Browns Tavistock Hotel, Tavistock, Dartmoor National Park

Why stay in this location and hotel?

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To help you choose Browns Tavistock Hotel for its location, we've listed some of the local attractions below. Cherry pick for a short break. Try to visit all if you're on holiday in Dartmoor.

 

UNESCO World Heritage Site

Tavistock is part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The town was transformed by the mining industry. Also visit nearby Morwellham Quay UNESCO World Heritage Site.

 

Sir Francis Drake

Tavistock is the birthplace of Sir Francis Drake. Follow Tavistock Canal out past Crowndale Farm, where Drake is said to have been born, down to Shillamill Viaduct. To learn more about Drake's life, take a trip to Buckland Abbey (National Trust) which became Drake's home.

 

Tavistock Abbey

Discover the ruins of Tavistock Abbey (Ruin) that are visible throughout the town. In addition to Tavistock and Buckland Abbeys, also visit Buckfast Abbey on the other side of Dartmoor. Last, Torre Abbey is extraordinary over at Torquay on The English Riviera.

 

Tavistock Pannier Market

Browns Tavistock Hotel is located on West Street which is lined with shops and places to eat and drink. Visit the Tavistock Pannier Market.

 

Outdoor activities

Tavistock and Browns Tavistock Hotel are a great base from which to enjoy outdoor activities. Hire bikes and cycle Drake's Trail. Go Cholwell Farm Riding Stables on the moors. Take a kayak out onto the River Tamar at Tamar Trails.

 

Walk Dartmoor's high moor

Tavistock is situated below the high moors of Dartmoor National Park. Go walking and bag some tors. Great Staple Tor is particularly impressive.

 

Lydford

Spend a day in Lydford. For a small village, there's masses to do. Try the National Trust's Lydford Gorge (National Trust), English Heritage's Lydford Castle (English Heritage) and cycle the Granite Way.

Okehampton
Okehampton is a Dartmoor town at the other end of the Granite Way. English Heritage's Okehampton Castle (English Heritage) and the Museum of Dartmoor Life are essential visiting.

 

Princetown

Head up to Princetown. Learn about Dartmoor's prehistory in the Princetown National Park Visitor Centre and then explore Merrivale (English Heritage).

 

Explore Devon and Cornwall

Tavistock is located between Dartmoor National Park and the Tamar Valley Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Plymouth is to the south. Cornwall is to the west if you fancy a day at the beach.

 

They say: 'On the edge of Dartmoor National Park, Browns Tavistock Hotel offers luxury accommodation. There is a fantastic restaurant and rooms have en suite bathrooms, satellite TVs, DVD players and Wi-Fi.' View availability and read more.

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