Things To Do near Great Nodden
Heathercombe, Manaton, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 12 miles away)
Heathercombe is known for its gardens which are open to the general public on select days through the year. See Heathercombe's website for further information. We provide an external link. A section of the Two Moors Way and the Mariners' Way pass through Heathercombe. Another path climbs through...
The Drewe Arms, Drewsteignton, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 12 miles away)
Great walking pub in pretty village A great walking pub, The Drewe Arms is also one of a huge number of top places to visit and enjoy squeezed into a relatively small but extraordinarily beautiful and interesting section of Dartmoor National Park. We've positioned The Drewe Arms on Google maps...
Sheepstor St Leonard Church, Sheepstor, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 12 miles away)
According to the Devon Historic Churches Trust, 'there has been a church on this site since the early thirteenth century. The present building dates from the 1450s'. Refer to their site for more information. There's also a more detailed PDF outlining the history of the church on the West Dartmo...
Hutholes Abandoned Medieval Settlement, Widecombe in the Moor, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 12 miles away)
An information board on site reads that 'this is the site of a deserted medieval settlement known today as Hutholes. Within an area of just under an acre lie the remains of six buildings dating to the 13th and 14th centuries A.D.' We've positioned Hutholes on Google maps so zoom in on the 'Satell...
Cranbrook Castle Hillfort, Chagford, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 12 miles away)
The National Trust's Castle Drogo dominates the western end of the Teign Gorge. Move east through this exceptionally beautiful area of high gorge walls and steep-sided wooded valleys from the Teign Gorge into Fingle Woods and you'll be passing three other 'castles'. Dating from the Iron Age, these '...
Yellowmead Circles/Multiple Stone Ring, Sheepstor, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 12 miles away)
This is one of our favourite prehistoric attractions in Dartmoor National Park. It's a beautiful sight in a stunning location. Philip Newman has a section on 'multiple stone rings' in his book 'The Field Archaeology of Dartmoor'. These monuments comprise thin slabs of stone set on edge...
Drewsteignton Holy Trinity Church, Drewsteignton, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 12 miles away)
There's a large square in the middle of the Dartmoor village Drewsteignton. The church tower rises to the east of this square and dominates the village. 'Built mostly from the fifteenth century in the Perpendicular style' (source: the Drewsteignton parish website), the church is situated next to The...
Dart Gorge Dartmeet to Luckey Tor North Bank Walk, Dartmeet, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 12 miles away)
Just across the road from the large car parking area at Dartmeet is a viewing point where you can see the East Dart River and West Dart River merge to form the Double Dart or, as it's more commonly known, the River Dart. There are chunky granite steps leading down in to the water for those wanting a...
Morwellham Quay UNESCO World Heritage Site, Tavistock, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 12 miles away)
Morwellham Quay, and the surrounding area, is one of the Westcountry's great visitor destinations. In the scheme of things, few people know about the place which is a shame because it's special. Situated within an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB), it's part of a rare UNESCO World Heritage S...
Secret Place Sculpture, Drewsteignton, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 12 miles away)
One of the many joys of walking in the north east section of Dartmoor National Park around Castle Drogo (National Trust) and Teign Gorge (National Trust) are the beautiful public sculptures you encounter on your way. Secret Place is on the Two Moors Way close to where it leaves/enters Dartmo...
Castle Drogo Estate, Chagford, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 12 miles away)
The National Trust's Castle Drogo is a superb place. The estate in which it sits is even more impressive. The estate makes Castle Drogo one of the finest visitor attractions in the Westcountry. Stunning walks, views, wild swimming, wildlife and a great pub in a Dartmoor beauty spot make for great da...
Black Lane Peat Pass, Princetown, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 13 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...
Figgie Daniel, North Bovey, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 13 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...
IIMW Sculpture, Drewsteignton, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 13 miles away)
Explore the north eastern section of Dartmoor National Park and you'll come across plenty of sculptures by Peter Randall-Page. Some are situated on the route of the long distance path Two Moors Way. The IIMW Sculpture is close to the border of Dartmoor National Park. II = Two, M = Moors and W =...
The Royal Oak Inn, Meavy, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 13 miles away)
Great pub location This is one of Dartmoor's great pub locations. The Warren House Inn is on high moorland. Fingle Bridge Inn is in a classic Dartmoor steep-sided valley. The Royal Oak Inn is in a picture-postcard village by the village green. Highly recommended when on holiday in Dartmoor Nation...