Whitchurch Common, Merrivale, Dartmoor National Park

Whitchurch Common, Merrivale, Dartmoor National Park

Zoom in on the 'Satellite' setting of the accompanying Google map and you'll see lots of grass paths and tracks crossing moorland. These give you a sense of the popularity of Whitchuch Common. Other clues are provided by the size of the car parking area by the B3357 and the fact that the area is a well-known beauty spot providing views over Dartmoor, Tavistock, the Tamar Valley Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and Cornwall.

Points of interest include Windypost Cross, the Grimstone and Sortridge Leat and Feather Tor.

To visit, head for that large car parking area between Merrivale and Tavistock on the B3357. Whitchuch Common is on its doorstep.