3. The Tank MuseumBovington The Tank Museum is a collection of armoured fighting vehicles at Bovington Camp in Dorset, South West England. It is about 1 mile north of the village of Wool and 12 miles west of the major port of Poole. The collection traces the history of the tank. With almost 300 vehicles on exhibition from 26 countries it is the largest collection of tanks and the third largest collection of armoured vehicles in the world. It includes Tiger 131, the only working example of a German Tiger I tank, and a British First World War Mark I, the world's oldest surviving combat tank. It is the museum of the Royal Tank Regiment and the Royal Armoured Corps and is a registered charity. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
5. Wookey Hole CavesWookey Hole Wookey Hole Caves are a series of limestone caverns, a show cave and tourist attraction in the village of Wookey Hole on the southern edge of the Mendip Hills near Wells in Somerset, England. The River Axe flows through the cave. It is a Site of Special Scientific Interest for both biological and geological reasons. Wookey Hole cave is a solutional cave, one that is formed by a process of weathering in which the natural acid in groundwater dissolves the rocks. Some water originates as rain that flows into streams on impervious rocks on the plateau before sinking at the limestone boundary into cave systems such as Swildon's Hole, Eastwater Cavern and St Cuthbert's Swallet; the rest is rain that percolates directly through the limestone. The temperature in the caves is a constant 11 °C . Th... From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
6. Lulworth CoveWest Lulworth Lulworth Camp is a British Army base that is home to the Armoured Fighting Vehicle Gunnery School and runs the Lulworth Ranges on the southern coast of Dorset, England. It is part of Bovington Garrison and is located on the Purbeck Ridge between the villages of East and West Lulworth. The camp lies immediately southeast of the road junction between the B 3070 and B 3071 and about a mile northeast of Lulworth Cove. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
7. Perranporth BeachPerranporth Perranporth is a medium-sized seaside resort town on the north coast of Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is 1 mile east of the St Agnes Heritage Coastline, and around 8 miles south-west of Newquay. Perranporth and its 3 miles long beach face the Atlantic Ocean. It has a population of 3,066, and is the largest settlement in the civil parish of Perranzabuloe. It has an electoral ward in its own name, whose population was 4,270 in the 2011 census.The town's modern name comes from Porth Peran, the Cornish for the cove of Saint Piran, the patron saint of Cornwall. He founded St Piran's Oratory on Penhale Sands near Perranporth in the 7th century. Buried under sand for many centuries, it was unearthed in the 19th century. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
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The Dolphin Pub, Hotel and Restaurant, Bovey Tracey
Bovey Tracey's most warm and welcoming public house invites you to Forget about England's performance in the euros, drown the sorrows of the Irish team, avoid the greek currency crisis and escape the endless round of celebrity gossip or drama in the soaps by taking time out in Devon for a drink, meal or overnight stay in the edge of Dartmoor at The Dolphin in Bovey Tracey. Russia may be the new favourites in Europe, but the Dolphin is the place to raise a glass for England (or drown your sorrows!). The Dolphin is also perfect place to take a date for the evening - with great food, good company, and a warm atmosphere, The Dolphin provides a premier Devon pub experience
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.