Blackawton is a Town in the county of Devon.

Retail in Blackawton

There are great places to visit near Blackawton 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.

Cities to visit near Blackawton include Exeter.

Exeter Cathedral, St Mary Steps, and St Stephen's Church - Exeter are some of Blackawton best historic buildings to visit near Blackawton.

Don't miss Starcross, Lynton and Lynmouth, Littleham, Otterton, Branscombe, Beer, and Hope Cove's villages if visiting the area around Blackawton.

Canals to visit near Blackawton include Exeter Canal, and Grand Western Canal at Tiverton.

There are a several good rivers and streams in the area around Blackawton like East Lyn River.

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

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

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

Dartmoor is one of Blackawton's best, nearby hiking areas to visit in Blackawton.

Nature Reserves to visit near Blackawton include Dartmoor.

Towns to visit near Blackawton include Dartmouth, Tiverton, Crediton, Topsham, Budleigh Salterton, Sidmouth, and Seaton.

Bicton Park is a great place to visit close to Blackawton if you like parks.

There are a several good airports in the area around Blackawton like Exeter Airport.

Places near Blackawton feature a number of interesting castles including Berry Pomeroy Castle.

The area around Blackawton's best ruins can be found at Berry Pomeroy Castle.

Blackawton History

There are some historic monuments around Blackawton:

• Immersion bath associated with Leechwell holy well, 40m north east of Leechwell Cottage
• Totnes Priory
• Totnes Castle
• Two bowl barrows 440m south east of Duncombe Court, forming part of a round barrow cemetery
• Slapton chantry college
• D-Day landing craft maintenance site on the River Dart, 560m south of Waddeton Court
• Two prehistoric hilltop enclosures, a ditch system and four bowl barrows, 300m north of Barton Pines Inn
• Bowl barrow 400m south of Home Farm, forming an outlying part of a round barrow cemetery
• Woodbury Camp
• Earthwork enclosures and field systems, 430m north east of Lower Well Farm
• Stanborough Camp Iron Age hillfort and bowl barrow
• Site of chapel at Manor Farm
• Three bowl barrows 310m west of Home Farm, forming part of a round barrow cemetery
• Medieval chapel of the Holy Ghost and St Katherine at Warland, 250m south west of Totnes Bridge
• Four bowl barrows at Bickleigh Brake 540m south west of Bickleigh, forming part of a linear round barrow cemetery
• Hillfort known as Slapton Castle
• Leechwell holy well, 350m south west of St Mary's Church
• Beacon mound at Fire Beacon Hill, 250m north west of Bosomzeal
• Cornworthy Priory
• Round barrow cemetery known as Ritson Barrows, 420m north east of Stanborough Camp
• Two bowl barrows 380m and 410m south west of Allaleigh Cross
• Hillfort and two bowl barrows at Halwell Camp
• 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.
• Churchyard cross, 5m south of the porch of St Leonard's Church
• Medieval churchyard cross, 6m south east of the porch of St Andrew's Church
• Ringwork and motte, 230m north east of Stanborough Camp
• Luscombe Cross