West Alvington is a Town in the county of Devon.

Retail in West Alvington

There are great places to visit near West Alvington 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.

Places near West Alvington feature a number of interesting cities including Exeter.

West Alvington has some unmissable historic buildings nearby like Exeter Cathedral, St Mary Steps, and St Stephen's Church - Exeter.

The area around West Alvington features a number of interesting villages including Starcross, Lynton and Lynmouth, Littleham, Otterton, Branscombe, Beer, and Hope Cove.

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

Rivers and Streams to visit near West Alvington include East Lyn River.

Blacklands Beach, Branscombe Beach, and Hope Cove are great places to visit near West Alvington if you like beaches.

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

Don't miss Dartmoor's sssis if visiting the area around West Alvington.

The area around West Alvington's best hiking areas can be found at Dartmoor.

The area around West Alvington's best nature reserves can be found at Dartmoor.

Dartmouth, Tiverton, Crediton, Topsham, Budleigh Salterton, Sidmouth, and Seaton are great places to visit near West Alvington if you like towns.

West Alvington is near some unmissable parks like Bicton Park,

Don't miss Exeter Airport's airports if visiting the area around West Alvington.

There are a number of castles near to West Alvington including Berry Pomeroy Castle.

Don't miss Berry Pomeroy Castle's ruins if visiting the area around West Alvington.

West Alvington History

There are some historic monuments around West Alvington:

• Bowl barrow 210m south of West Soar
• Stanborough Camp Iron Age hillfort and bowl barrow
• Medieval settlement, site of quadrangular castle and relict garden between Ilton Farm and Ilton Castle Farm
• Bowl barrow 400m south of Home Farm, forming an outlying part of a round barrow cemetery
• Medieval holy well known as St Ann's Well, 120m south of Holwell Farm
• Coaxial field system and semaphore station at Signal House Point
• Iron Age cliff castle known as Bolt Tail Camp
• Coaxial field system, hut circles and medieval farm buildings at Starehole Bottom
• Churchyard cross, 5m south of the porch of St Leonard's Church
• Iron Age hillfort known as Burleigh Dolts, 280m south east of Burleigh Farm
• Coaxial field systems and associated later remains between Deckler's Cliff and Gammon Head
• Medieval dovecote at Bigbury Court
• Field systems, hut circles and four beacons, 510m south of Middle Soar
• Hillfort and two bowl barrows at Halwell Camp
• Roman settlement site at Bantham Ham
• Two bowl barrows 440m south east of Duncombe Court, forming part of a round barrow cemetery
• Four bowl barrows at Bickleigh Brake 540m south west of Bickleigh, forming part of a linear round barrow cemetery
• Three bowl barrows 310m west of Home Farm, forming part of a round barrow cemetery
• Round barrow cemetery known as Ritson Barrows, 420m north east of Stanborough Camp
• Site of a medieval fortified house at Leigh Barton, including the south and west ranges, a gatehouse, section of curtain wall and fishpond
• Bowl barrow 530m south east of Duncombe Court, forming an outlying part of a barrow cemetery.
• Medieval farmstead, boundary work and earthwork enclosures 350m south east of Middle Soar
• Two hut circles and associated field systems and enclosure at Mousehill Brake
• Four barrows 470m south west of Hope Cove, forming part of a round barrow cemetery
• Hilltop enclosure 380m east of Middle Soar
• Four bowl barrows 270m west of The Downs
• Post-medieval animal pound 430m south of East Soar Farm
• Animal pound 50m south west of All Saint's Church
• Regular aggregate field system 480m west of West Soar
• Fort Charles
• Long barrow and two bowl barrows, 200m south east of Chapelcombe
• Animal pound and enclosure 220m and 120m south west of High Marks Barn
• Two ring cairns 330m south east of Coldharbour Cross
• Medieval farmstead and field system at Warren Barn, 500m south and 400m south west of West Soar
• Blackdown Rings prehistoric hillfort and medieval castle
• Five round barrows 570m south of Hope Cove, forming part of a round barrow cemetery
• Ringwork and motte, 230m north east of Stanborough Camp
• Bowl barrow on Churchland Green 350m west of Coldharbour Farm