Attractions and Places To See around Buckerell - Top 20

park in the layby at the top of Four Elms hill. Lovely shady walk

This beautiful place has been ruined by euroforest tree felling and not clearing up after the utter devastation they've caused. The personal responsible for the mess should be strung up in this forest for all to see

The abbey has a long history stretching back to 1201 when founded by William Brewer. The land was granted to the Cistercian order in the parish of Dunkeswell. It is an ancient monument of national importance which has recently fallen upon bad times and is in great need of a cash injection to restore this beautiful abbey to its once majestic glory.

At the heart of village of Whimple is a village square and a Norman Church, St Mary's. Although fairly small, there are two pubs, a village shop and a post office. The tradition of Wassailing is enjoyed in Whimple on 17th January and it attracts many spectators. Wassailing is a pagan practice of visiting orchards on the old twelfth night to sing songs and make a lot of noise to the fruit trees to ward off bad spirits and to please the spirits of the fruit trees.

Another terrible attempt at turning a footpath into a shared cycle/pedestrian route. It never works, it's not safe for anyone, and komoot should not route me on these as the default option.

Glorious woodland to walk through, good for bird watching. My partner and I saw a Greater Spotted Woodpecker and a Goldcrest on our last walk here.

Just east of the tiny village of Harpford, these woods are like a magical world. Vibrant, luscious and filled with ferns, walking along the trail here transports you to this other world. The trees are improbably tall and a disused Victorian railway lies on the north side of the trail, covered in creeping ivy. These woods are simply stunning and the stream running along the south side of the path is the icing on the cake.

Redbridge is an old, pretty stone footbridge that forms part of the East Devon Way and links the village of Harpford to Newton Poppleford. Crossing the River Otter, it’s a quiet and secluded spot to see if you can spot any of the river’s majestic wildlife. From the bridge, the tops of Harpford’s buildings like immediately east and tranquil fields to the east. Otters and beavers live on the river although birds and dragonflies are rather more easily spotted.