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August. Location (s) Escot Park, Ottery St Mary, Devon, England. Years active. 2003–present. Website. www.beautifuldays.org. Beautiful Days is a music festival that takes place in August at Escot Park, near Ottery St Mary, Devon. The festival was founded by, and is managed by the band The Levellers and was first held in 2003.
Devon (/ ˈdɛvən / DEV-ən; historically also known as Devonshire /- ʃɪər, - ʃər / -sheer, -shər) is a ceremonial county in South West England. It is bordered by the Bristol Channel to the north, Somerset and Dorset to the east, the English Channel to the south, and Cornwall to the west. The city of Plymouth is the largest ...
A car of the cliff railway. The lower station of the cliff railway. Babbacombe Cliff Railway, also known as the Babbacombe Cliff Lift, is a funicular railway in the town of Torquay in the English county of Devon. It links Babbacombe Downs with Oddicombe Beach. The line formerly ran every day between 09:30 and 17:30, with a closure period in ...
4 ft 8 + 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge. The Exeter to Plymouth railway of the London and South Western Railway (LSWR) was the westernmost part of a route competing with that of the Great Western Railway (GWR) and its 'associated companies' from London and Exeter to Plymouth in Devon, England. Whereas the GWR route from Exeter followed the ...
Tavistock (/ ˈ t æ v ɪ s t ɒ k / TAV-iss-tok) is an ancient stannary and market town in West Devon, England.It is situated on the River Tavy, from which its name derives.At the 2011 census, the three electoral wards (North, South and South West) had a population of 13,028. [2]
Coordinates: 51°13′53″N 3°50′04″W. Lynton and Lynmouth Cliff Railway in 2003. The Lynton and Lynmouth Cliff Railway is a water-powered funicular joining the twin towns of Lynton and Lynmouth on the rugged coast of North Devon in southwest England. Lynton and Lynmouth are separated by a high cliff, making it hard for people and goods ...
Crealy Theme Park & Resort, formerly Crealy Adventure Park & Resort, is a family theme park in Southwest England with over 60 rides, attractions, live shows, animal attractions and Sooty Land. Just outside Exeter in over 100 acres of countryside, it also has a large lodge, campsites and variety of entertainment and sport facilities.
Rougemont Castle, also known as Exeter Castle, is the historic castle of the city of Exeter, Devon, England. It was built into the northern corner of the Roman city walls starting in or shortly after the year 1068, following Exeter's rebellion against William the Conqueror. In 1136 it was besieged for three months by King Stephen.