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It is closed off to the public, although South Hams District Council has built a viewing platform, which is accessed from the track below Prospect House Apartments. Today only a few ghostly shells of buildings remain of the old village at South Hallsands. Take a tour here 2) Most famous pub on Dartmoor

The room is packed with symbols of the Craft, containing many of the working tools of a medieval stonemason. Members gather here in chairs surrounding a black and white checkerboard floor, representing the light and dark of life. The interior is surprisingly plain, more like an old town hall than a church, until you reach the first floor temple, where all the ceremonies take place. Long ago members abandoned the attractive Gandy Street entrance and now used a tucked away back entrance. It is the Freemasons Hall in Exeter and members granted DevonLive exclusive access. The Grade I listed building, sandwiched between a jewellers and a children's clothing shop, dates back to the 14th century.

You may often pass this lovely old building in Exeter's Gandy Street without stopping to wonder why it looks like something from a Harry Potter stage set (author JK Rowling studied at Exeter University and was indeed inspired by many Devon landmarks) and why the front door never opens.