Things To Do near East Hill
Princetown National Park Visitor Centre, Princetown, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 13 miles away)
Family attraction If you're on holiday in Dartmoor and want to learn more about the National Park, we'd recommend spending half a day at the Princetown National Park Visitor Centre. High quality displays, information boards and videos guide you through the story of the moors and its people, its w...
Dartmoor Mugs by HK White, Dartmoor, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 13 miles away)
With original artwork by the local artist Helen White, there are six fine bone china mugs in the Dartmoor National Park collection: Postbridge. A medieval packhorse clapper bridge across the East Dart with Bellever Tor on the horizon. Bowerman's Nose. The petrified huntsman and his hounds look...
Best Dartmoor Shopping, Dartmoor, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 13 miles away)
Dartmoor National Park Visitor Centres Dartmoor National Park Authority (DNPA) champion local products. Shop at Princetown National Park Visitor Centre in the heart of Princetown. Try also Postbridge National Park Visitor Centre near the iconic Postbridge Clapper Bridge in Postbridge and Haytor V...
Best Dartmoor Food and Drink, Dartmoor, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 13 miles away)
Pubs and inns The one Michelin-starred Treby Arms. The Three Crowns Inn in Chagford. The Globe Inn in Chagford. Fingle Bridge Inn at the beauty spot Fingle Bridge in the Teign Gorge. The Cleave Pub in Lustleigh. The Old Inn in Widecombe-in-the-Moor. The Warren Hou...
The Plume of Feathers Inn, Princetown, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 13 miles away)
High moorland pub The Plume of Feathers Inn is located in the centre of Princetown next to the Princetown National Park Visitor Centre. Accommodation includes bed and breakfast, a bunkhouse and camping. Parking There's plenty of parking out back for customers. Pu...
Wray Cleave Bluebell Walk, Moretonhampstead, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 13 miles away)
Grab a copy of the Ordnance Survey Explorer OL28 'Dartmoor' map. Follow the Wray Valley south east of Moretonhampstead and you'll see Pepperdon Down above Steward Wood, Wray Barton and Wray Cleave. There's limited parking available at the top of Pepperdon Down along the side of the road. Start...
Honeybag, Chinkwell & Bell Tors Circular Walk, Widecombe in the Moor, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 13 miles away)
Start at one of the car parking areas by Bonehill Rocks. These are not marked on the Ordnance Survey Explorer OL28 'Dartmoor' map but are clearly visible on Google's satellite imagery. Follow the track that runs around the western flank of Bonehill Down. There are super views back down the East W...
Windypost Cross, Merrivale, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 13 miles away)
Owing to its location, Windypost Cross is one of the most visited stone crosses in the National Park. Situated on Whitchurch Common above Tavistock and by the B3357, Windypost Cross is very easily accessible from the large car park at Tavistock View Point. It stands next to the Grimstone and So...
Raven's Tor (Lustleigh Cleave), Lustleigh, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 13 miles away)
At the upper end of Lustleigh Cleave, where woodland thins into gorse and bracken, are various rocky outcrops. The largest is Raven's Tor. The tor is difficult to find but you sometimes see people bouldering on its rock faces.. We'd recommend walking to the general area for its beauty. Because you'r...
Granite and Gears Princetown and Burrator Cycling Route, Princetown, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 13 miles away)
The longer version of the Granite and Gears Princetown Railway Cycling Routes is 30km and perfect for a family trip. The Granite and Gears Princetown and Burrator Cycling Route is only 20km but is much more demanding. It follows worn paths and tracks across open moorland and is diffic...
Quirky Dartmoor, Dartmoor, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 13 miles away)
Once, there was a giant chair but, sadly, they took it down. You'll still find plenty of other quirky sights and names across the moors. There are exquisite sculptures dotted around the landscape and in the towns and plenty of weird rock structures. Many of the ponies are remarkably small, some o...
Chinkwell Tor, Widecombe in the Moor, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 13 miles away)
Chinkwell is a very easily accessible tor overlooking the popular village Widecombe-in-the-Moor. The tor provides spectacular views over the eastern section of Dartmoor National Park including Hound Tor and Haytor Rocks. Hamel Down dominates to the west. Chinkwell Tor is one of four rocky outcrop...
Feather Tor, Merrivale, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 13 miles away)
Feather Tor is a small rocky outcrop on Whitchurch Common on the western side of Dartmoor National Park. It rises above Windypost Cross and Grimstone and Sortridge Leat. The tor provides top views and is part of some great circular walks in the area. We've positioned Feather Tor on Google maps so...
Jobber's Road, Princetown, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 13 miles away)
Stand outside Princetown National Park Visitor Centre facing The Plume of Feathers Inn and you'll see a road to the left of the pub leading to a couple of car parks. A path runs from here to South Hessary Tor and then Nun's or Siward's Cross and Nun's Cross Farm. This is part of the old Jo...
Conchies Road, Princetown, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 13 miles away)
During WW1, many Conscientious Objectors were housed in Dartmoor Prison. In this time, they built what is know locally as 'Conchies Road' which runs from the Tor Royal area just east of Princetown across the moors towards Swincombe Bridge. The road stops about half way between these points. Roughly...