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The Bike Shed Exeter
The original Bike Shed venue in Exeter's historic city centre, blending motorcycle culture with independent food and drink.
21 km · about 25 min drive
England, United Kingdom · Europe
Willand is worth a stop: 5 minutes from Cullompton, 32km from Jurassic Coast.
Willand is a town located in England, United Kingdom. With a population of 3,360, it is an important destination in Europe.
On a road trip, Willand sits in United Kingdom, where you drive on the left. It's in the Europe/London time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Willand to your route.
Willand is a village and civil parish in Mid Devon, England. It is about 19 km (12 mi) north of Exeter and 2.4 km (1.5 mi) north of Cullompton. In 1991 the population was 3750 although recently this has grown considerably. The National Grid reference for the centre of the area is ST037110. Willand is a major part ofRead more
Lower Culm electoral ward. The ward population at the 2011 Census was 5,808. The parish is surrounded, clockwise from the north, by the parishes of Halberton, Uffculme and Cullompton.
Willand has probably had a settlement since the Iron Age but is first recorded in 1042 as having "belonged to Ethmar". It historically formed part of the hundred of Halberton.
The church of St Mary the Virgin is medieval; it has a small tower and a chancel, nave and north aisle. The south porch has some decoration and there is a late medieval rood screen (probably c. 1400 in date and fairly simple in design).
There is one pub, The Halfway House, and a country manor, situated next to Diggerland, called the Verbeer Manor. It has one primary school, Willand School, that has around 300 pupils. From Willand, pupils go to Cullompton Community College, Uffculme School, or to other secondary schools in the area.
Willand has a football club, Willand Rovers F.C., who play at the Stan Robinson Stadium on Silver Street.
Willand also has a village hall, where a number of social activities take place, such as short mat bowls and coffee mornings. Alongside the village hall is Willand Tennis Club.
The Bristol to Exeter railway line was completed in 1844, and a station, Tiverton Road, was opened in Willand to serve the nearby town of Tiverton; this was renamed Tiverton Junction railway station when a branch line reached the town, and also became the junction for the Culm Valley Light Railway in 1876. Both branch lines had closed by 1975, and the station closed in 1986 when Tiverton Parkway was opened.
The M5 motorway bypasses the village; junctions are at Cullompton and Tiverton Parkway.
Adjacent to the railway line there is a large poultry processing factory, part of the 2 Sisters Food Group, who purchased it from Lloyd Maunder in 2008.
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Willand is located in England, United Kingdom, Europe. The coordinates are 50.8833 latitude, -3.3667 longitude.
Willand has a population of approximately 3,360 people, making it a town in United Kingdom.
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The original Bike Shed venue in Exeter's historic city centre, blending motorcycle culture with independent food and drink.
21 km · about 25 min drive
cathedral
Magnificent Gothic cathedral boasting the longest uninterrupted vaulted ceiling in England, dating back to the 12th century.
21 km · about 25 min drive
natural wonder
UNESCO World Heritage coastline stretching 95 miles from Devon to Dorset, exposing 185 million years of geological history in its dramatic cliffs.
32 km · about 35 min drive
famous road
Britain's steepest A-road, where the A39 climbs out of Porlock onto Exmoor at gradients up to 1-in-4 with two severe hairpins. A scenic Victorian toll road offers a gentler coastal alternative.
40 km · about 45 min drive
national park
Wild and ancient moorland dotted with granite tors, Bronze Age settlements and roaming Dartmoor ponies across 368 square miles of Devon.
52 km · about 60 min drive
natural wonder
Stunted, moss-drowned oaks growing between granite boulders form one of Britain's last high-altitude temperate rainforests, long linked with Druid legend. A 20-minute walk from the Two Bridges car park on Dartmoor.
54 km · about 60 min drive
landmark
Mystical terraced hill crowned by St Michael's Tower, steeped in Arthurian and early Christian legends with panoramic Somerset views.
55 km · about 65 min drive
museum
The UK's largest collection of classic and vintage cars and motorcycles, with over 400 vehicles on display.
58 km · about 65 min drive
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