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LYDFORD, DEVONSHIRE, UK
The Dartmoor Village of National Historical Importance http://www.lydford.co.uk |
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The Village of Lydford, founded by King Alfred in about 890 AD as a fortified Anglo-Saxon town to help to defend Wessex against the Vikings, is located in West Devon within the Dartmoor National Park, and contains the historic Lydford Castle and Church and the spectacular Lydford Gorge with its Devil's Cauldron and elegant "White Lady" waterfall. It is an ideal centre for seeing North, Central & South Devon, the cathedral city of Exeter and Plymouth & its Hoe, and it has quick access to the A30 dual-carriageway trunk road into Cornwall including for visiting the famous Jamaica Inn on Bodmin Moor and the Eden Project in St. Austell. |
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BURNVILLE FARM
A fine Georgian house in beautiful grounds in Brentor on the edge of the Dartmoor National Park Bed & Breakfast and Self-Catering Detailed Information |
ACCOMMODATION
IN WEST DEVON IN or NEAR LYDFORD, OKEHAMPTON and TAVISTOCK |
DOWNTOWN FARM
In historic Lydford, B&B in a 16th-C farm-house, or S-C in a beautifully converted barn Bed & Breakfast and Self-Catering Detailed Information |
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HEATHERGATE
A peacefully-located active farm, with ducks & geese to observe, in a rural area close to Lydford Bed & Breakfast Accommodation Detailed Information |
LYDFORD HOUSE
The former home of W.Widgery, the well-known Victorian artist, with facilities also for your horses Bed & Breakfast and Self-Catering Detailed Information |
MALLARD HOUSE
Modern tasteful accommodation in a location ideal for walking in Lydford Gorge and for visiting West Devon and Cornwall. Bed & Breakfast Detailed Information |
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Places to visit in Lydford include: Lydford Gorge Lydford Castle and Lydford Church, and, by having accommodation in Lydford, you will have easy driving or bus access to North, South & West Devon, including Dartmoor, Okehampton Tavistock Exeter and Plymouth and also North, South & East Cornwall |