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The lovely donkey sanctuary in Sidmouth, Devon is home to hundreds of rescued donkeys. It’s totally free to enter and you can walk around and engage with them all.
They also have a cafe, a shop with everything donkey (even a donkey monopoly game!).
#donkeys #sidmouth #devon #thingstodoindevon thingstodowithkids

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The gorgeous Camelot castle in Tintagel. One of the owners is an artist and fills the hotel with his own artworks, he also famously rejected a 20 million pound deal to house asylum seekers saying it would ruin the local economy as so many of the locals in the small town rely on the jobs the castle makes available as well as destroy the local area. It does mean it gets some mixed reviews on trip advisor but I loved it and I’m proud of them for taking a stand.

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We went to the quince honey farm today, Quince Honey Farm is a working honey farm. There is a walk around section we didn’t have time to see but we did get to enjoy the cafe and shop. They have all their honeys to sample the lemon was my absolute favourite and I bought some to take home!

They have a special pollinating garden that’s the largest garden in the UK that is specifically designed for the local wildlife and that is open to the public.

There is lots of interactive things to do like rolling your own beeswax candles and they also offer bee keeping courses. #honey #devon #thingstodowithdevon

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I love these breathtaking views in Tintagel that look over the Castle.

You can see tintagel castle and its bridge so well from this spot. The castle's ruins stand partly on the mainland and partly on the island. In medieval times the two halves were connected by a bridge.

Over the centuries, the land bridge disappeared, a chasm setting the castle apart. The only route to visit the historic ruins became a set of winding stairs, climbing over 100 steps to reach the clifftop.

The new Tintagel Bridge, opened in 2019 at a cost of 5 million pounds, its a spectacular 72-meter footbridge reconnecting the mainland to the castle island (Tintagel, Cornwall). It was designed by Ney & Partners and William Matthews Associates, it spans the 60-meter-high gorge where a natural land bridge stood until collapsing in the 15th-16th centuries

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Tintagel old post office

Acquired in 1903, this unusual and atmospheric 14th-century yeoman’s farmhouse is the Trust’s first built property in Cornwall. It’s known for it’s famously wavy slate roof and over 600 years of history.

The building served many purposes over the years, it’s final use of the building was as the letter-receiving office for the village, sometime between 1870-1878.

By the late 19th century the house was in a bad state of repair and was in danger of being demolished. Thankfully, it was saved by a local group who bought the house from an auction, having raised the funds to buy it. The National Trust agreed to look after the house and acquired it for £200 in 1903. #tintagel #oldpostofficetintagel #cornwall

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Super cute cafe in Westcliff on Sea #westcliffonseaessex🇬🇧 #westcliff #southend #cafes #coffee

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Found the cutest ever cafe today called Lopeto cafe. It’s sat in the priory gardens at Orpington and they sell dedicated duck and bird food so you can feed the geese and ducks whilst enjoying your coffee.

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Following dissolution the former abbey was granted to Sir William Fitzherbert, who was the treasurer of the king’s household. The abbey itself was mostly demolished, with stone reused in local building work including at Loseley Park. Waverley Abbey House was built within the former abbey precinct, just north of the core abbey ruins. It is now a cafe and hotel.

It has some lovely grounds and they have created a little prayer grief garden, designed to help people process pain, loss and grief.
The Remembering Garden is for anyone who has experienced a loss – of a loved one, a job, a relationship.
Based upon a well-researched model of bereavement that identifies 4 ‘tasks’ of grief, the garden’s installations are laid out in 4 areas. @waverleyabbey #waverleyabbey #surrey #englishruins #englishheritage

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The abbey has this beautiful yew tree, estimated at over 500 years old, it likely grew shortly after the abbey was dissolved in 1536. It is a multi-stemmed, veteran tree with a girth of 6.78m. @waverleyabbey #waverleyabbey #ruins #ancientruins #england #surrey

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Stumbled across this lovely cafe and on the grounds was the first Cistercian monastery in Britain. A small group of monks from France settled in this quiet spot by the River Wey in 1128, and Waverley soon became the springboard for Cistercian settlement in southern England.

The abbey was suppressed in 1536 as part of King Henry VIII’s Dissolution of the Monasteries. Subsequently, largely demolished, its stone was reused in local buildings, likely including “Waverley Abbey House”, which was built in 1723 in the northern portion of the former abbey precinct. @waverleyabbey #waverleyabbey #ruins #ancientruins #england #surrey

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