

www.blenheimpalace.com

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