The house was situated high on top of Rower Hill close to Honiton in a little village called Stockland. On all sides it overlooked the rolling Devon hills. The slopes a patchwork canvas of varying shades of green to the freshly ploughed fields with deep ochre soil. Sunrise and sunset were particularly spectacular. There was a full moon on the Wednesday and the absence of any artificial light made the surrounding countryside dazzlingly bright. Enough light to be able to see 2 red deer grazing below the tall windswept Scots Pine. The only drawback to the situation of the house being the wind, but this was at the top of a hill you must remember.
We visited the villages, towns and cities of..click the link below and pick one
Tiverton
Cullompton
Branscombe
Lyme Regis
Exeter
Sidmouth
http://www.devon-online.com/accommodation/accommodation-welcome.htm
Some National Trust properties.
Knightshayes Court
http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/main/w-vh/w-visits/w-findaplace/w-knightshayescourt
Drogo Castle
http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/main/w-vh/w-visits/w-findaplace/w-castledrogo/
Bicton Park
http://www.bictongardens.co.uk/
Other attractions were
A Donkey sanctuary (no feeding the donkeys and not many donkeys). But hey it's free
http://www.thedonkeysanctuary.org.uk/site/1/home.html
Dinosaur World (bit of a rip off at £12 each)
http://www.dinosaur-park.com/
Quince Honey farms (excellent in every way)
http://www.quincehoney.co.uk/
My favourite thing was baking fresh bread in the Aga and jolly good it was too. It was a nice relaxing break. On the way home called in at Salisbury for a few hours. This has a magnificent cathedral. I’ll edit this and put links and photos in the relevant sections tonight.
Have a good day.