Things To Do near Broad Barrow
Merrivale (English Heritage), Merrivale, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 10 miles away)
If time's restricted and you want to discover Dartmoor's internationally important prehistory then head for Merrivale. Stone rows, cairns, hut circles, cists, a standing stone and a stone circle are packed into a small area of moorland between Princetown and Tavistock on the western side of Dartmoor...
Chat Tor, Lydford, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 10 miles away)
An isolated granite outcrop on Rattlebrook Hill, Chat Tor is part of a chain of tors running down the western flank of Dartmoor National Park. Chat Tor is small in comparison to many of its neighbouring outcrops. It's also one of the furthest west of that chain so it takes a little extra effort to v...
Nine Maidens Stone Circle, Belstone, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 10 miles away)
The Nine Maidens is a stone circle on the edge of Dartmoor's north moor just south west of the village Belstone. Recommended route to The Nine Maidens Stone Circle for the first time To visit, start from the car parking area at the entrance to Belstone. Wander towards...
Dartmoor Archaeology, Dartmoor, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 10 miles away)
Dartmoor Archaeology Dartmoor has the longest stone row in the world, '60% of all stone rows to be found in England' and 'a third of all stone rows in the UK and Brittany' (stats from Postbridge National Park Visitor Centre). Tavistock, on the western border of the national park, is part of...
Belstone Great Green, Belstone, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 10 miles away)
There's a car park on the right as you enter Belstone. Walk from this car park towards The Tors Inn and Belstone Church and you'll see a small village green with stocks to the left. There are two roads. Follow the left hand road and you come to a pub garden and a large grassy area that drops steeply...
Steng-a-Tor, Sourton, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 10 miles away)
Small outcrop above the south west wall of the Upper West Okement Valley. It's situated in a potentially very boggy part of Woodcock Hill and Corn Ridge. Walking up there after a period of heavy rain is an unpleasant experience. Sandy Ford crosses the West Okement River below. Ten Tors teams refer t...
Watchet Hill, Belstone, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 10 miles away)
A high number of hills fringe Dartmoor's north moor. Cosdon Hill is the biggest. East Hill is the furthest north. Between them is the superbly located Watchet Hill by the village Belstone. If you're going to spend time exploring Dartmoor's high ground, it's likely you'll cross Watchet Hill at som...
Zeal Tor Tramway (Dismantled), South Brent, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 10 miles away)
In his 'Guide To Dartmoor', William Crossing wrote: 'This track is really an old tramroad, over which peat was once conveyed to some naphtha works at Shipley, on the verge of Brent Moor. It has been disused for a very long time, but I can remember when the rails, which were of wood, bolted to blo...
Erme Pound/Hook Lake Stone Row, South Brent, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 10 miles away)
Erme Pound/Hook Lake Stone Row is a short stone row just south east of Erme Pound by Hook Lake. If it weren't marked on the Ordnance Survey Explorer OL28 'Dartmoor' map, it would be difficult to find when exploring the area. The stones are small and obscured by long, moorland grass. We've po...
Scarey Tor, Belstone, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 10 miles away)
Scarey Tor is a small rocky outcrop near Cullever Steps and Cullever Steps Pool on the edge of Dartmoor's north moor. The East Okement River flows fast in the valley below the tor. The Nine Maidens Stone Circle and Tarka Trail are nearby. The tor offers superb views of West Cleave, Mid Devon and Exm...
Merrivale Stone Circle, Merrivale, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 10 miles away)
Merrivale Stone Circle is situated between the prehistoric complex's main stone rows and its standing stone. Given how impressive the two main stone rows are, the circle is understated. We've positioned Merrivale Stone Circle on Google maps so zoom in on the 'Satellite' setting to see its locatio...
Upper West Okement Valley, Okehampton, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 10 miles away)
The West Okement is a river that rises on Dartmoor's north plateau by the National Park's famous Cranmere Pool. From this river head, the water flows swift and clear around the north slope of Great Kneeset to Kneeset Foot. This remote and boggy area is at the top of a stunning, steep-sided valley to...
King's Tor, Merrivale, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 10 miles away)
King's Tor is a superb collection of granite outcrops roughly 3km west of Princetown. The tor overlooks the prehistoric complex at Merrivale and provides top views of this section of the National Park in addition to the Tamar Valley Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and Cornwall. The Granite and Ge...
Lower Hartor Tor, Sheepstor, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 10 miles away)
It's great fun to walk the River Plym from source to sea. As you wander the west bank downstream from Plym Head, having avoided Evil Combe, you come to Lower Hartor Tor. A cluster of outcrops sit at the top of the steep slope that's covered with granite boulders all the way down to the River Plym an...
Hare Tor, Lydford, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 10 miles away)
Great place and a favourite tor in the western section of Dartmoor National Park. Topped by a pole used to fly a red flag when the British Army are training in Willsworthy Range, the views from Hare Tor are sensational. Drive the A30 from Cornwall to Dartmoor and Great Links Tor and Hare Tor dominat...