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A lace maker works at a floral sprig of Honiton lace outside her cottage door at Beer in South Devon.

A lace maker works at a floral sprig of Honiton lace outside her cottage door at Beer in South Devon.

The River Sid starts its short journey to the sea amidst the high land at Broad Down and Farway; here the Bronze Age inhabitants of East Devon buried their dead.

Close to Tiverton, this could be said to be archetypal Devon: rolling hills, cultivated fields and a small farm tucked away from the world.

In earlier times both the Trent and the Devon were actively fished, sometimes illegally.

Motorists heading out of Cornwall from Callington must descend a steep hill through the old mining village of Gunnislake, which is situated in the Tamar valley close to the Devon border.

A walk through the countryside around Uplyme often takes you as much into Dorset as Devon, for the county border weaves around the ridges, woods and tiny brooks of the locality.

The end of our coastal journey brings us to one of the finest churches in Devon.

The end of our coastal journey brings us to one of the finest churches in Devon.

This was a typical Devon seaside community where smuggling was endemic.

In earlier times both the Trent and the Devon were actively fished, sometimes illegally.

The River Sid starts its short journey to the sea amidst the high land at Broad Down and Farway; here the Bronze Age inhabitants of East Devon buried their dead.

The end of our coastal journey brings us to one of the finest churches in Devon.

Sidmouth nestles in a broad valley where the pastoral countryside of East Devon sweeps down to the sea.

Buckfastleigh was for centuries the centre of the South Devon cloth industry, as its location on the Dart meant there was a ready source of power.

Visitors approaching from Devon descend this steep hill to the sea at Lyme.

It is an excellent centre for visitors wishing to explore the coast and downland of this part of Dorset and nearby east Devon.

Chardstock was a Dorset village until 1886, when it was 'moved' across into Devon.

Both the hillside and village are named after the Devon-born churchman who brought Christianity to Germany.

Subsequently, it would become the Alexandra Hospital, which remained in business until 1978 when the new North Devon General hospital was opened.

The high ridges surrounding the upper reaches of the River Otter offer wonderful views across the East Devon countryside.

Devonport stands to the west of the city of Plymouth, and is the newest of the three towns that make up Devon's largest urban area.

The Warren House Inn, at over 1400 feet above sea level, has the distinction of being the highest pub in Devon and one of the highest in the country.

Woodbury Common is crowned by the massive Iron Age hill-fort of Woodbury Castle, visible from miles around and one of the best viewpoints in Devon.