Things To Do near Upper Plym Valley (English Heritage)
Teignhead Farm (Ruins), Chagford, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 12 miles away)
Whilst chatting to a local farmer on Thornworthy Tor, we were told that two farms lay in ruins or were submerged by water in Fernworthy Forest and Fernworthy Reservoir. Another ruined farm lies just west of the forest near Sittaford Tor, Quintin's Man and the source of the North Teign River. This is...
Brentor Hillfort, North Brentor, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 12 miles away)
Brentor Hillfort is one of Dartmoor National Park's many attractions and we'll be adding more information shortly.
Brentor St Michael de Rupe Church, North Brentor, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 12 miles away)
Brentor St Michael de Rupe Church is one of Dartmoor National Park's many attractions and we'll be adding more information shortly.
Brentor, North Brentor, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 12 miles away)
Brentor is one of Dartmoor National Park's many attractions and we'll be adding more information shortly.
Fernworthy Bird Hide, Chagford, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 12 miles away)
We've positioned Fernworthy Bird Hide on Google maps so zoom in on the 'Satellite' setting to see its location. To visit, follow the road that climbs from Chagford to Fernworthy Reservoir. Continue past the main car park at the entrance to the forest until you come to the southern end of the re...
Hamel Down RAF Memorial, North Bovey, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 12 miles away)
At the northern end of Hamel Down, where the moor drops down to Natsworthy, is a memorial to a RAF bomber that crashed after a raid in March 1941 during the Second World War. The memorial is by the side of a path that cuts across the moors to/from English Heritage's ancient settlement Grimspound....
Saddle Tor, Haytor Vale, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 12 miles away)
Some Dartmoor tors are difficult to get to. Fur Tor, said to be the most remote spot in Dartmoor National Park, is a fine example. Other tors are exceptionally easy to get to. Saddle Tor is probably the best example. Located by the B3387 road that runs between Haytor Vale and Widecombe-in-the-Moo...
Teignhead Farm Clapper Bridge, Chagford, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 12 miles away)
The North Teign River can be a formidable natural barrier preventing you from walking to Dartmoor's north plateau from the Chagford, Fernworthy Forest and Postbridge areas. Thankfully, there are a number of clapper bridges providing safe passage over the water. The most famous is Teign-e-ver Clapper...
Bagtor Down, Haytor Vale, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 12 miles away)
As you climb the B3387 from Bovey Tracey past Haytor Vale to the high moors, Haytor Down runs north of the road and Bagtor Down to the south. Note that the River Sig rises on Bagtor Down from two boggy sections of moorland. The western section is called Bag Tor Marsh and is best avoided. If you...
East Bovey Head, Postbridge, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 12 miles away)
The River Bovey rises on the edge of Dartmoor's high moorland and arcs past the luxury hotel Bovey Castle and North Bovey village before cutting the stunning Bovey Valley as it flows to Bovey Tracey. Beyond the National Park border, it meets the River Teign where the combined river runs east to...
Hookney Down, Moretonhampstead, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 12 miles away)
This is an area of moorland between, roughly speaking, Hookney Tor and Hameldown Tor and King Tor on the edge of the high moor near English Heritage's Grimspound. It's particularly beautiful in late summer when the heather flowers. It runs into the vast whale's back of moorland that is Hamel Down...
Fernworthy Stone Circle, Chagford, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 12 miles away)
Certain areas of Dartmoor National Park are known for their concentration of prehistoric sites. Merrivale near Princetown and Shovel Down near Chagford are two good examples. The stone rows, standing stones and stone circles in these places are highly visible and easy to explore. Other areas, such a...
Villages of Dartmoor Driving Tour/Road Trip, Dartmoor, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 12 miles away)
Dartmoor is small so you can cover a lot of places in a day Dartmoor's a relatively small place. You can walk north to south or east to west in a (long) day. If you want to tour Dartmoor National Park by car then you'll be able to explore its villages and beauty spots with relative ease. There ar...
Dartmoor Giant Ladder, Widecombe in the Moor, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 12 miles away)
At the end of 2017, in a Dartmoor valley running down to Widecombe-in-the-Moor, a giant ladder appeared in the place where the Dartmoor Giant Chair used to be. The chair was created in 2006 by Henry Brudenell-Bruce and was eventually removed in 2010 after Dartmoor National Park Authority iss...
Dartmoor Giant Chair, Widecombe in the Moor, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 12 miles away)
[Sadly, Dartmoor Giant Chair is no longer on Dartmoor. This listing provides information about its creation, placement on Dartmoor and current location.] 'If you look west through the wrought iron gate' in The Manor Garden at Cranborne Estate in Dorset, 'you will see a wild flower garde...