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Kingley Vale Nature Reserve, Sussex

Within the ancient reaches of the South Downs National Park is Kingley Vale, the country’s first National Nature Reserve.

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Bampton Village | Downton Abbey

A major late Anglo-Saxon centre, the ancient market town of Bampton near the Cotswolds has celebrity status in the history books… and onscreen.

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Bolderwood Deer Sanctuary

Visit Bolderwood Deer Sanctuary in the New Forest for fresh air, beautiful scenery and the chance to see majestic fallow deer.

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Start Point’s Lighthouse, Shipwrecks and Dolphins

One of the most exposed headlands in the UK, Start Point is a stunning promontory in the South Hams where the beauty and might of Mother Nature are in constant conflict with each other.

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Gnarled yet hauntingly beautiful, these ancient woodlands in the heart of Dartmoor seem to have emerged from the mind of JRR Tolkien and are a must-visit when visiting this stunningly wild part of Devon.

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Fernworthy Reservoir, Dartmoor

Set near the lovely village of Chagford, this amazing reservoir is not only stunningly beautiful, but it is also a haven for wildlife and archaeological sites in the heart of Dartmoor National Park.

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Hastings Castle, Sussex

The ruins of Hasting Castle overlook the Sussex coast, clinging onto a precarious seat on crumbling cliffs and, with it, some of the last physical remnants of the area’s world-famous history.

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Burgh Island, Devon

An iconic island in South Devon crowned with a world-famous Art Deco hotel, Burgh Island has long inspired romance, mystery and drama.

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Discovering hidden Dartmoor

The romantic wilderness of Dartmoor is incredibly alluring, and nowhere more so than at this quiet corner, where you’ll find bubbling brooks, Tors swathed in myth and the most breath-taking views as far as the eye can see.

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Woodlands of the South West

Enjoy sylvan strolls through the South West's beautiful array of woodlands and forests.

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Kingley Vale Nature Reserve, Sussex

Bampton Village | Downton Abbey

Bolderwood Deer Sanctuary

Start Point’s Lighthouse, Shipwrecks and Dolphins

Wistman’s Woods

Fernworthy Reservoir, Dartmoor

Hastings Castle, Sussex

Burgh Island, Devon

Discovering hidden Dartmoor

Woodlands of the South West

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