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Devon - Places of Interest
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The Gnome Reserve & Wild Flower Garden
West Putford, Nr Bradworthy, North Devon EX22 7XE
Tel: 01409 241435
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 The Gnome Reserve and Wild Flower Garden was founded in 1979 and covers four
acres. Roughly half of it is in a beautiful old
beechwood with a stream running through and is home
to most of the gnomes enjoying their various activities. The other half is The Wild
Flower Garden with about 250 different species of wild flowers, herbs, grasses and ferns, which
because of its diversity attracts insects, butterflies and birds. Some of the gnomes and pixies live there
too. The whole four acres is a magical enchanted area which is very beautiful and encourages
the imagination in an immensely fun loving way. It's for children and also the child within adults
of all ages.
At The Gnome Reserve and Wild Flower Garden new gnomes and pixies are created.
Visitors can usually see the different stages in the moulding process of making concrete gnomes for
the garden and their superb hand painting, and the clay modelling, kiln firing and hand painting
of each individually made indoor pottery pixie. Also
on display in the museum is a collection of over
70 antique gnomes. Millers Collectables included most
of them in their 1996 edition. Other facilities
include refreshments; toilets (including disabled);
baby changing and picnic areas. Dogs on leads are welcome.
Featured 55 times on TV, it has been described
by The United Press International: "Nowhere in
the world is there anywhere like this magic spot at
West Putford".
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