Beacon is a Village in the county of Devon.

Beacon postcode: EX14 4TU

Retail in Beacon

There are great places to visit near Beacon including some great cities, historic buildings, villages, canals, rivers and streams, beaches, geological features, sssis, hiking areas, nature reserves, towns, parks, airports, castles and ruins.

Exeter is a great place to visit close to Beacon if you like cities.

There are a several good historic buildings in the Beacon area like Exeter Cathedral, St Mary Steps, and St Stephen's Church - Exeter.

Beacon has some unmissable villages nearby like Starcross, Lynton and Lynmouth, Littleham, Otterton, Branscombe, Beer, and Hope Cove.

Exeter Canal, and Grand Western Canal at Tiverton are some of Beacon best canals to visit near Beacon.

East Lyn River is one of Beacon's best, nearby rivers and streams to visit in Beacon.

Beacon has some unmissable beaches nearby like Blacklands Beach, Branscombe Beach, and Hope Cove.

The area close to Beacon boasts some of the best geological features including Valley of Rocks.

Places near Beacon feature a number of interesting sssis including Dartmoor.

Don't miss Dartmoor's hiking areas if visiting the area around Beacon.

Dartmoor is a great place to visit close to Beacon if you like nature reserves.

Don't miss Dartmouth, Tiverton, Crediton, Topsham, Budleigh Salterton, Sidmouth, and Seaton's towns if visiting the area around Beacon.

Parks to visit near Beacon include Bicton Park.

There are a number of airports near to Beacon including Exeter Airport.

Beacon is near some unmissable castles like Berry Pomeroy Castle,

Places near Beacon feature a number of interesting ruins including Berry Pomeroy Castle.

Beacon History

There are some historic monuments around Beacon:

• Hemyock Castle
• Bowl barrow 60m south west of the B3174, forming part of a dispersed barrow group on Farway Hill
• Bowl barrow on Hartridge, 360m east of Shelves Farm
• A bowl barrow 370m WNW of Ring-in-the-Mire, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Gittisham Hill
• Dumpdon Camp
• Two bowl barrows 210m and 600m north west of Brown Down Cottage
• Dunkeswell Abbey
• Bowl barrow 160m north west of the Farway Common Road, forming part of a dispersed barrow group on Farway Hill
• Two bowl barrows to the north west of Roncombe Gate Farm, forming part of a dispersed barrow group on Farway Hill
• Two ring cairns 410m south east of Higher Blannicombe, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Farway Hill
• Three bowl barrows to the south west of the B3174, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Farway Hill
• Bowl barrow on the line of the B3174, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Farway Hill
• A bowl barrow 460m NNW of Ring-in-the-Mire, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Gittisham Hill
• An enclosure and two bowl barrows 180m east of Putts Corner, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Gittisham Hill
• Bowl barrow 310m south of Widworthy Barton
• Bowl barrow 20m north east of the B3174, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Farway Hill
• Four bowl barrows divided by the B3174, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Farway Hill
• Castle Hill
• Two bowl barrows, one 380m west and one 685m north west of Beech Croft
• Bowl barrow 230m north west of Farway Castle, forming part of a dispersed barrow group on Farway Hill
• Farway Castle earthwork enclosure
• A bowl barrow 570m NNE of Putts Corner, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Gittisham Hill
• Bowl barrow 210m north west of the Farway Common Road, forming part of a dispersed barrow group on Farway Hill
• Round barrow cemetery 100m south of School Farm
• Hembury Fort
• Bowl barrow 340m north west of Farway Castle, forming part of a dispersed barrow group on Farway Hill
• A bowl barrow 500m WNW of Ring-in-the-Mire, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Gittisham Hill
• Two World War II air traffic control buildings, 620m west and 560m WSW of Whitewall Corner, on the former airfield of RAF Culmhead, Trickey Warren
• Bowl barrow in Lee's Plantation, East Hill, 560m east of Higher Rill Farm
• Row Barrow
• A cairn 450m WNW of Putts Corner, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Gittisham Hill
• Two groups of World War II pillboxes in the north eastern and north western sectors of the former airfield of RAF Culmhead, Trickey Warren
• Two bowl barrows 190m east of Brown Down Lodge
• A ring cairn and bowl barrow 540m NNE of Putts Corner, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Gittisham Hill
• Bowl barrow 30m west of the Farway Common Road, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Farway Hill.
• A bowl barrow 120m south west of Ring-in-the-Mire, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Gittisham Hill
• Bowl barrow 320m north west of Farway Castle, forming part of a dispersed barrow group on Farway Hill
• A bowl barrow 420m NNW of Ring-in-the-Mire, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Gittisham Hill
• World War II fighter pens and other airfield remains and defences of the former airfield of RAF Culmhead, at Trickey Warren Farm
• Two bowl barrows on the parish boundary to the south west of the B3174, forming part of a dispersed barrow group on Farway Hill
• Bowl barrow 100m south west of the B3174, forming part of a dispersed barrow group on Farway Hill
• Stockland Little Castle
• Stockland Great Castle
• Two bowl barrows, 220m ESE of Putts Corner, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Gittisham Hill