Tavistock and The Surrounding Area
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Tavistock is a charming market town of just 12,000 people, on the edge of Dartmoor National Park and within easy reach of Plymouth (20 km) and Torbay (40 km) in the south west of England.
It is the birth-place of the famous English explorer Sir Francis Drake.
The many shops, both large and small, offer a wide variety of goods and souvenirs, while the market stalls sell lots of different things from clothes to collectibles.
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Nearby towns and attractions
- Exeter
Plymouth (population of 250,000, about 15 miles from Kelly College) The largest town in Devon with an illustrious history as a naval base and the starting point for many historic voyages, including the departure of the Pilgrim Fathers for America. Plymouth also has a good shopping centre. There are sharks, crabs and a seahorse collection at the National Marine Aquarium.
Exeter (population of 100,000, about 35 miles from Kelly College). An attractive town on the river Exe, famous for its cathedral, University and ancient buildings. There are excellent shopping opportunities in Exeter.
Tavistock is on the edge of Dartmoor, a huge wilderness of steep hills and vast piles of rocks known as 'tors'. The moor is home to the famous Dartmoor ponies - small horses which live wild on the moor - and is the setting for many myths, legends and ghost stories, not to mention Sherlock Holmes.
