Things To Do near Belstone and Oke Tor Circular Walk
Fingle Woods Wooston Castle Circular Walk, Drewsteignton, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 9 miles away)
Fingle Woods (National Trust/Woodland Trust) is an area of woodland in the north eastern section of Dartmoor National Park. Wooston Castle is a hillfort within the woods. Below are two route descriptions for walks to Wooston Castle within Fingle Woods. 1. Saw Mill Car Park to Wooston Ca...
Dartmoor Cream Teas, Two Bridges, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 9 miles away)
Most major visitor attractions, hotels, pubs and cafes sell cream teas on Dartmoor. Whilst exploring and photographing the National Park, we've enjoyed cream teas in the following superb locations and would recommend visits. National Trust Castle Drogo. Finch Foundry. Lydf...
The Dancing Tree Cross, Moretonhampstead, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 9 miles away)
If you're on your way to see Moretonhampstead 1 and 2 The Almshouses, look out for The Dancing Tree Cross. This was once the site of a market cross similar to the one in South Zeal. All you see today in Moretonhampstead is the head of the cross. This is because a tree grew next to the c...
Wooston Castle Hillfort, Drewsteignton, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 9 miles away)
Look at the location of Wooston Castle Hillfort on the Ordnance Survey Explorer OL28 'Dartmoor' map and you'll see that it appears to occupy a strange site in woodland about half way up a valley wall in Fingle Woods (National Trust/Woodland Trust). Visit and you'll be rewarded with exceptional views...
Berry Pound, Widecombe in the Moor, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 9 miles away)
'On the Widecombe side of the little stream, which runs through a hollow, is the enclosure known as Berry Pound ... The area covered is very much smaller than that occupied by Grim's Pound, and the vallum is low and not of great width'.
Moretonhampstead St Andrew's Church, Moretonhampstead, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 9 miles away)
Walk the high moorland, wooded valleys and rolling countryside of the east and north east sections of Dartmoor National Park and the tall tower of St Andrew's rising high above Moretonhampstead becomes a familiar sight. It's as distinctive a landmark as the more famous Widecombe St Pancras Chur...
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...
Moretonhampstead 1 and 2 The Almshouses, Moretonhampstead, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 9 miles away)
One of the most impressive buildings in Dartmoor National Park, Moretonhampstead 1 and 2 The Almshouses are owned by the National Trust. If you're looking for historical information, visit the Moretonhampstead History Society website to which we provide an external link. 'Recorded as 'new' i...
Bellever Clapper Bridge, Bellever, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 9 miles away)
East Dart River clapper bridges Follow the East Dart River south of Postbridge Clapper Bridge and you'll come to Bellever Clapper Bridge on the edge of Bellever Forest. Lichway/Lych Way Bellever Clapper Bridge is on the route of the ancient Lichway/Lych Way.
Langstone Moor and Langstone Mire, Peter Tavy, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 9 miles away)
On the western side of Dartmoor National Park, close to the B3357 as it climbs from Tavistock to Merrivale, is a cluster of well known tors. Cox Tor, the Staple Tors and Great Mis Tor attract large numbers of walkers. Just beyond these is Langstone Moor with its stone circle, standing stone, st...
Figgie Daniel, North Bovey, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 9 miles away)
Bowerman's Nose is, arguably, the most famous stack of granite in Dartmoor National Park. It rises from a jumble of rock at the north west side of Hayne Down. Hayne Down is one of a number of islands of moorland surrounded by farmland and fields near the main mass of Dartmoor's high moo...
Single Barrow, Widecombe in the Moor, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 9 miles away)
The Dartmoor expert William Crossing writes 'this tumulus was opened in 1873 by the late Mr. C. Spence Bate, and was found to consist of earth with the exception of a low hedge of stones which encircled it, and a low cairn in the centre. About six feet from the latter a small heap of burnt human...
White Tor, Peter Tavy, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 9 miles away)
White Tor (or White Tor/Whittor) is located on Cudliptown Down on the western side of Dartmoor National Park. It is said to be topped by a Neolithic tor enclosure. See our White Tor Fort/Neolithic Enclosure listing for further information and directions.
White Tor Fort/Neolithic Enclosure, Peter Tavy, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 9 miles away)
If you're interested in the history and prehistory of Dartmoor National Park, buy a copy of Phil Newman's 'The Field Archaeology of Dartmoor'. In chapter 2, which covers the 'Mesolithic to Early Bronze Age', there's a section on tor enclosures. Newman writes: 'Two somewhat enigmatic sites that ma...
Best Dartmoor Picnic Spots, Dartmoor, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 9 miles away)
Popular picnic spots with public toilet in the area Spitchwick (Deeper Marsh/Spitchwick Common). Picnic on the bank of the River Dart. This is the most popular picnic spot on Dartmoor. Beautiful, great for wild swimming but gets packed on sunny days. There's a public toilet at the New Bridge/Newb...