Visitor attractions and information - Okehampton
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Castle Drogo, Drewsteignton, nr Exeter, Devon
EX6 6PB. Telephone: 01647 433306. The 'last castle to be built
in England'. One of the most remarkable works of architect Sir
Edwin Lutyens. Dramatic views over Dartmoor. National Trust.
Charges apply. About 9
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Museum
of Dartmoor Life, West Street, Okehampton, Devon, EX20 1HQ. Tel:
01837 52295. Housed in a 19th century mill in a cobbled Victorian
courtyard. Copper mining, a blacksmith's forge, Kitchen &
Range. Mint your own medieval coin. Lift between the 3 floors. www.museumofdartmoorlife.eclipse.co.uk. Location: In the centre of Okehampton. |
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Finch Foundry, Sticklepath, Okehampton, Devon
EX20 2NW. Tel: 01837 840046. Fascinating 19th-century water-powered
forge in working order. Set amidst Dartmoor's dramatic countryside.
National Trust. Charges apply. (Photo © NTPL / Ian Shaw).
www.nationaltrust.org.uk. About
4 miles east of Okehampton. |
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