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National Trust
Click on these links to find out about the National Trust properties in the area.
Finch Foundry, the last remaining water-powered forge in England
A La Ronde, unique 16-sided house, built in 1795
Arlington Court, garden, carriage museum and estate
Buckland Abbey, 700 years old, once home of Sir Francis Drake
Castle Drogo, the last castle to be built in England, by Lutyens
Coleton Fishacre, 1920s coastal house and garden, home of the D'Oyly Carte family
Greenway, Agatha Christie's private holiday home and garden
Killerton, one of Devon's great estates, home of the Aclands
Knightshayes Court, Gothic Revival house and garden, with 'medieval' romantic interiors
Lydford Gorge, deepest river gorge in the South West, scenic walks and wildlife
Overbeck's, Edwardian house of inventor Otto Overbeck, exotic coastal garden with panoramic views over estuary and coast
Saltram, magnificent house giving insight into country-estate life