Things To Do near The Old Inn

Bridford Wood (National Trust), Dunsford, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 9 miles away)

If you're feeling energetic, you can follow the River Teign through a stunning wooded gorge and valley all the way from the National Trust's Castle Drogo in the west to Steps Bridge in the east. Whiddon Deer Park and Whiddon Wood are at the mouth of the gorge to the west. Bridford Wood is at the tal...

Newleycombe Cross, Princetown, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 9 miles away)

A lake on Dartmoor is a stream or brook. Newleycombe Lake is a stream running down to Burrator Reservoir. It cuts a valley that was also shaped by the tin mining industry. The valley is lined with prehistoric and medieval attractions including the extraordinary Down Tor Stone Row (Hingston Hill Sone...

Devonport Leat, Dartmoor, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 9 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...

Taw Head, Belstone, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 9 miles away)

There's a large area of flat, boggy moorland on Dartmoor's north moor where many of Devon's most famous rivers rise. The headwaters of the River Taw can be found there. Whilst most Dartmoor visitors avoid the headwaters of the National Park's rivers, the start of the River Taw can get relatively bus...

North Hessary Tor and Radio Mast, Princetown, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 9 miles away)

Princetown sits below a high dome of moorland. At 517m above sea level, this dome is topped with a giant radio mast and a trig point on a rocky outcrop. These are North Hessary Tor and Radio Mast. The views from the trig point are huge and it's a short, sharp walk from Princetown so we'd ver...

The Old Inn, Drewsteignton, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 9 miles away)

You could spend weeks on holiday in the north east section of Dartmoor because there's so much to see and do. The National Trust's Castle Drogo is the focal point. Some of the National Park's best walking is available in the Teign Gorge. There are also some great pubs and restaurants to enjoy....

Drewsteignton Stores, Drewsteignton, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 9 miles away)

There's a village shop in the centre of Drewsteignton between The Old Inn and The Drewe Arms. The shop is on the Two Moors Way and it's ideal for topping up on food and drink if you're walking in the local area. We've positioned Drewsteignton Stores on Google maps so zoom in on the 'Sat...

Drewsteignton Holy Trinity Church, Drewsteignton, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 9 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...

The Drewe Arms, Drewsteignton, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 9 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...

Dunsford Wood Wild Daffodil Circular Walk, Dunsford, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 9 miles away)

Dunsford Wood, owned by the National Trust and run as a Nature Reserve by Devon Wildlife Trust, is located to the east of Castle Drogo and the Teign Gorge (National Trust) near the north eastern border of Dartmoor National Park. It's beautiful any time of the year but early Spring brings a...

Calveslake Tor, Sheepstor, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 9 miles away)

Between Plym Ford and Plym Steps, close to the headwaters of the River Plym, is a very short lake, or stream, next to the which is a scatter of granite outcrops. This is Calveslake Tor. We've positioned Calveslake Tor on Google maps so zoom in on the 'Satellite' setting to see its location. To...

Rundlestone Tor, Princetown, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 9 miles away)

Rundlestone is a hamlet by the B3357 on the outskirts of Princetown. The rocky outcrop nearest the hamlet is called Rundlestone Tor. It's one of a cluster of granite outcrops on the dome of moorland west of Princetown that's topped by North Hessary Tor and Radio Mast. We've positioned...

Fur Tor from Postbridge Circular Walk, Postbridge, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 9 miles away)

Walking to the most remote area of Dartmoor and southern England This is a big walk into the most remote area of Dartmoor National Park and southern England. There are many routes to Fur Tor but this one starts at Postbridge National Park Visitor Centre. It's the 'classic' Fur Tor ro...

Eylesbarrow, Princetown, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 9 miles away)

A section of the old Jobbers' Road runs between Princetown and Sheepstor. At Nun's or Siward's Cross, the path climbs to the extensive remains of Eylesbarrow Tin Min before descending to Sheepstor Brook Ford and Scout Hut Copse below Gutter Tor. Up by Eylesbarrow Tin Mine, just off the Jobbers' Road...

Evil Combe, Sheepstor, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 9 miles away)

The moor around Plym Steps is full of points of interest with evocative names. There's Grim's Grave, Deadman's Bottom, Giant's Hill and Great Gnats' Head. Arguably the best, and appropriately named, is Evil Combe. The upper section of the combe is steep and scarred by the remains of the tin mining i...