Gay’s Coppices

Gay’s Coppices is a forest in Branscombe, East Devon, England. Gay’s Coppices is situated nearby to the locality Woodhouse, as well as near the hamlet Street.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Beer Quarry Caves and St Winifred’s Church.

Beer Quarry Caves

Photo: Sarah Charlesworth, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Beer Quarry Caves is a man-made limestone underground complex located about a mile west of the village of Beer, Devon, and the main source in England for Beer stone.

St Winifred's Church is a Church of England church in Branscombe in Devon, England. The church is dedicated to Saint Winifred, a Welsh saint. It is among the oldest and most architecturally significant parish churches of Devon.

Blackbury Camp

Archaeological site

Photo: Blokenearexeter, Public domain.

Blackbury Camp, also known as Blackbury Castle, is an Iron Age hill fort in Devon, England. It is managed by English Heritage.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Beer and Seaton.

Beer

Photo: Mark A Coleman, CC BY 3.0.

Beer is a seaside village in East Devon in the West Country of England. The village rings a small cove with a big beach, with no harbour to speak of. Boats are pulled up onto the beach. In years gone by it was popular with smugglers.

Seaton

Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Seaton is a seaside town, fishing harbour and civil parish in East Devon on the south coast of England, between Axmouth and Beer. It faces onto Lyme Bay and is on the Jurassic Coast, a World Heritage Site.

Colyton

Photo: Erp, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Colyton is a town in Devon, England. It is located within the East Devon local authority area, the river River Coly runs through it. It is 3 miles from Seaton and 6 miles from Axminster.

Gay’s Coppices

Type: Forest
Location: Branscombe, East Devon, Devon, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

50.6993° or 50° 41′ 58″ north

Longitude

-3.1375° or 3° 8′ 15″ west

Open location code

9C2RMVX6+PX

OpenStreetMap ID

way 865363115

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=wood

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Woodhouse and Street.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Woodhouse Hill and Margell’s Hill.

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