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Tiny fishing smacks still set out from the cove each day, much as they probably did in 1588 when the Spanish Armada was first sighted off the Devon coast.

Tavistock's wealth was generated in early Victorian times by the nearby Devon Great Consols mine, which was dug on land owned by the 7th Duke of Bedford.

The red sandstone cliffs of East Devon break into the green and pastoral valley of the River Sid; Sidmouth lines the slopes of the gap.

But farmers from all over South Devon still bring their animals to the town for the Wednesday livestock sales.

The Exe was one of Devon's richest salmon rivers, although as early as the 19th century concern was being expressed about the level of the stocks - vast numbers were taken when they were on their way upstream

Though never one of Devon's more fashionable resorts, it has a charm of its own and an attractive setting.

In 1971, Devon council took over the canal from British Waterways and have retained it as a leisure amenity ever since.

In the distance we see the great cliff of High Peak - one of the highest points along the Devon coast.

These two forms of transport still battle for space in the lanes of South Devon.

Over the old south doorway is one of the finest tympanums in Devon, the only one to show the adoration of the Magi.

The seat of the Courtenays, the Earls of Devon, Powderham Castle was first built on this site in the late 14th century.

The great tragedian Edmund Kean performed on stage there during his tour of South Devon.

The land behind the long-disappeared beach huts is part of the Royal North Devon Golf Club.

Cruciform in plan, it is early 14th-century (one of only seven remaining in Devon) and contains the finest collection of monuments in the county.

The latter are decorated with the only carved poppy-heads in Devon. In 1586 the Elizabethan dramatist John Ford was baptised here.

On the far right, opposite the end of the pier and hidden by the Devon mist, is Larkstone Cove, site of a lime kiln where Welsh coal burnt Welsh limestone to produce the lime that was vital to regulate

Smuggling was rife on the East Devon coast as an organised industry well into the 19th century, hence the strong coastguard presence in every town.

As with so many East Devon villages, a tiny stream - the Beer Brook - runs down the main street, first on one side of the road and then on the other.

The 50 steps alongside the wall (centre) lead to a churchyard with one of the finest views in Devon.

The 50 steps alongside the wall (centre) lead to a churchyard with one of the finest views in Devon.

South Devon Railway purchased the first Catholic Church of 1854 for £2000 after deciding to open the rail- way tunnels beneath it.

French-derived names are common in North Devon; there was an influx of Huguenots from France in 1685 when they were being persecuted.

Pilton is an ancient settlement, one of King Alfred's four original Devon burhs (burh means 'defended place'), and was built to guard the estuary.

Hope is one of the more remote corners of Devon, located on the west side of the South Hams, six miles from Kingsbridge.