Facts & Figures

Here is just a quick summary of why Devon is top of the list!

• Devon, including Plymouth and Torbay, has a population of over 1 million
• Devon has four UNESCO designated sites. These include: two World Heritage Sites - East Devon & Dorset Coast, known as the Jurassic Coast, and the Cornwall & West Devon Mining Landscape; the North Devon Biosphere Reserve; and the English Riviera Global GeoparkDevon has 211 Sites of Special Scientific Interest - including Beer Quarry Caves, Haldon Forest and Westward Ho! Cliffs
• Devon is the only county in England to have two separate coastlines, totalling over 300 miles of spectacular cliffs and beaches. In the south, it follows the English Channel; to the north, it runs alongside the Bristol Channel until Bideford Bay and the Hartland peninsular, which face west to the Atlantic Ocean.
• Devon boasts five Areas of Outstanding National Beauty - North Devon, Tamar Valley, South Devon, East Devon and the Blackdown Hills
• Devon is home to two National parks - Dartmoor, in the south, embraces wild landscapes and picture postcard villages. Exmoor in the north combines breathtaking rugged coastline with wild heather moorland
• The National Trust has over 30 properties covering fine stately homes to rugged coasts and including Lundy Island
• Devon has 4,930km (3,065m) of Public Rights of Way, 18 long-distance recreational walking routes and more than 233km (150m) of National Cycle Network

                           

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