West Hill
West Hill is a forest in Braunton, North Devon, England. West Hill is situated nearby to the suburb Saunton Park, as well as near the village 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 Croyde and Saunton.
Croyde
Village
Photo: Ron Strutt, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Croyde is a village on the west-facing coastline of North Devon, England. The village lies on the South West Coast Path near Baggy Point, which is owned by the National Trust.
Saunton
Village
Photo: Kirsty Kliem, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Saunton is a village located approximately two miles from Braunton on the North Devon coast in the South West of England. Several kilometres long, the village borders Braunton Burrows, the heart of North Devon's Biosphere Reserve, the first "new style" UNESCO-designated Biosphere Reserve.
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.
West Hill
- Type: Forest
- Location: Braunton, North Devon, Devon, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
51.1132° or 51° 6′ 47″ northLongitude
-4.1672° or 4° 10′ 2″ westOpen location code
9C3Q4R7M+74OpenStreetMap ID
way 29327710OpenStreetMap feature
natural=wood
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