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Links to tourist and visitor attractions in Cornwall, Devon, and Somerset

Cornwall

Blue Reef Aquarium - part of a new generation of sealife attractions designed to inspire understanding and appreciation of the natural world
Charlestown Shipwreck and Heritage Centre - The largest private collection of shipwreck and historical artefacts on public display in Europe
Cornish Mining - everything you need to know about its history, technology, people, etc. - World Heritage
Cornwall - accommodation, attractions, events, classifieds, personals and a business directory.
Cornwall County Council
Cornwall Library Service
Cornwall Search Engine - news, weather, what's on, advice, services, classifieds and more.
Cornwall's Wireless Hotspots
Cornwall WebCams
The Eden Project - education and communication of the major environmental issues of the day, presented in an engaging, involving, even humorous way
The Flambards Experience - The best day of the week; Fun Park, Britain in the Blitz, Victorian Village, aircraft park,
Geevor Tin Mine - The largest preserved mining site in the UK, on the Atlantic Coast, where Cornwall's mining history comes to life. Until 1990 Geevor was a working mine, now a museum, a guided underground tour through old workings, a shop and a cafe
Goonhilly Satellite Earth Station Experience - largest and oldest satellite station on earth
Gorseth Kernow - the Celtic spirit of Cornwall
Land's End - The most westerly point of mainland Britain, surrounded by spectacular Atlantic Ocean views
Levant Mine and Beam Engine - National Trust - Working beam engine, steaming again after 60 idle years, underground tours, winding and pumping shafts and electric winding engine
The Lost Gardens of Heligan - a magnificent obsession brought these once glorious gardens back to life in every sense (shown in the photo, right)
Minack (open-air) Theatre - Theatre, gardens, and more
Rosemary's Cornwall links - Art, Attractions, Castles, Churches, Festivals, Film/Tv, Food, Gardens, Legends, Property, People, Pubs.
Saint Michael's Mount - the island world of St Michael’s Mount; legend, myth; over a thousand years of history, walk the causeway at low water
Warlinenn - Cornish Language Fellowship - Cornish dictionary, phrasebook, placenames, the Cornish language

