Tramlines Wood - Woodland Trust

Tramlines Wood - Woodland Trust is a deciduous forest in Sampford Courtenay, West Devon District, England. Tramlines Wood - Woodland Trust is situated nearby to the suburb Okemoor Park, as well as near the locality Knowles Cross.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Okehampton Castle and Okehampton railway station.

Okehampton Castle

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Okehampton Castle is a medieval motte and bailey castle in Devon, England. It was built between 1068 and 1086 by Baldwin FitzGilbert following a revolt in Devon against Norman rule, and formed the centre of the Honour of Okehampton, guarding a crossing point across the West Okement River.

Okehampton railway station

Railway station

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Okehampton railway station is a terminus railway station on the Dartmoor line serving the town of Okehampton in Devon, England. The station closed to regular traffic in 1972, but heritage and occasional mainline services ran from 1997 to 2019.

Museum of Dartmoor Life

Museum

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The Museum of Dartmoor Life is a local museum in Okehampton, Devon, southwest England. It covers life in the Dartmoor area. The museum opened in 1981. It is housed on three floors in an early 19th-century mill and there is a waterwheel at the museum.