Things To Do near Dartmoor Lodge Hotel
Dunsford St Mary's Church, Dunsford, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 13 miles away)
According to the 'Village of Dunsford' website, 'there has been a place of worship here since Saxon times. The present building dates from the 1420s'. Using information provided by English Heritage, the 'British Listed Buildings' website states that the 'church was dedicated in 1261 but the prese...
Hunter's Path Teign Gorge Walk, Chagford, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 13 miles away)
The Hunter's Path forms part of the Two Moors Way and runs past the National Trust's Castle Drogo (National Trust) on the lip of the Teign Gorge (National Trust). This linear walk offers some of the finest views in Dartmoor National Park. Park at Fingle Bridge. This is a well known Dartmoor beaut...
Castle Drogo (National Trust), Chagford, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 13 miles away)
Family attraction The last castle to be built in England, Castle Drogo is located on a spur of land at the mouth of the magnificent Teign Gorge (National Trust) in the north east section of Dartmoor National Park. Chagford is to the south west. The pretty village Drewsteignton is nearby. Castl...
Cadworthy Wood (The Dewerstone area), Shaugh Prior, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 13 miles away)
The Dewerstone Valley is lined by woods. On the northern side of the River Plym, the Dewerstone Wood pushes north east into Cadworthy Wood. You can follow the bank of the River Plym from the foot of the Dewerstone Crags in Dewerstone Wood into Cadworthy Wood. It's a stunning walk in Autumn.
Best Dartmoor Things To Do, Dartmoor, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 13 miles away)
National Trust properties in Dartmoor National Park Castle Drogo near Chagford in the north east section of Dartmoor National Park. One of the Westcountry's most popular and important National Trust properties, Castle Drogo was the last castle to be built in England. Situated at the mouth of...
Fur Tor from Postbridge Circular Walk, Postbridge, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 13 miles away)
Walking to the most remote area of Dartmoor and southern England This is a big walk into the most remote area of Dartmoor National Park and southern England. There are many routes to Fur Tor but this one starts at Postbridge National Park Visitor Centre. It's the 'classic' Fur Tor ro...
Castle Drogo Gardens, Chagford, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 13 miles away)
Castle Drogo is located on an exposed spur of land that rises above a loop in the River Teign at the mouth of the stunning Teign Gorge. Wind and rain whip over the high moor and rolling farmland around Chagford before battering Drogo's high granite walls. Members of the team that runs Holiday in...
Gidleigh Common, Chagford, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 13 miles away)
We include Gidleigh Common as a point of reference. People usually cross the common on their way to other places of interest in the National Park. For example, Scorhill Down and its famous stone circle are just south of Gidleigh Common. You also cross the common to walk up to White Moor Stone Circle...
Merrivale Quarry, Merrivale, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 13 miles away)
In his work 'High Dartmoor', Eric Hemery writes: 'William Duke opened his Tor Quarry in 1876, its operations absorbing the old sett-making craft previously carried out under the Steeple Tors. Harris states in Industriology that granite from the quarry was supplied to Pethicks of Swell T...
Castle Drogo Visitor Centre and Cafe, Chagford, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 13 miles away)
To reach Castle Drogo by vehicle, you follow a long driveway from the Sandy Park/Drewsteignton road to the National Trust property. There's a spacious car park and the purpose built Castle Drogo Visitor Centre and Cafe. Stood in front of the building, you'll see the cafe in a wing of the b...
Langstone Moor Stone Circle, Peter Tavy, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 13 miles away)
Dartmoor's stone circles tend to occupy stunning locations. Langstone Moor Stone Circle is no exception. Situated in a vast, open stretch of moorland with the bulk of Great Mis Tor rising to the south east, Langstone Moor Stone Circle is essential visiting if you're interested in Dartmoor's prehisto...
Vixen Tor, Merrivale, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 13 miles away)
'No admittance. Vixen Tor is private land and closed to the general public. Please do not trespass.'
Black Hill (North Dartmoor), Okehampton, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 13 miles away)
One for the Dartmoor obsessive, Black Hill is a remote stretch of high moorland near the sources of the East Dart River, River Taw and West Okement River. Cranmere Pool and its letterbox are to the north. Cut Hill is to the south. We've positioned Black Hill on Google maps so zoom in on the 'Satelli...
Dewerstone Valley Circular Walk, Shaugh Prior, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 13 miles away)
Walking the beautiful Dewerstone Valley The Dewerstone Valley is one of Dartmoor's many stunning wooded valleys. Located on the south west border of the National Park, the valley is cut by the River Plym as it flows from Crane Hill on Dartmoor's south plateau down to the city of Plymouth. This...
Watern Tor, Chagford, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 13 miles away)
Along with Haytor Rocks and Great Staple Tor, Watern is one of the most distinctive tors on Dartmoor. Thin strips of granite appear to have been carefully layered one on top of another and then sculpted to produce extraordinary shapes. The rocky outcrop is impressive. Its location even more so. O...