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Unusual Attractions in Devon

Wistman's Wood

This tangled English forest looks like something right out of a fairytale.

Hound Tor

Legend says these rocks used to be hunting dogs, a story that may have inspired Sherlock Holmes' most famous case.

Burgh Island

Take a sea tractor to the Art Deco hotel on the island that inspired Agatha Christie.

Buckfast Abbey

This historic Benedictine monastery brews a booze so toxic that it has often been blamed almost singularly for Scottish hooliganism.

Berry Pomeroy Castle

A ruined castle has more than its fair share of legends and ghost stories.

Jay's Grave

This grave resides at the crossroad of three parishes.

Bowerman's Nose

The legend says that this English rock formation was once a hunter who was turned to stone by annoyed witches.

Hollowcombe Bottom

The site of a mysterious pony massacre is rich with extraterrestrial conspiracy theories.

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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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