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What to See in Chudleigh - Top Sights and Attractions

Discover 4 hidden attractions, cool sights, and unusual things to do in Chudleigh (United Kingdom). Don't miss out on these must-see attractions: Cow Cave, Whiteway House, and Pixie's Hole. Also, be sure to include Chudleigh Abbey in your itinerary.

Below, you can find the list of the most amazing places you should visit in Chudleigh (England).

Cow Cave

Cow Cave
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Cow Cave is a limestone cave system which is situated on the south side of the Chudleigh Rocks, close to the town of Chudleigh, Devon, England. It is listed as a Scheduled Monument by Historic England and was first listed in 1992.[1]

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Whiteway House

Whiteway House
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Whiteway House in the parish of Chudleigh in Devon is a Grade II* listed Georgian house set in parkland. It was built in the 1770s by John Parker, 1st Baron Boringdon of Saltram House, Plympton, and has early 19th-century alterations. It is situated 2½ miles north of Chudleigh, at the foot of the Haldon Hills. The house had formerly a 5-bay north-east wing, a service range and a separate 19th-century service block to the rear, all demolished since 1962.

It should be distinguished from Whiteway in the parish of Kingsteignton, Devon, 4 3/4 miles (7.6 km) to the south, a manor listed in the Domesday Book as the 157th Devonshire possession of Baldwin de Moels (died 1090), Sheriff of Devon, feudal baron of Okehampton, and in 1795 a grand mansion illustrated by Swete, formerly a seat of the Yard family of Bradley, Kingsteignton, and today a farmhouse known as Whiteway Barton.[2]

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Pixie's Hole

Pixie's Hole
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Pixie's Hole is a limestone cave system which is situated on the south side of the Chudleigh Rock, close to the village of Chudleigh, Devon, England. It is listed as a Scheduled Monument by Historic England and was first listed in 1992.[3]

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Chudleigh Abbey

Abbey
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Abbey. Chudleigh Abbey was an abbey in Chudleigh, Devon, England.

St Bridget's Abbey of Syon had existed since 1415, returning to Spettisbury in Devon in 1861 after 300 years in Flanders following the dissolution of the monasteries. In 1887 their monastery was built in Chudleigh and they occupied it until 1925 when they moved to Liverpool.

The building was then converted into 6 residences.[4]

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