Things To Do near Bellever Forest
Cosdon Beacon, Belstone, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 9 miles away)
Cosdon Beacon is a huge cairn and trig point 550 metres above sea level at the highest point on Cosdon Hill. We've positioned Cosdon Beacon on Google maps so zoom in on the 'Satellite' setting to see its location. Read our Cosdon Hill listing for directions. Cosdon is one of a number of b...
Moretonhampstead to Butterdon Valley, Moretonhampstead, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 9 miles away)
If you look at the Ordnance Survey Explorer OL28 'Dartmoor' map, you'll see a path marked as a broken green line running north of Moretonhampstead to Butterdon Down. On older Ordnance Survey maps, this is marked as part of the Dartmoor Way Walking Route. In Spring, when the wild flowers are out, the...
Black-a-Tor Copse National Nature Reserve, Okehampton, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 9 miles away)
BBC’s ‘Secret Britain’ rare high altitude oak woodland Black-a-Tor Copse National Nature Reserve is one of Dartmoor’s rare high altitude oak woodlands. The copse runs along a bank of the West Okement River in the north west section of Dartmoor National Park. The Reserve was featured in th...
Cosdon Hill (Cawsand Hill), Belstone, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 9 miles away)
Cosdon Hill, or Cawsand Hill, is one of the most recognisable natural features in Dartmoor. Its huge, shallow dome dominates the northern border of the National Park and is visible from miles around. You'll see Cosdon from the Haytor Rocks area in the eastern section of the Park and from the Yes Tor...
The Cleave, Lustleigh, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 9 miles away)
Remarkable Lustleigh Cleave On Dartmoor, a cleave is a wooded valley. The beautiful village Lustleigh is situated below one of the National Park's finest. The Cleave pub is in a stunning location and it's a great hub for a day out in the eastern section of Dartmoor National Park. ...
Wheal Betsy (National Trust), Mary Tavy, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 9 miles away)
An information plaque reads: 'Wheal Betsy. This ancient silver-lead mine was reopened in 1806 and worked successfully for the next seventy years. The mine was worked by water power until 1868 when this building was erected to house a Cornish beam pumping engine. Until its closure in 1877 all pump...
Hawns and Dendles Gorge, Cornwood, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 9 miles away)
The River Yealm rises at Yealm Head on Dartmoor's south moor. It flows to Yealm Steps Waterfall where is cascades into Hawns and Dendles Gorge as marked on the Harvey British Mountain Map 'Dartmoor' map. Zoom in on the accompanying Google map to see its location.
Dartmoor's Highest Points Circular Walk (High Willhays/Yes Tor), Okehampton, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 9 miles away)
Walking/Dartmoor's highest ground This circular walk takes in Dartmoor's highest points High Willhays and Yes Tor, the rare high altitude oak woodland Black-a-Tor Copse National Nature Reserve and the beautiful Upper West Okement Valley. You'll be walking Dartmoor's highest ground in...
The Dartmoor Inn/River Lyd Stepping Stones, Lydford, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 9 miles away)
There's a popular car parking area on the western side of Dartmoor behind The Dartmoor Inn at Lydford. You access the car parking area by a lane just north of the inn. You can explore some of the National Park's most beautiful tors from here. To do so, you have to cross the River Lyd. The easiest wa...
Dartmoor Way Walking Route, Dartmoor, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 9 miles away)
The Dartmoor Way's one of Devon's long distance footpaths. About 90m/140km in length, it's a circular walk that takes in many of the National Park's major towns. If you look at a summary map of Dartmoor, the footpath runs around the outskirts of the west and north and east of the Park. It cuts ac...
Cosdon (The Cemetery) Stone Row, South Zeal, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 9 miles away)
Dartmoor National Park has the highest concentration of stone rows in the UK. Information boards in the excellent Postbridge National Park Visitor Centre state that 60% of England's stone rows and 'a third of all stone rows in the UK and Brittany are on Dartmoor'.* Most of these are single or double...
Henry's Ford, Belstone, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 9 miles away)
There are lots of fords on the East Okement River and River Taw on either side of the broad ridge on which Belstone Tors and Oke Tor sit. Located by East Okement Farm, Henry's Ford is the one you're least likely to cross when out exploring Dartmoor's north moor. We've positioned Henry's Ford on G...
Lyd Head, Lydford, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 9 miles away)
The River Lyd rises between Corn Ridge and Woodcock Hill in the north west section of Dartmoor National Park. It's boggy, flat terrain best avoided unless you're walking after a long period of dry weather. From its headwaters, the River Lyd flows past Great Nodden to the footbridge and stepping s...
Black Tor (North Dartmoor), Okehampton, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 9 miles away)
Some of Dartmoor's most striking tors are situated above the National Park's many river valleys and cleaves. Black Tor is a fine example. Black Tor is a series of rocky outcrops located above Black-a-Tor Copse National Nature Reserve in the Upper West Okement Valley. We've positioned Black Tor on...
The Replica Of Drake's Drum, Meavy, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 9 miles away)
A plaque reads: 'THE REPLICA OF DRAKE'S DRUM. THE REPLICA DRUM IN THE GABLE OF THE SCHOOL ROOF WAS PLACED IN ITS PRESENT POSITION IN 1992 BY PAST PUPILS OF MEAVY SCHOOL. THE ORIGINAL DRUM IS ON VIEW IN NEARBY BUCKLAND ABBEY. THE SCHOOL BUILDING WAS OPENED ON 4TH JANUARY 1926 AND THE DRUM, PLACED...