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Dozmary Pool is a remote, atmospheric natural lake on Bodmin Moor in Cornwall. It is famous as the legendary home of the Lady of the Lake in Arthurian legend.

Legend says this is where King Arthur received Excalibur from the Lady of the Lake, and where Sir Bedivere later hurled the sword back as Arthur lay dying.
There is also local folklore claiming a wicked local figure named Tregeagle was doomed to empty the “bottomless” pool using a limpet shell with a hole in it.
Despite old tales of it being bottomless, the pool is actually quite shallow (only a few feet deep in many parts) and can occasionally shrink or dry up during prolonged dry spells.
Dozmary Pool is situated near the village of Bolventor on Bodmin Moor, roughly 15 km northeast of Bodmin. You can drive right up to it although there is very limited parking. #Arthur #arthurianlegend #legens #dozmarypool

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some super cute halloween, autumn and even Christmas goodies at Homleigh garden centre.

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Nestled on a clifftop above the picturesque seaside town of Salcombe, Overbeck’s is a subtropical garden full of colour. Due to its sheltered location and unique climate, rare and plants thrive have been able to thrive including banana trees, cacti and palms.

The garden is named after the inventor and eccentric collector Otto Overbeck who lived at the property from 1928.

The most remarkable of Overbeck's inventions is 'The Rejuvenator'; a machine that applied small electrical current to the body, through a series of electrodes. Overbeck claimed that his Rejuvenator helped restore correct electrical balance to the human body and could cure all manner of illness.

The money he made from sales of the Rejuvenator helped fund his purchase of the property here, and indulge his passion for collecting.#salcombe #overbeck #overbecksgarden #tropicalgardens #nationaltrust

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Nestled on a clifftop above the picturesque seaside town of Salcombe, Overbeck’s is a subtropical garden full of colour. Due to its sheltered location and unique climate, rare and plants thrive have been able to thrive including banana trees, cacti and palms.

The garden is named after the inventor and eccentric collector Otto Overbeck who lived at the property from 1928.

The most remarkable of Overbeck's inventions is 'The Rejuvenator'; a machine that applied small electrical current to the body, through a series of electrodes. Overbeck claimed that his Rejuvenator helped restore correct electrical balance to the human body and could cure all manner of illness.

The money he made from sales of the Rejuvenator helped fund his purchase of the property here, and indulge his passion for collecting.#salcombe #overbeck #overbecksgarden #tropicalgardens #nationaltrust

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Fort Charles, also known as Salcombe Castle, famously served as the last Royalist stronghold in the country to surrender to Parliamentary forces, holding out under siege until May 7, 1646.

It is now a ruined 16th-century coastal artillery fort located on a rocky outcrop just off North Sands beach in Salcombe, Devon.
Construction of the castle began in 1544 by order of King Henry VIII during a French invasion scare to defend the mouth of the Kingsbridge Estuary and Salcombe Harbour. It was then re-occupied and strengthened in 1643 under Royalist commander Sir Edmund Fortescue and renamed Fort Charles.#salcombe #devon #travel #castle #History

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The present building began in around 1320, when Geoffrey Gilbert built a manor house after his marriage to Joan, daughter and heiress of William de Compton. The property subsequently remained closely associated with the Gilbert family for around 600 years.
The castle was substantially altered during the 15th and early 16th centuries.
Compton Castle is particularly associated with Sir Humphrey Gilbert (1537–1583), the Elizabethan navigator, soldier and explorer. Gilbert received Letters Patent from Queen Elizabeth I in 1578, authorising him to explore and claim territories not held by a Christian ruler. In 1583 he sailed to North America with a fleet carrying colonists and claimed Newfoundland for Elizabeth I. Later that year, while returning across the Atlantic, his ship Squirrel was lost in a storm near the Azores and Gilbert died with his crew.

Gilbert was also the half-brother of Sir Walter Raleigh, another prominent figure in England’s Elizabethan overseas expansion.

By around 1750, the Gilbert family had left Compton and the property subsequently became a farm. The castle fell into considerable disrepair: by the 18th century the Great Hall had collapsed and, by the 19th century, much of the building was roofless and overgrown.

A major restoration began in the 20th century after Commander Walter Raleigh Gilbert purchased the castle in 1931. Working with his wife Joan and specialist conservation craftsmen, he undertook an extensive programme of restoration.

I loved the dressing up section here, I do feel I was born in the wrong clothing era as I would love to wear these kinds of clothes and it was so fun trying them on!

📍 Compton Castle, Marldon, Devon
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Coleton Fishacre was the country home of the D’Oyly Carte family, built in the Arts & Crafts style, the property is imbued with Art Deco elegance. Rupert and Lady Dorothy commissioned renowned architect Oswald Milne to design Coleton Fishacre.

Rupert was the son of Richard D’Oyly Carte a famous impresario and hotelier. In 1975 he asked the dramatist W. S. Gilbert and the composer Arthur Sullivan to collaborate on a short comic opera to round out an evening’s entertainment. When that work, Trial by Jury, became a success, Carte put together a syndicate to produce the full-length Gilbert and Sullivan.

He also built the Savoy group including the Savoy Theatre (the first public building lit entirely by electricity) and founded luxury hotels such as the Savoy Hotel, Claridge’s, and the Berkeley. #travel #coletonfishacre #nationaltrust #paignton #devon

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Coleton Fishacre was the country home of the D’Oyly Carte family, built in the Arts & Crafts style, the property is imbued with Art Deco elegance. Rupert and Lady Dorothy commissioned renowned architect Oswald Milne to design Coleton Fishacre.

Rupert was the son of Richard D’Oyly Carte a famous impresario and hotelier. In 1975 he asked the dramatist W. S. Gilbert and the composer Arthur Sullivan to collaborate on a short comic opera to round out an evening’s entertainment. When that work, Trial by Jury, became a success, Carte put together a syndicate to produce the full-length Gilbert and Sullivan.

He also built the Savoy group including the Savoy Theatre (the first public building lit entirely by electricity) and founded luxury hotels such as the Savoy Hotel, Claridge’s, and the Berkeley. #travel #coletonfishacre #nationaltrust #paignton #devon

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Devon’s Mew stone, shag stone and dragons tail. The Mew Stone is the largest of the rocks and is an important seabird site and is also notable for grey seals; the National Trust describes it as the most easterly place in the English Channel where grey seals haul out on land.
The Shag Stone is one of the smaller rocky companions around the Mew Stone.
The Dragon’s Tail is formed of a group of offshore rocks/reefs, they are a known place for spotting seals. #shagstone #mewstone #dragonstail #devon #secretdevon