East Devon

Properties and events in East Devon

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A global mission of Faith and Freedom: Bishop Samuel Ajayi Crowther and Sir Thomas Dyke Acland, 10th baronet

National Trust, Killerton House, Broadclyst, Exeter, Devon, EX5 3LE
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A small exhibition to share what we know of the personal, social and spiritual concerns that connected the first Black Anglican Bishop, Samuel Ajayi Crowther (c. 1809 – 31 December 1891) and Sir Thomas Dyke Acland, 10th Baronet (1787-1871).

All at sea! Story telling - Our Maritime Heritage

Vicarage Road, East Budleigh, Budleigh Salterton, Devon, EX9 7EF
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All at sea - what maritime stories! Hear how Sir Walter Raleigh as a boy watched the trading ships arrive in bustling Budleigh Haven, learn how Vice Admiral Preedy aboard the Agamemnon laid the first transatlantic cable, and the nature reserve today.

Clyston Mill on the Killerton estate

National Trust, Clyston Mill, Broadclyst, Exeter, Devon, EX5 3DX
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Step back in time to discover how Victorian engineering harnessed the power of water in this historic mill.

Columbjohn Chapel and the Gatehouse Arch on the Killerton Estate

Columbjohn Farm, Rewe, Exeter, Devon, EX5 4ER
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Columbjohn Chapel and Gatehouse Arch: intriguing remains of an ornate C17th arch, isolated Chapel and the site of a lost Tudor mansion. Exeter University's excavation of the site features in Digging for Britain, available on BBC iplayer.

Exhibition: The Aclands of Killerton in the 1920's.

National Trust, Killerton House, Broadclyst, Exeter, Devon, EX5 3LE
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Devon History Society explore the public service of Eleanor and Frances Acland in the 1920s

Killerton House, Garden and Park

National Trust, Killerton House, Broadclyst, Exeter, Devon, EX5 3LE
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Enjoy Killerton's glorious landscaped garden, extensive parkland, fine 18th-century house and unique fashion collection.

Manor Mill, Branscombe

Manor Mill Farm, Branscombe, Seaton, Devon, EX12 3DE
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See inside a fully working Victorian watermill. See the mighty waterwheel turn the cogs and stones to produce freshly milled grain.