This stately 17th-century building was once the address where ships arriving in Dartmouth were required to pay customs duties. Look out for the antique cannons standing out the front. Not open to the public.
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Newly arrived ships in Dartmouth would once have paid their wharfing fees at this picturesque house, which was built in the 1700s. Not open to the public.
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Little remains of Exeter's 11th-century castle except a russet stone gatehouse, attached to a fragment of the city's defensive wall.