Devon

Adventure Park - Crealy's - year-round events
Beer Quarry Caves, East Devon - vast man-made complex of underground caverns
Becky Falls Woodland Park - Walks In a stunning Dartmoor valley, for younger and older visitors.
Model Village, Babbacombe - Thousands of miniature buildings, people and vehicles
Berry Pomeroy Castle - English Heritage - Begun in c.1560 and ambitiously enlarged from c.1600, their mansion was intended to become the most spectacular house in Devon
Bicton Gardens - Magnificent gardens are set in East Devon's picturesque Otter Valley, between the ancient city of Exeter and southwest England's Jurassic Coast World Heritage Site
Buckfast Abbey - Home to a Roman Catholic community of Benedictine monks
Buckland Abbey - National Trust - Home of Sir Francis Drake, and Drake's drum
Canonteign Falls - The highest waterfall in England
Castle Drogo - National Trust - Work of Sir Edwin Lutyens and the last castle to be built in England
Clovelly - steepl cobbled street, and harbour
Cobbaton Combat Collection - Military museum and tourist attraction, mostly WW2, tanks, guns, helmets, artillery, grenades, bombs, ration books, gas masks, ARP and Home Guard uniforms, and blackout lamps.
Coldharbour Mill - 200 year old spinning mill set in the tranquil village of Uffculme, Devon
Crown Hill Fort - Landmark Trust - Best preserved of Lord Palmerston’s Ring of Fire
Devon Railway Centre - Two railways with unlimited train rides along the Exe Valley
Dartington Crystal visitor centre - See first hand how our crystal is hand crafted with skill and care
Dartmouth Castle - English Heritage - Well-preserved castle sited on the entrance of the Dart estuary
Dinosaur Park - wildlife and dinosaurs, Coombe Martin
Fursdon House - Historic house and gardens - plus holiday accommodation
Hedgehog Hospital, Prickly Ball Farm - hedgehogs and other animals
House of Marbles - Makers and purveyors of a world famous range of Glass Marbles, Glassware, and Decorative Glass Accessories, Traditional Games, Toys, and Crafts
Kents Cavern - The most famous Stone Age home in Britain and a unique place to experience
Killerton - National Trust - Gardens, parkland, 'Paulise de Bush' costume collection, with over 9,000 outfits
Lappa Valley Steam Railway - narrow gauge railway that runs on one of the oldest railway trackbeds in Cornwall
Living Coasts - Torquay’s coastal zoo and conservation charity
Lydford Gorge - National Trust - Woodland trails through a deep ravine, thunderous Whitelady waterfall, the Devil's Cauldron whirlpools, oak woodland with abundant wildlife and wild flowers
Morwellham Quay - Cornish mining, Victorian history, shipping in the age of sail, cottage gardens, reed-beds, old farm machinery, or if you simply want a continually stimulating and entertaining day out Morwellham Quay is the place to visit! (photo, right)
National Marine Aquarium - Our mission: To inspire everyone to enjoy, learn and care about our Oceans through amazing, memorable experiences.
Okehampton Castle - English Heritage - The remains of the largest castle in Devon, picturesque setting on a wooded spur above the River Okement
Paignton Zoo - Home to thousands of amazing animals and plants
Pennywell Farm - http://www.pennywellfarm.co.uk/ - Ponies and piglets, slides, go-karts, quad bikes and train rides, eagles and owls, walks and mazes, goats and guinea pigs, reindeer and rides, hedgehogs and bunnies, trampolines and tractors, ice creams and a licensed restaurant.
Powderham Castle - home of the Earl of Devon
Quaywest Waterpark - Apart from the waterpark itself, Quaywest is set in a lovely area of Goodrington Beach.
Quince Honey Farm - The indoor apiary allows close up viewing in complete safety
River Dart Country Park - Over ninety acres of wonderful woods, beautiful lakes
Seaton Tramway - Open top trams, and three enclosed single-deck saloons
South Devon Railway - a Standard Gauge Railway between Buckfastleigh and Totnes in South Devon, England beside the fast flowing river Dart
Start Point Lighthouse - Trinity House - One of the most exposed peninsulas on the English Coast
Teign Valley Glass - Makers and purveyors of a world famous range of Glass Marbles, Glassware, and Decorative Glass Accessories, Traditional Games, Toys, and Crafts
Tiverton Canal - horse-drawn canal barge trips, rowing, tea barge
Tiverton Museum of Mid-Devon Life - A museum of Social, Agricultural, Transport and Local History
Torre Abbey - opening again mid-2008 after a multi-million pound makeover
Totnes Castle - English Heritage - A classic Norman motte and bailey castle
Tuckers Maltings - The only traditional Maltings in England that is open to the public for guided tours
Wildlife Park - wildlife and dinosaurs, Coombe Martin
Woodlands - excellent value for a whole day of adventure and fun at the south west all-weather family park
World of Country life - Devon's No.1 all-weather family attraction

Somerset

Animal Farm Adventure Park - 23 acres on the Somerset levels behind Brean Sands and one mile from Berrow
Bishop's Palace - home to the Bishop of Bath and Wells for 800 years
Brean Leisure Park - one of the most exciting amusement parks in the UK
Cheddar Caves and Cheddar Gorge - Cathedral-like Caves and Britain's biggest Gorge are Ice- age river beds
Dunster Castle - National Trust - a fortress for over 1,000 years, hilltop with sweeping views of Exmoor and the Bristol Channel, terraced gardens with sub-tropical plants, the National Collection of strawberry trees
Fleet Air Arm Museum - The largest collection of Naval aircraft in Europe; BAe Concorde 002
Glastonbury Abbey - Romantic ruins, in the heart of Somerset; the seat of Christianity in England
Haynes International Motor Museum - the UK's largest exhibition of the greatest cars from around the world
Tropiquaria Animal and Adventure Park - Hold a snake or tarantula; visit the puppet show and aquarium
Wells Cathedral - Treasures from the 13th to the 15th centuries, including Vicars' Close, the oldest continuously inhabited street in Europe
West Somerset Railway - a true country branch line of the old Great Western Railway, or GWR, with ten stations on a twenty mile scenic journey
Wildlife Park at Cricket St Thomas - one of the top wildlife parks in the south west
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