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 coastl