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Buckfast Abbey // Buckfastleigh
Working Benedictine monastery reknowned for producing Buckfast Tonic Wine.
The abbey was established in 1018 and rebuilt in 1882.
Website contains extensive information on monks and abbey. -
Buckfast Butterflies and Dartmoor Otter Sanctuary // Buckfastleigh
Situated on the edge of Dartmoor, next to a river populated by wild otters, the sanctuary has enclosures of both British and Asian short-clawed otters. The adjacent butterfly house is home to free-flying butterflies and moths among tropical foliage.