Saint Winifred's Church, Branscombe

Name: Saint Winifred's Church
Address: Branscombe, United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 1297 552307

#3 among attractions in Branscombe

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Saint Winifred's Church is a Church of England church in Branscombe in Devon, England. The church is dedicated to Saint Winifred, a Welsh saint. It is among the oldest and most architecturally significant parish churches of Devon. It probably dates back as far as about 995, but extant records on the vicars only go back to the thirteenth century. ()

Coordinates: 50°41'25"N, 3°8'27"W

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Branscombe United Kingdom

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Saint Winifred's Church – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Great House, Beer Quarry Caves, East Devon Way, The Old Bakery.

4.7 miNE
History museum, Museum
Great House, Colyton
119 min walk • Great House on South Street in the town of Colyton, Devon, is the remnant of an historic Elizabethan mansion house built by the Yonge family, originally prominent wool merchants in the town, later Yonge baronets. It is a grade II* listed building.
1.3 miNE
Museum, Cave, Park
Beer Quarry Caves, Beer
34 min walk • Beer Quarry Caves is a man-made limestone underground complex located about a mile west of the village of Beer, Devon, and the main source in England for beer stone.
2.3 miNE
Hiking, Hiking trail
East Devon Way, Beer
58 min walk • The East Devon Way is a long-distance footpath in England. It runs for 38 miles between Exmouth in East Devon and Lyme Regis in Dorset. Landscapes seen on the path include estuary, high open commons, woodlands and river valleys. The route includes some fairly steep climbs but is generally not challenging.
~970 ftNE
Museum
The Old Bakery, Branscombe
5 min walk • The Old Bakery, Manor Mill & Forge is a collection of buildings in Branscombe, Seaton, Devon, England. The property has been in the ownership of the National Trust since 1965. The property consists of three buildings: a bakery, a watermill and a forge. The Old Bakery is a stone-built and partially rendered thatched building.
2.5 miN
Historical place, Forts and castles
Blackbury Camp, Colyton
64 min walk • Blackbury Camp is an Iron Age hill fort situated in Southleigh, Devon, England. The ramparts are still relatively high, showing an unusual entrance feature. The fort occupies the end of a large ridge at some 185 metres above sea level.
3.5 miW
Specialty museum, Museum, Auditorium
Norman Lockyer Observatory, Sidmouth
89 min walk • The Norman Lockyer Observatory, the Lockyer Technology Centre, and the Planetarium, is a public access optical observatory 1 mile east of Sidmouth, East Devon in South West England.
~490 ftNE
Forts and castles
Berry Camp, Branscombe
3 min walk • Berry Camp or Berry Cliff, is an Iron Age Hill fort on a partially eroded cliff top close to Branscombe in Devon. The cliff is situated some 140 metres above sea level.
4.3 miW
Monastery
Sidmouth Priory, Sidmouth
111 min walk • Sidmouth Priory was a priory in Devon, England. An Alien priory of Benedictine monks, a monastic cell or monastic grange dependent on Mont St Michel founded in the 11th Century through their ownership of Otterton Priory.
3.4 miE
50°42'25"N • 3°4'4"W
Seaton Jurassic, Seaton
87 min walk • Visitor center, Specialty museum, Nature and wildlife
5.1 miNE
Forts and castles
Colcombe Castle, Colyton
131 min walk • Colcombe Castle was a castle or fortified house situated about a 0.5 mi north of the village of Colyton in East Devon. It was a seat of the Courtenay family, Earls of Devon, whose principal seat was Tiverton Castle, about 22 miles to the north west.
4.4 miW
Art gallery, Shopping, Museum
Kennaway House, Sidmouth
114 min walk • Kennaway House is a Regency town house in Sidmouth, East Devon, which was formerly known as Fort House and Church House. It is a Grade II* listed building.