Places to see in ( Tavistock - UK )
Places to see in ( Tavistock - UK )
Tavistock is an ancient stannary and market town within West Devon, England. Tavistock is situated on the River Tavy from which its name derives. Tavistock traces its recorded history back to at least AD 961 when Tavistock Abbey, whose ruins lie in the centre of the town, was founded. Its most famous son is Sir Francis Drake.
Tavistock lies on the edge of Dartmoor, around 24 kilometres (14.9 mi) north of Plymouth on the A386, The town of Tavistock is centred on the paved amenity of Bedford Square, around which are found St. Eustachius' Church and the Abbey ruins, to the west, the Grade 2-listed Town Hall, the disused former Guildhall/magistrates' court buildings, and Pannier Market buildings behind the Town Hall. Abbey Bridge crosses the River Tavy to the south, while West Street and Duke Street, on either side of the north end of the square, form the main shopping areas, with the indoor market running behind Duke Street.
Plymouth Road, the A386 heading west from the centre of the square, is home to much of the town's tourist trade, with many hotels and bed and breakfast establishments, as well as the town's bus station. Between Plymouth Road and the Tavy is the park, known locally as the Meadows, along with car parks, the Wharf theatre, cinema and culture centre, and a public recreation pool. West of the Meadows are found the substantial playing fields and buildings of Tavistock College, reached by an underpass below the A386. Further south along the Plymouth Road/A386 lie industrial estates, supermarkets and other large retail outlets. To the north and east of town lies Whitchurch Down, where Dartmoor begins immediately.
Tavistock is a small market town, providing shopping and entertainment for its residents, many small outlying villages and the local farming community. It is a centre for the West Devon and Dartmoor tourist trade.
( Tavistock - UK ) is well know as a tourist destination because of the variety of places you can enjoy while you are visiting the city of Tavistock . Through a series of videos we will try to show you recommended places to visit in Tavistock - UK
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Thrifty Trips - Plymouth, England: Historical Sites, Marine Life, and a 10K Dash for a Medal
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A wonderful ocean city in southwest England, there are all sorts of free and cheap things to see in Plymouth. Just stay away from the Mexican food...
Tavistock from above
Tavistock, a small borough of less than a dozen residents in Camden County is the epitome of home rule in the Garden State. It was formed for the purpose of allowing the members of Tavistock Country Club the ability to play golf on Sundays. This was prohibited at the Haddon Country Club which was governed by a local blue law prohibiting sporting activities on Sundays.
Graveyard Beauty - Cemeteries of Tavistock, Devon, UK.
Exploring old churches and cemeteries is something I love to do. Some find them morbid creepy places but I feel quite the opposite. Churches and graveyards can tell you so much about the social history of the local area, and older ones in particular are filled with beautiful monuments and memorials, and are also often a haven for wildlife and insects.
This is a film I took of two cemeteries in Tavistock, Devon.
The old Victorian cemetery.
The main cemetery which is still used for interment.
The memorial for Harry Rogers who was 19 when he lost his life in the Titanic disaster.
Apologies for the dodgy camera work. I filmed it on an iPhone which is a bit of a pain to hold steady.
I had to replace the audio as most of it was filled with wind and traffic noise, even through neither was that loud at the time of recording.
Devon - Tavistock Pannier Market
TAVISTOCK: im Zentrum der Stadt - direkt hinter dem Rathaus - befindet sich die große Markthalle, der : Pannier Market.
Dort findet von Dienstag bis Samstag ein reges Markttreiben statt.
Alles was man braucht - oder auch nicht - ist dort im Angebot.
Man hat auch immer die Zeit, ein Gespräch zu führen . . .
Hiking on Dartmoor - Fur Tor (Trying To Reach Cranmere Pool ) - Hiking For Beginners
More hiking for beginners by beginners. Today, on our 2nd Dartmoor walk, the two men and a dog work towards Cranmere Pool, which we have heard is one of the furthest places in the Southwest from any road... so quite a trek on our hands then. Perhaps we should have left earlier?!
Via the Mary Tavy Valley and Fur Tor, today's journey is just about as bleak as Dartmoor can get, but still as picturesque as ever.
Follow the link below if you would like an easy to follow breakdown of the route that we took
Visiting Burrator in Devon
This week I went to Burrator Resevoir in Devon, U.K. and took my camera with me. Although I shot the video during late October 2009, many of the trees still had their leaves and it didn't feel cold enough for late Autumn at all. Your polite comments are welcomed - sorry for the quality of some of the video - saving up for a better camera soon.
Selestat, France -- Romanesque Church -- and Pretzels!
Selestat, Alsace, France was where I saw this Romanesque church. There's a gorgeous Gothic church right nearby.
This city is mixed, and I saw Muslim women in full veil.
Signs of the Zodiac are often found in old churches. A lot had to do with the seasons, and the Zodiac signs were handy symbols. I get angry a bit when people find out I read runes professionally -- Astrology and all that -- that's Satan! They probably don't even know that Gothic church architecture was created under Abbé Suger to honor Lucifer, the Light Bearer.
When I asked the little girls why they were climbing, they paused -- would they get in trouble? I asked one what she was eating, and it was a pretzel, a staple food in this region. I even saw a stone pretzel over a door in Kaysersberg nearby. 16th century!
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St. Peter's Church - Riga, Latvia
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- Our hotel from the steeple of St. Peter's church. by Jackdrury from a blog titled Riga and CNN
- Dzelz bridge from St. Peter's Church, Riga by Everardt from a blog titled Riga
- Citty Hall and St. Peter's Church by Pink-obsessed from a blog titled Riga, Latvia
- St. Peter's Church by Tenvols from a blog titled Riga Old Town
- St. Peter's Church by Travelingdiva from a blog titled Stuck in Riga
- St. Peter's Church by Steph_444 from a blog titled Museums and Food
Dartmoor The Threatened Wilderness-Spring Pt 1/3
Spring episode, part 1 of 3, taken from a recording in 1987 on channel 4. Narrated by Brian Carter and music by Simon Webb Producer Brian Skilton.
This is one of my favourite Devon Places, this series of four programmes was released again in 2003 under the Discover England banner Dartmoor, spring Summer, Autumn and Winter.
The copyright remains with the original owners broadcasters etc, it is shown as a tribute to their work and for me a unique record of a very special place called Dartmoor.