Park Wood
Park Wood is a forest in Heanton Punchardon, North Devon, England. Park Wood is situated nearby to the locality Braunton Down, as well as near the hamlet Ash, Braunton.Places of Interest
Highlights include Royal Marines Base Chivenor and Museum of British Surfing.
Royal Marines Base Chivenor
Aerodrome
Photo: Martin Bodman, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Royal Marines Barracks Chivenor is a British military base used primarily by UK Commando Force. It is situated on the northern shore of the River Taw estuary, adjacent to the South West Coast Path, on the north coast of Devon, England.
Museum of British Surfing
Museum
Photo: Rodw, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Museum of British Surfing is a Museum based in Braunton, Devon; the museum contains exhibits relating to the history of surfing in the United Kingdom.
Knowle Hill Castle
Archaeological site
Knowle Hill Castle is an Iron Age hill fort in Devon, England. The fort is situated approximately 90 metres above sea level on a promontory above the River Caen, north of Braunton and close to the village of Knowle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Barnstaple and Knowle.
Barnstaple
Photo: Rodw, Public domain.
Barnstaple is a town and civil parish in the North Devon district of Devon, England. The town lies at the River Taw's lowest crossing point before the Bristol Channel.
Knowle
Village
Photo: Rabbi WP Thinrod, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Knowle is a village near Braunton located on the A361 road between Ilfracombe and Barnstaple in North Devon, England. It is in the civil parish of Braunton. Knowle is situated near to the Iron Age fortification of Knowle Hill Castle.
Yelland
Village
Photo: Rabbi WP Thinrod, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Yelland is a village of 2,000 inhabitants situated in North Devon between Instow and Fremington in the English county of Devon. Yelland is included within the parish of Fremington.
Park Wood
- Type: Forest
- Location: Heanton Punchardon, North Devon, Devon, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
51.109° or 51° 6′ 32″ northLongitude
-4.1366° or 4° 8′ 12″ westOpen location code
9C3Q4V57+J9OpenStreetMap ID
way 146259332OpenStreetMap feature
natural=wood
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