Things To Do near Stone Lane Gardens and Mythic Garden Sculpture Exhibition

Hembury Woods Circular Walk, Buckfast, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 14 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...

Black Lane Peat Pass, Princetown, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 14 miles away)

The name Black Lane Peat Pass suggests a tidy, sunken road with high, black peat walls offering easy passage through difficult terrain. Whilst this might once have been the case, and there are still such peat passes on the north moor, if you walk Black Lane Peat Pass today you'll expe...

Cox Tor, Merrivale, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 14 miles away)

Awesome views. Great place from which to watch the sun set over the Westcountry. Very easily accessible from a large car parking area on the western edge of Dartmoor's high moor. Cox Tor is also superb as part of a circular walk taking in Roos Tor and The Staple Tors. We've positioned Cox Tor on...

Crane Hill, Princetown, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 14 miles away)

It's not the most inspiring place on Dartmoor but if you want to explore the National Park's south plateau then you're going to spend a lot of time skirting Crane Hill's flanks or wandering over its top. The River Plym rises here. The Abbot's Way arcs around its south west side. Ducks' Pool is on...

Hart Tor Stone Rows, Princetown, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 14 miles away)

A double stone row and a single stone row run in different directions from two cairns situated side by side below Hart Tor. Stone rows and cairns occupy a strange location in a dip in the landscape by the River Meavy. The double stone row is impressive. The single stone row is less easy to see as it...

Buckfastleigh Moor, Scorriton, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 14 miles away)

[Main photo: walking the Two Moors Way from Holne and Scorriton to Buckfastleigh Moor]   Buckfastleigh Moor, the highest point on Dartmoor’s south moor and the Two Moors Way Ryder’s Hill is the highest point on Dartmoor’s south moor. Buckfastleigh Moor runs from this hi...

Cramber Tor, Princetown, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 14 miles away)

Cramber Tor is an isolated rocky outcrop in the popular Princetown area. Situated away from the many popular walking and cycling routes that run between Princetown and Burrator Reservoir, we've always had the tor to ourselves when visiting even in peak holiday season. The views are wonderful....

Nun's or Siward's Cross, Princetown, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 14 miles away)

Probably the most famous stone cross on Dartmoor, Nun's or Siward's Cross sits on the intersection of a number of ancient travel routes. Nun's or Siward's Cross is one of a high number of crosses on the Buckfast to Tavistock Monastic Route. It's also on what the Ordnance Survey Explorer...

Black Tor (West Dartmoor), Princetown, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 14 miles away)

There are lots of tors and hills named 'Black' on Dartmoor. The Black Tor in the western section of the National Park is situated by the B3212. There's a small car parking area by the road here. Visit Black Tor Stone Row and Hart Tor Stone Rows whilst you are there. We've positioned Black Tor (We...

Nun's Cross Farm, Princetown, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 14 miles away)

We've positioned Nun's Cross Farm on Google maps so zoom in on the 'Satellite' setting to see its location south east of Princetown. It's situated by Nun's or Siward's Cross which is, arguably, Dartmoor National Park's most famous ancient cross. Available for private hire, see Mount Kel...

River Meavy, Dartmoor, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 15 miles away)

The River Meavy runs from the outskirts of Princetown to the north eastern end of Burrator Reservoir. At the southern end of the reservoir, it resumes its course past the village Meavy towards the River Plym. The combined river flows through Plym Valley to Plymouth and Plymouth Sound. If you look...

Princetown Railway (Princetown to Yelverton Railway Dismantled), Princetown, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 15 miles away)

Princetown Railway (Princetown to Yelverton Railway Dismantled) is one of Dartmoor National Park's many attractions and we'll be adding more information shortly.

Vixen Tor, Merrivale, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 15 miles away)

'No admittance. Vixen Tor is private land and closed to the general public. Please do not trespass.'

Devonport Leat, Dartmoor, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 15 miles away)

Devonport Leat is arguably the most impressive leat on Dartmoor and the one you're most likely to walk along or cross if you're exploring the National Park in depth. The leat has multiple headweirs and winds its way from its most northerly point on Dartmoor's north moor to the south western border o...

Hutchinson's Cross/Devonport Leat Cross, Princetown, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 15 miles away)

In his 'Walking The Dartmoor Waterways: A guide to retracing the leats and canals of the Dartmoor country', Eric Hemery writes: 'Above the right bank [of the Devonport Leat] stands a modern granite cross erected in 1968 by Lieutenant Commander B. Hutchinson of Stoke Fleming, in memory of his moth...