Moorland Garden Hotel, Plymouth, Dartmoor National Park

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Moorland Garden Hotel, Plymouth, Dartmoor National Park

Why stay in this location and hotel?

Book a room at the Moorland Garden Hotel and you get a holiday in Dartmoor National Park, the Tamar Valley Area or Outstanding Natural Beauty, Plymouth, South Devon, Cornwall, the Cornwall Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and the Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape UNESCO World Heritage Site. There's also a concentration of National Trust and English Heritage properties in the local area as well as nationally important visitor attractions. This is a formidable location from which to experience some of the best places in the Westcountry.

Scroll through the photo gallery to see images of what you can do around the Moorland Garden Hotel. Zoom in on the 'Satellite' setting of the accompanying Google map to see its location.

To help you choose the Moorland Garden 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.

 

Take a trip to Burrator Reservoir

The Dartmoor stereotype is that it's bleak. Wander around this heavily forested reservoir and summit some of the tors that line it and you'll be in an incredibly beautiful and varied landscape. Try the view from Sharpitor or Leather Tor.

 

Stand on top of the The Dewerstone

The high moors of Dartmoor National Park are fringed by stunnng steep-sided wooded valleys and gorges cut by rivers that run from the high ground to the coast. The Dewerstone Valley is one of the best.

 

Explore Dartmoor's internationally important prehistoric sites

Start with English Heritage's Upper Plym Valley then head over to Down Tor Stone Row (Hingston Hill Stone Row). To learn more about this prehistory, visit Princetown National Park Visitor Centre and Postbridge National Park Visitor Centre.

 

Walk Dartmoor's moors and tors

Great Mis Tor and Great Staple Tor are particularly beautiful and provide massive views across Dartmoor, the Tamar Valley and Cornwall.

 

Visit the National Trust's Buckland Abbey

There's also Saltram, Lydford Gorge, Antony, Finch Foundry and Castle Drogo. If this type of attraction is of interest, explore English Heritage's Lydford Castle and Okehampton Castle as well.

 

UNESCO World Heritage Site

Morwellham Quay and Tavistock in the Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape UNESCO World Heritage Site.

 

Plymouth and the South Devon coast

Spend a morning in Plymouth's National Marine Aquarium and an afternoon exploring the nearby Barbican. Take a ferry across the water and follow the South West Coast Path along the side of Plymouth Sound. Ferries also run to various places in Cornwall.

 

Cornwall's Whitsand Bay

Not well known but a match for any of Cornwall's best coastline. Extraordinary place, especially at low tide.

 

Lopwell Dam and the Tamar Discovery Trail

Beautiful riverside setting. At low tide, wander across the causeway on the Tamar Discovery Trail.

 

Experience local adventure activities

Try the Tamar Trails Centre. Mountain bike through the UNESCO World Heritage Site landscape, treesurf and canoe the Tamar. If adventure activities are your thing, you can also climb at The Dewerstone or boulder up on the moors. Horse riding in Dartmoor National Park is a great experience as well.

 

They say: 'On the edge of Dartmoor National Park, Moorland Garden Hotel is situated between Plymouth and Tavistock. The elegant hotel features a traditional restaurant and 9 acres of beautiful grounds.' View and read more.


Address Yelverton
Plymouth
PL20 6DA
Telephone -
Area More information on Plymouth
Sleeps Unknown
Bedrooms 44
Pricing £95 - £855 Per Person Per Night
Pets No
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