Things To Do near Widgery Cross
Tamar Valley & Tavistock UNESCO World Heritage Site, Tavistock, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 8 miles away)
The Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape The Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape is one of a small number of UNESCO World Heritage Sites in the UK. It's split into sections. Running north east/south west, these are*: Tamar Valley Mining District with Tavistock. Caradon Mi...
Tavistock Duke of Bedford Statue and Buildings, Tavistock, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 8 miles away)
Tavistock is part of a rare UNESCO World Heritage Site. The town is of international significance. Stretching from the foot of Cornwall to the Cornwall/Devon border, the Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape UNESCO World Heritage Site is split into sections. Tavistock is included in the Tamar Val...
Best Tavistock Walks, Tavistock, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 8 miles away)
Tavistock Tavistock is part of the Tamar Valley & Tavistock UNESCO World Heritage Site. We'd recommend exploring the town on foot. Pop into Tavistock Museum to learn more. Having explored the town, try the Tavistock Canal Walk. Walking on Dartmoor near Tavistock Tavistock sits...
Tavistock St Eustachius Church, Tavistock, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 8 miles away)
In the 'Tavistock Parish Church of St Eustachius' guide, it reads: 'St Eustachius' Church. The first authenticated reference to St Eustachius' church dates from 1265. Only one other church in England is dedicated to St Eustachius, a martyred Roman general, but there are dedications in Rome, Istan...
Kestor Rock, Chagford, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 8 miles away)
If you're on holiday in the Chagford area of Dartmoor National Park and want to start exploring the high moors, we'd recommend following the narrow road that winds up to Batworthy Corner. As this road flattens out when it reaches the moors, you'll see a large granite outcrop to your left. This is Ke...
Kestor Rock and Middle Tor Rock Basins, Chagford, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 8 miles away)
Across Dartmoor, you'll find plenty of basins worn into the flat granite surfaces of tors. These are referred to as rock basins. Some of the best examples can be found in the northern section of Chagford Common. They look like miniature paddling pools that have been carved and polished into the rock...
Postbridge National Park Visitor Centre, Postbridge, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 8 miles away)
[Main photo: the entrance to Postbridge National Park Visitor Centre] Whitehorse Hill excavation and Dartmoor’s remarkable prehistory In 2011, on Dartmoor’s north moor close to the headwaters of the Dart and Teign, a team of archaeologists excavated a rare prehistoric burial site...
Tavistock Abbey (Ruin), Tavistock, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 8 miles away)
Dartmoor's south moor was fringed by abbeys and a priory which were connected by a number of ancient travel routes that crossed remote, high moorland. Today, two of the abbeys are popular visitor attractions. Buckfast Abbey is to the east. Buckland Abbey, managed by the National Trust, is to th...
Shilley Pool, Throwleigh, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 8 miles away)
In recent years, wild swimming has become an exceptionally popular outdoor activity on Dartmoor. Whilst well known Dartmoor rivers such as the Dart and Teign attract large numbers of swimmers, people are increasingly enjoying the pools and channels on lesser known rivers, brooks and streams. Shilley...
Kestor Settlements and Field System, Chagford, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 8 miles away)
Spend time walking in the northern section of Chagford Common and you'll see plenty of people heading up to Kestor Rock or wandering across to see the Shovel Down Stone Rows. Others strike out across the common on their way to high north plateau around Wild Tor and Watern Tor. Few explore the settle...
Shilstone Tor, Throwleigh, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 8 miles away)
Shilstone Tor is a small, rocky outcrop above a narrow moorland road that skirts the north east side of Dartmoor's north moor. There's parking for a handful of vehicles below this tor.* It's a great place from which to wander up to Cosdon Hill and Beacon and then the National Park's north plateau...
Postbridge Clapper Bridge, Postbridge, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 8 miles away)
Perhaps Dartmoor's most famous and most visited clapper bridge, the Postbridge Clapper Bridge spans the East Dart River in the heart of Dartmoor National Park close to Bellever Forest and Bellever Tor. The B3212 cuts across Dartmoor from Moretonhampstead to Princetown. At Postbridge, the road bri...
Best Postbridge Walks, Postbridge, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 8 miles away)
Postbridge Postbridge is located in the heart of Dartmoor National Park on the edge of Dartmoor's north moor. The East Dart River runs through Postbridge. Bellever Forest is to the south. These different landscapes and natural features provide for a variety of great walks. Postbridge...
The East Dart Bar and Restaurant, Postbridge, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 8 miles away)
Dartmoor's famous clapper bridge The Postbridge Clapper Bridge is essential Dartmoor visiting. It spans the East Dart River near Postbridge National Park Visitor Centre. The East Dart Bar and Restaurant is located by the clapper bridge. The heart of Dartmoor The B32...
Princetown St Michael & All Angels Church, Princetown, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 8 miles away)
The beginning of the 19th century saw French and American prisoners of war arrive at Dartmoor Prison. Between 1810 and 1814, these prisoners of war built Princetown St Michael & All Angels Church. After decades of hard weather, the fabric of the building fell into a bad state of repair...