Aveton Gifford is a Town in the county of Devon.

Retail in Aveton Gifford

There are great places to visit near Aveton Gifford 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.

There are a number of cities near to Aveton Gifford including Exeter.

Don't miss Exeter Cathedral, St Mary Steps, and St Stephen's Church - Exeter's historic buildings if visiting the area around Aveton Gifford.

Starcross, Lynton and Lynmouth, Littleham, Otterton, Branscombe, Beer, and Hope Cove are great places to visit near Aveton Gifford if you like villages.

There are a several good canals in the Aveton Gifford area like Exeter Canal, and Grand Western Canal at Tiverton.

The area around Aveton Gifford's best rivers and streams can be found at East Lyn River.

Don't miss Blacklands Beach, Branscombe Beach, and Hope Cove's beaches if visiting the area around Aveton Gifford.

Don't miss Valley of Rocks's geological features if visiting the area around Aveton Gifford.

The area close to Aveton Gifford boasts some of the best sssis including Dartmoor.

The area around Aveton Gifford's best hiking areas can be found at Dartmoor.

Places near Aveton Gifford feature a number of interesting nature reserves including Dartmoor.

Aveton Gifford has some unmissable towns nearby like Dartmouth, Tiverton, Crediton, Topsham, Budleigh Salterton, Sidmouth, and Seaton.

Places near Aveton Gifford feature a number of interesting parks including Bicton Park.

The area close to Aveton Gifford boasts some of the best airports including Exeter Airport.

Berry Pomeroy Castle is one of Aveton Gifford's best, nearby castles to visit in Aveton Gifford.

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

Aveton Gifford History

There are some historic monuments around Aveton Gifford:

• Fort Charles
• Iron Age cliff castle known as Bolt Tail Camp
• Cairn on the southern brow of Western Beacon
• Field systems, hut circles and four beacons, 510m south of Middle Soar
• Medieval holy well known as St Ann's Well, 120m south of Holwell Farm
• Cairn on Weatherdon Hill
• Hilltop enclosure at Yellowberries Copse, 430m west of Higher Turtley
• One of a number of cairns at Black Pool
• Roman settlement site at Bantham Ham
• Enclosure with hut circles east of Addicombe
• Coaxial field system, hut circles and medieval farm buildings at Starehole Bottom
• One of a group of four cairns on Butterdon Hill
• Cairn on Weatherdon Hill
• Two hut circles and associated field systems and enclosure at Mousehill Brake
• Medieval dovecote at Bigbury Court
• Regular aggregate field system 480m west of West Soar
• Stone alignment and cairn south-east of Western Beacon
• Iron Age promontory fort known as Oldaport Camp
• Enclosure with hut circles east of Addicombe
• Bowl barrow on Churchland Green 350m west of Coldharbour Farm
• Two cairns on the south side of Ugborough Beacon
• Long barrow and two bowl barrows, 200m south east of Chapelcombe
• Blackdown Rings prehistoric hillfort and medieval castle
• One of a number of cairns at Black Pool
• One of a number of cairns at Black Pool
• One of a group of four cairns on Butterdon Hill
• Post-medieval animal pound 430m south of East Soar Farm
• Medieval farmstead, boundary work and earthwork enclosures 350m south east of Middle Soar
• Two ring cairns 330m south east of Coldharbour Cross
• Chambered cairn in Cuckoo Ball newtake
• Five round barrows 570m south of Hope Cove, forming part of a round barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow 400m south of Home Farm, forming an outlying part of a round barrow cemetery
• Site of a medieval fortified house at Leigh Barton, including the south and west ranges, a gatehouse, section of curtain wall and fishpond
• Two bowl barrows 440m south east of Duncombe Court, forming part of a round barrow cemetery
• Cairn near the summit of Western Beacon
• One of a group of four cairns on Butterdon Hill
• Long cairn east of Butterdon Hill
• Four barrows 470m south west of Hope Cove, forming part of a round barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow 660m south west of Woodland Barton
• Medieval settlement, site of quadrangular castle and relict garden between Ilton Farm and Ilton Castle Farm
• Bowl barrow 210m south of West Soar
• Butterdon Hill stone alignment and cairn
• Animal pound and enclosure 220m and 120m south west of High Marks Barn
• Bowl barrow 530m south east of Duncombe Court, forming an outlying part of a barrow cemetery.
• Hilltop enclosure 380m east of Middle Soar
• Group of three closely spaced cairns on the south-western brow of Western Beacon
• Four bowl barrows 270m west of The Downs
• Medieval farmstead and field system at Warren Barn, 500m south and 400m south west of West Soar
• Coaxial field systems and associated later remains between Deckler's Cliff and Gammon Head
• Three bowl barrows 310m west of Home Farm, forming part of a round barrow cemetery
• One of a number of cairns at Black Pool
• Ringwork and bailey castle 400m south of Langford Barton
• One of a group of four cairns on Butterdon Hill
• Animal pound 50m south west of All Saint's Church
• Cairn north-west of Butterdon Hill
• Iron Age hillfort known as Burleigh Dolts, 280m south east of Burleigh Farm