# The prettiest villages in Devon

North and south coast harbours, thatched villages and Dartmoor.

- 70 votes · 12 items
- Sep 13, 2024 · mseatsalot
- https://even.best/en/l/3728/the-prettiest-villages-in-devon

## Top 12

1. **Lynmouth** (8 · ▲9 ▼1) — Harbour at the bottom of a wooded valley, with a cliff railway to Lynton.
2. **Clovelly** (7 · ▲7 ▼0) — Steep cobbled street down to the harbour, no cars.
3. **Beer** (6 · ▲6 ▼0) — Fishing boats on the beach below white cliffs.
4. **Dartmouth** (5 · ▲5 ▼0) — Estuary town with its castle on the River Dart.
5. **Appledore** (4 · ▲5 ▼1) — Colourful maritime village on the Torridge.
6. **Hope Cove** (4 · ▲4 ▼0) — Two sandy coves and fishermen's cottages.
7. **Branscombe** (3 · ▲5 ▼2) — Long thatched village running down to the sea.
8. **Salcombe** (3 · ▲4 ▼1) — Sailing town on the Kingsbridge estuary.
9. **Dittisham** (2 · ▲5 ▼3) — Riverside village on the Dart.
10. **Lustleigh** (2 · ▲3 ▼1) — Thatched cottages around the church on the edge of Dartmoor.
11. **Widecombe-in-the-Moor** (1 · ▲3 ▼2) — The 'cathedral of the moor' on Dartmoor.
12. **Cockington** (-1 · ▲1 ▼2) — Thatched village and country park in Torquay.

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