Historic Buildings in Devon

This elegant red-brick building was built in 1680 to regulate goods flowing into Exeter. It is the oldest purpose-built custom house in England and features original 17th-century fittings and superb plasterwork ceilings. The Custom House is home to a visitor centre and free museum of local heritage.
Exeter Quay, Exeter, Devon, England, EX2 4AN

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Heritage Highlight: 17th-century plasterwork ceilings

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The Exeter Guildhall claims to hold the distinction of being the oldest municipal building in England still in continuous use. The first Guildhall existed prior to 1160, but the current building dates from the late 15th century. The Guildhall retains its 16th-century oak door.
High Street, Exeter, Devon, England, EX4 3EB

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In a park near the River Exe stands the eastern half of the first stone bridge across the River Exe, begun around 1190 by a wealthy merchant of the city and his son. A Victorian chapel is built into the bridge, replacing a medieval chapel that burned down.
Frog Street, Exeter, Devon, England

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Heritage Highlight: The oldest medieval stone bridge in England

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See Exeter from an entirely different perspective ... explore under the streets in the 14th-century vaulted tunnels constructed to house lead pipes for fresh water.
2 Paris Street, Exeter, Devon, England, EX1 1GA

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See live demonstrations at this 19th-century water-powered forge in a dramatic Dartmoor setting. The foundry is part of the circular 'Four Villages' walking trail.
Sticklepath, Okehampton, Dartmoor, Devon, England, EX20 2NW

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Fingle Bridge is a picturesque packhorse bridge over the River Teign near Drewsteignton, in the north-east corner of Dartmoor. The bridge dates to the 17th century and has been a popular beauty spot for generations of visitors to Dartmoor. Walks lead along the river to Castle Drogo, owned by the National Trust.
Drewsteignton, Dartmoor, Devon, England, EX6 6PW

Attraction Type: Historic Property - Bridge
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Heritage Highlight: An excellent example of a post-medieval bridge

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Gallants Bower is a Civil War earthwork fort built by the Royalist defenders of Dartmouth. It saw action in January 1646 when the Parliamentarian army under General Fairfax forced 1,000 Royalists to surrender after a brief siege. All that remains are earthen ramparts and bastions.
Dartmouth Castle, Castle Road, Dartmouth, Devon, England, TQ6 0JN

Attraction Type: Historic Property - Fort
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Heritage Highlight: Civil War earthworks

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See the remains of an isolated Dartmoor village in a hollow between Greator Rocks and Hound Tor, with the ruins of at least four 13th-century longhouses and associated barns.
Ashburton Road, Manaton, Newton Abbot, Dartmoor, Devon, England, TQ13 9XG

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Kirkham House is a late medieval stone townhouse. At some point in its long history, the house was split into three cottages, but was restored to its original state in the 1960s. The interior is furnished with modern replica furniture, showing what life was like for those who dwelt here in the Middle Ages.
Kirkham Street, Paignton, Devon, England, TQ3 3AX

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Heritage Highlight: 14th-century hall and parlour

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Loughwood Meeting House is a simple 1653 building dug into the hillside by the Baptist congregation of nearby Kilmington village, with a later 18th-century interior. The location is one of a rural idyll; with fields stretching away from the meeting house door.
Dalwood, Axminster, Devon, England, EX13 7DU

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