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==Tourism== ===Grand Western Canal=== The [[Grand Western Canal]] stretches from Canal Hill in Tiverton to just before the county boundary, near to [[Greenham, Somerset]]. It no longer operates for trade purposes, but is a popular tourist location. Visitors are able to walk along its banks or take a trip down the canal in a [[horse]] drawn [[barge]]. A static barge at the Canal Hill end of the canal offers refreshments. The site is one of two tourism spots owned by [[Devon County Council]]. ===Devon Railway Centre=== The [[Devon Railway Centre]] is located at [[Bickleigh, Mid Devon|Bickleigh]] in Mid Devon, in a restored Victorian [[railway station]] on the closed [[Great Western Railway]] branch from [[Exe Valley Railway|Exeter to Dulverton]]. The centre operates a 2 ft (610mm) gauge passenger railway and has a large collection of [[narrow gauge]] rolling stock, a [[Ridable miniature railway|miniature railway]] and a collection of [[Rail transport modelling|model railways]]. ===Coldharbour Working Wool Museum=== [[Coldharbour Mill]] is a Grade II* listed Georgian mill complex in [[Uffculme]], close to junction 27 ([[Tiverton, Devon|Tiverton]] turnoff) of the M5. The mill has the largest working waterwheel in the south west, and steams up its stationary steam engines most Bank Holidays. It has a number of other collections, such as dolls' houses, a large tapestry showing five local parishes, and a wide range of worsted wool spinning and weaving machines.
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