Welcome to Devon CAM.

Below you will find our most recent additions. You can browse our entire photograph collection by place and category. All of our images of Devon are available in larger versions with most being suitable for use as desktop wallpapers. This site is updated often so please check back soon for more quality photos of Devon.

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Welcome Seat Place: Sidmouth Category: Beaches Size: - Large About: To get to Jacobs Ladder beach at Sidmouth you can either use the wooden steps or the slope and steps so the access is fairly easy. On the way back up there are seats for those who want to take a break or indeed just stop and admire the view. Photograph Added: 26th August 2010

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Shady Seating Area Place: Sidmouth Category: Gardens Size: - Large About: The Connaught gardens at Sidmouth were named after His Grace, The Duke of Connaught who was Queen Victoria’s third son. He formally opened the Gardens on 3rd November 1934 at the age of 84 and a plaque marking this grand opening is still clearly vis...... Photograph Added: 26th August 2010

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Bickleigh Castle from the Road Place: Bickleigh Category: Castles Size: - Large About: On the occassion that we took this photograph we only managed to see the castle from the road. Even then it is an imposing building which today is used for wedding, conferences and special events. Photograph Added: 26th August 2010

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Bickleigh Mill Bistro Restaurant & Bar Place: Bickleigh Category: Towns and Villages Size: - Large About: The Bistro Restaurant & Bar at Bickleigh Mill is in the Old Mill House there are log fires during the winter months and there are always the views of the waterside gardens and mill wheel. Visit http://www.bickleighmill.com/index.html to find out mor...... Photograph Added: 26th August 2010

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Bickleigh Mill Place: Bickleigh Category: Towns and Villages Size: - Large About: Bickleigh Mill was built in the 18th Century and was working right up until 1960 when it was devastated by floods. Today it is a gift and craft shop with a Pottery plus fashion for all. On the site there is a licensed restaurant and coffee shop alo...... Photograph Added: 26th August 2010

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Looking back Towards Jacobs Ladder Place: Sidmouth Category: Beaches Size: - Large About: The steps of Jacobs Ladder are white which is a lovely contrast with the red cliffs at Sidmouth. When the tide is out there is a vast expanse of sand exposed on this beach. Photograph Added: 10th August 2010

About Devon.

Devon is the third largest county in England with nearly 7, 000 sq. kilometres of land. There is a wide diversity of things to see and do in this beautiful county. Devon boasts the two national Parks of Dartmoor and Exmoor both are excellent for bird watching, cycling, climbing, casual waking or more serious rambling to sightseeing.. Footpaths are marked to give a variety of walking options including the 'Two Moor way' a 100 mile route that links the National Parks. Dartmoor to the south is rich in natural and man made beauty, heather clad hills, granite tors, fast flowing rivers and ancient clapper bridges. Exmoor to the north is justifiably famous for its heather moorlands and beautiful rugged coastline.

Devon has hundreds of beaches ranging from coves and inlets to fishing harbours and all action seaside resorts like the English Riviera of Torquay, The Jurassic coast of East Devon and Dorset has now joined the Grand Canyon and the Great Barrier Reef and been granted World Heritage Site status.

Devon has many famous 'sons'. Sir Walter Raleigh was born near Yettington in 1552 and the Raleigh family pew can still be seen in Yettington parish church. Sir John Everett Millais picture 'The Boyhood of Raleigh' was painted on Budleigh Salterton's beach.

Henry Williamson the novelist returned to Devon after the First World War and resucued an orphaned otter cub that he named Tarka. This relationship was the basis for his famous novel 'Tarka the Otter'. Today the land between the River Torridge and Taw are known as 'Tarka country' and a 'Tarka Trail' opened by the Prince of Wales in May 1992 covers many of the villages covered in Williamson's book.

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle based his book' The Hound of the Baskervilles' on the bleak moorland of Dartmoor. His inspiration for the story is said to have come from the stories related to him about the moors by his guide Harry Baskerville.

Dame Agatha Christie was born in Torquay in 1890. Today the famous crime writer is celebrated with a special exhibition at Torre Abbey in the Agatha Christie Memorial room. Her typewriter and many items of personal memorabilia have been donated by her daughter.

The Pilgrim Fathers left to start a new life in the 'New World' of America from the Mayflower Steps at Plymouth and Francis Drake is remembered for famously finishing his game of bowls before setting sail on the Golden Hinde to beat the Spanish Armada

Devon is a unique county with its own special charm which brings visitors back year after year.