Monday, July 4, 2011

Places to Visit in Darthmouth, Devon

In Dartmouth there’s lots to see:

Foss Street A delightful pedestrianised street dating from the 1200s. It was built as a dam to hold the Mill Pool. As the water ran out it drove two mill wheels. If you stand about halfway along Foss Street and look towards St Saviour's Church, it is still possible to picture how things might have looked.
St Saviour's Church originally consecrated in 1372 on the site of an earlier chapel and rebuilt during the 1630's. The church contains a fine wooden screen and an exceptional 14th century door. It contains the famous Hawley Brass.
The Newcomen Engine One of the town's star attractions. It is well worth visiting Thomas Newcomen's famous engine if only to feel very small standing beside this huge machine!
Bayards Cove The Pilgrim Fathers set sail from here in 1620 in the Mayflower and Speedwell (but hit problems and had to goto Plymouth -England until they could continue their journey). Bayards Cove Fort was the last line of defence against any foreign intruders. During the 1970's this area found fame as a setting for TV's “The Onedin Line”.
Woodlands Park - 3 Watercoasters, Toboggan Run, Arctic Gliders, Boats, 15 playzones for all ages. Biggest indoor venture zone in the U.K. with five floors of play and rides. Falconry & Animals. Open daily March to Nov. 9.30 am. Winter weekends & school holidays. with probably the most annoying flash website currently in existence
Dartmouth Museum occupying the first floor of an old merchant’s house. The collection includes many ship models, pictures and artefacts of this ancient town together with much local and maritime information.
Dartmouth Golf & Country Club about 4 miles outside Dartmouth with an 18 hole Championship golf course (voted one of the top 80 courses in Great Britain & Ireland), a 9 hole pay and play course , driving range plus a superb leisure suite, complete with swimming pool, sauna, steam room, spa, health & beauty treatments, sunbed , gymnasium and physiotherapy clinic. Open daily to non members, handicap certificates not required.
To see these sights and more, visit British Breaks in Dartmouth - Devon to find accommodation of all types.

White Dwarfs: Proceedings of IAU Colloquium No. 114, Held at Darthmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, USA, August 15-19, 1988 (Lecture Notes in Physics)

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