Things To Do near Cholwell Farm Riding Stables

Red Lake Railway (Dismantled)/Puffing Billy Track, Harford, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 16 miles away)

Red Lake Railway transported workers and equipment from Bittaford and the Ivybridge area to Red Lake China Clay Works. It carried back waste material to be used as fertiliser. Built between 1910 and 1912, the remaining trackbed is now a long but solid path that takes you into the heart of Dartmoo...

Hembury Woods Circular Walk, Buckfast, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 16 miles away)

Hembury Woods (National Trust) are situated near Ashburton and Buckfastleigh on the south eastern border of Dartmoor National Park. Managed by the National Trust, the woods are easily accessible and there are a number of beautiful circular walks to enjoy. The following route takes you to the top...

Haytor National Park Visitor Centre, Haytor Vale, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 16 miles away)

At present, Dartmoor has three National Park Visitor Centres. The largest and most impressive is up in Princetown. Next is Postbridge National Park Visitor Centre with its special display relating to Dartmoor's rich prehistory. The smallest is at the foot of the hill that rises to Haytor Rock...

Harford Moor Gate, Harford, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 16 miles away)

Temporarily closed Harford Moor Gate car park is temporarily closed. A sign reads:  'Car park closed. This car park is on privately owned access land. It has been closed from February 2021. This has been done for two reasons. To help control footfall on this part of the moor. T...

Parking And Access To Dartmoor's South Moor, Harford, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 16 miles away)

Update 2021 Note that Harford Moor Gate car park is temporaily closed as of 2021. Click through to the listing to learn more. The easiest way to get to Harford Moor Gate and the south moor beyond is on foot. Start at Ivybridge and follow the Two Moors Way up onto the south moor. The Tw...

Houndtor Wood, Manaton, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 16 miles away)

Houndtor Wood is part of the Bovey Valley Woodlands which, in turn, are part of the East Dartmoor National Nature Reserve. Houndtor Wood is situated at the bottom of Trendlebere Down near Manaton. The River Bovey and Becka Brook run through the wood. Between them is Houndtor Ridge. Manaton Old Ro...

Anthony Trollope and Dartmoor, Manaton, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 16 miles away)

In his autobiography, Anthony Trollope wrote of Dartmoor: The prettiest scenery in all England is 'on the southern and south-eastern skirts of Dartmoor, where the rivers Dart, and Avon, and Teign form themselves, and where the broken moor is half-cultivated, and the wild-looking fields are half-m...

East Dartmoor National Nature Reserve, Bovey Tracey, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 16 miles away)

England's first National Nature Reserve*, the East Dartmoor National Nature Reserve consists of parts of the Bovey Valley, Trendlebere Down and Yarner Wood. We've positioned the East Dartmoor National Nature Reserve on Google maps so zoom in on the 'Satellite' setting to see its location. Fo...

Sharpitor (Lustleigh Cleave/East Dartmoor) and Nut Crackers, Lustleigh, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 16 miles away)

Lustleigh Cleave is one of the most beautiful sections of wooded valley in Dartmoor National Park. Its broad ridge is lined with rocky outcrops and tors. At the north west end of the ridge is Hunter's Tor. Towards the south east end are Sharpitor and the logan stone called Nut Crackers. In his 'G...

Houndtor Wood Bridge, Manaton, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 16 miles away)

There's a good, stone bridge on the Manaton Old Road in the heart of Houndtor Wood. Use the bridge to cross Becka Brook. We've positioned Houndtor Wood Bridge on Google maps so zoom in on the 'Satellite' setting to see its location. Becka Brook flows into the River Bovey near Hisley Bridge. Yo...

Saltram (National Trust), Plymouth, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 16 miles away)

Saltram (National Trust) is one of Dartmoor National Park's many attractions and we'll be adding more information shortly.

Mardon Down Stone Circle, Moretonhampstead, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 16 miles away)

Prehistory/views Dartmoor's stone circles are invariably situated in stunning locations. Arguably, Mardon Down Stone Circle provides the finest views. Positioned on top of an island of moorland in the north eastern section of the National Park, there are massive views from the stone circle to Dar...

Mardon Down Giant's Grave, Moretonhampstead, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 16 miles away)

According to Phil Newman in his excellent 'The Field Archaeology of Dartmoor', 'it was Dean Jeremiah Milles of Exeter, President of the Society of Antiquaries, who first undertook archaeological fieldwork on Dartmoor barrows in 1752 on Mardon Down (Grinsell 1978, 87), and the literature of the early...

The Rock Inn, Haytor Vale, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 16 miles away)

Haytor Rocks beauty spot Haytor Rocks is Dartmoor's most popular tor. It's also the National Park's most popular beauty spot. Situated on the east flank of the moor, Haytor Rocks overlooks stunning South Devon countryside and coast. The Rock Inn is located in the village below this famous to...

Becka Brook, Manaton, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 16 miles away)

Becka Brook rises in the Emsworthy area by Hemsworthy Gate between Haytor Rocks and Widecombe-in-the-Moor. It flows below Holwell Tor where a new granite footbridge provides dry crossing where you once had to wade across at a ford. The brook then cuts a beautiful valley between Greator Rocks...