Viewpoints · South West England
Donkey Hill
Donkey Hill is a viewpoint in the United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 20 min–45 min
- Best time of year
- Clear days year-round
- Nearest railway station
- Exmouth · 2.2 km
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Donkey Hill is a named viewpoint in Devon, South-West England, marked on Ordnance Survey maps for its outlook. The site is within the East Devon National Landscape (AONB), and is a designated Site of Special Scientific Interest. It sits within the Exmouth and Exeter East parliamentary constituency. The nearest railway station is Exmouth, about 2.2 km away. Postcode area EX8.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Exe Estuary SSSI
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: East Devon
- Ramsar wetland: Exe Estuary
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Donkey milk (or ass milk, or jenny milk) is the milk from the domesticated donkey (Equus asinus). It has been used since antiquity for cosmetic purposes as well as infant nutrition.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
Donkey milk has been used by humans for alimentary and cosmetic purposes since Egyptian antiquity. Doctors recommended it to treat several afflictions because of its supposed healing and cosmetic virtues. Hippocrates (460–370 BC) was the first to write of the medicinal use of donkey milk and prescribed it for numerous conditions, including poisoning, fevers, infectious diseases, edema, wounds, nose bleeds, and liver trouble. In the Roman era, donkey milk was a recognized remedy; Pliny the Elder (23–79 AD) in his encyclopedic work, Naturalis Historia, wrote extensively about its health benefits, i.e. to fight fever, fatigue, eye strain, weakened teeth, face wrinkles, poisonings, ulcerations,…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 50.6225, -3.3837
- County
- Devon
- District
- East Devon
- Parish
- Exmouth
- Postcode
- EX8 2FR
- Parliamentary constituency
- Exmouth and Exeter East
- Nearest railway station
- Exmouth — 2.2 km
Sources
- osm: n8694298034 (ODbL)
- wikipedia: Donkey milk (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Donkey Hill?
- Donkey Hill is in Devon, South-West England, United Kingdom (postcode EX8 2FR), in the parish of Exmouth.
- Is Donkey Hill a protected site?
- Yes — Donkey Hill is part of the Exe Estuary SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the East Devon National Landscape (AONB).
- Is Donkey Hill free to visit?
- Yes, Donkey Hill is free to enter.
- How do I get to Donkey Hill?
- The nearest railway station is Exmouth, about 2.2 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode EX8 2FR.