The picturesque Dartmoor village of Doddiscombsleigh is picked out by Annunciata Elwes.
So hard to find you’d be forgiven for calling it Brigadoon, the village of Doddiscombsleigh is a happy haven amid tiny twisting lanes in the Haldon Hills. The 15th-century stained glass in St Michael’s Church is second to none but that at Exeter Cathedral.
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A winged angel revealing the secrets of eternal life to John the Divine, Church of St. Michael, Doddiscombsleigh, Devon.
The award-winning NoBody Inn — so-named for its 1950s landlord whose mourners accidentally buried an empty coffin — used to fill the bellies of 18th-century manganese miners.
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The NoBody Inn.
It now does the same for locals and visitors lucky enough to find the place among the mists of Dartmoor.
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Osea Island, Essex: A secret so well-kept that even the locals have barely heard of it
Annunciata Elwes looks at a little-known spot accessible for just a few hours a day.
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Kingley Vale, West Sussex: The ancient, twisted yews that are the oldest living things in Britain
Today's Secret Britain spot is a mysterious and magical spot in West Sussex.