Slapton is a Town in the county of Devon.

Retail in Slapton

There are great places to visit near Slapton 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.

The area around Slapton's best cities can be found at Exeter.

There are a number of historic buildings near Slapton including Exeter Cathedral, St Mary Steps, and St Stephen's Church - Exeter.

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

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

Slapton is near some unmissable rivers and streams like East Lyn River,

The area around Slapton boasts some of the best beaches including Blacklands Beach, Branscombe Beach, and Hope Cove.

Geological Features to visit near Slapton include Valley of Rocks.

SSSIs to visit near Slapton include Dartmoor.

Dartmoor is a great place to visit close to Slapton if you like hiking areas.

Slapton is near some unmissable nature reserves like Dartmoor,

There are a number of towns near Slapton including Dartmouth, Tiverton, Crediton, Topsham, Budleigh Salterton, Sidmouth, and Seaton.

There are a several good parks in the area around Slapton like Bicton Park.

Slapton is near some unmissable airports like Exeter Airport,

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

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

Slapton History

There are some historic monuments around Slapton:

• Stanborough Camp Iron Age hillfort and bowl barrow
• Three bowl barrows 310m west of Home Farm, forming part of a round barrow cemetery
• Cornworthy Priory
• Slapton chantry college
• 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
• Coaxial field system and semaphore station at Signal House Point
• Hillfort known as Greenway Camp, immediately north east of Cart Wood
• Churchyard cross, 5m south of the porch of St Leonard's Church
• Hillfort known as Slapton Castle
• Bowl barrow 690m north of Longwood House
• Bowl barrow 530m south east of Duncombe Court, forming an outlying part of a barrow cemetery.
• D-Day landing craft maintenance site on the River Dart immediately to the south of Lower Noss Point
• Ringwork and motte, 230m north east of Stanborough Camp
• Bowl barrow 400m south of Home Farm, forming an outlying part of a round barrow cemetery
• Round barrow cemetery known as Ritson Barrows, 420m north east of Stanborough Camp
• Bayard's Cove Castle: a blockhouse in Dartmouth
• Civil War fieldwork known as Gallant's Bower
• Two bowl barrows 380m and 410m south west of Allaleigh Cross
• Gomerock Tower
• Site of chapel at Manor Farm
• D-Day landing craft maintenance site on the River Dart, 270m south east of Maypool Cottage
• Hillfort and two bowl barrows at Halwell Camp
• Coaxial field systems and associated later remains between Deckler's Cliff and Gammon Head
• Dartmouth Castle
• Beacon mound at Fire Beacon Hill, 250m north west of Bosomzeal
• Woodbury Camp