Things To Do near Standon Steps
Coffin Stone, Dartmeet, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 10 miles away)
Study the Ordnance Survey Explorer OL28 'Dartmoor' map and you'll come across lots of evocative place names. There's the Heap of Sinners and Deadman's Bottom, Mount Misery and the Coffin Stone. All these names tell fascinating stories about Dartmoor's past. Once, the dead were carried in coffins...
Ramsley Mine and Ramsley Mine Chimney, South Zeal, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 10 miles away)
Ramsley Mine and Ramsley Mine Chimney rise above South Zeal near the northern border of Dartmoor National Park. They're located on Ramsley Hill and Ramsley Common. Copper was mined here from the 1850s to 1909. A local information board reads 'when the turnpike bypassing [South Zeal] was...
Dart Gorge Dartmeet to Luckey Tor North Bank Walk, Dartmeet, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 10 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...
Ditsworthy Warren House Ford, Sheepstor, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 10 miles away)
Ditsworthy Warren House is a ruin on Dartmoor. It was used in Steven Spielberg's film 'War Horse'. Just south west of the ruin is a ford, or crossing place, on the River Plym. This is Ditsworthy Warren House Ford. We've positioned Ditsworthy Warren House Ford on Google maps. Zoom in on the 'Satel...
Grimspound (English Heritage), Postbridge, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 10 miles away)
There are a number of amazing facts about the prehistory of Dartmoor National Park.* It has the greatest concentration of Bronze Age sites in Britain. It's home to the longest stone row in the world. It has 60% of England's stone rows. It's home to more than 5000 hut circles or ancient homes. Despit...
Two Museums Walk, Sticklepath, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 10 miles away)
Finch Foundry is a National Trust property and museum in the Dartmoor village Sticklepath. The Museum of Dartmoor Life is a museum in the National Park gateway town Okehampton. This walk links the two. The route fringes Dartmoor's north moor and runs close to the National Park's northern border....
Ducks' Pool, Princetown, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 10 miles away)
Dartmoor has a north and south plateau separated by a central bowl. Both high plateaus have iconic and remote pools and letterboxes that attract high numbers of Dartmoor enthusiasts. The north's most famous pool is Cranmere Pool with its letterbox. The south's most famous is Duck...
The Devonshire Inn, Sticklepath, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 10 miles away)
North Dartmoor Situated just up the road from the National Trust's Finch Foundry and at the tail of Belstone Cleave, The Devonshire Inn is also by the Tarka Trail and at the foot of Dartmoor's north moor. Add local riding stables and two of the most stunning prehistoric sites in the National Park...
The Trafalgar Way, Sticklepath, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 10 miles away)
The Trafalgar Way is a long distance path running between Falmouth, Cornwall and London. The path follows the route taken by Lieutenant John Richards Lapenotiere who delivered news of victory at the Battle of Trafalgar to the Admiralty in London. In and around Dartmoor, moving west to east, the Traf...
Finch Foundry (National Trust), Sticklepath, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 10 miles away)
Family attraction Finch Foundry is a National Trust property on the north border of Dartmoor National Park. Located between the National Trust's Castle Drogo and English Heritage's Okehampton Castle, it's easy to overlook Finch Foundry which is a great shame as it's a fascinating place in a very...
William Crossing Memorial Stone/Monument, Princetown, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 10 miles away)
At Ducks' Pool, in a remote section of Dartmoor's south plateau, are a letterbox and monument to the celebrated Dartmoor author William Crossing. A plaque reads: 'IN MEMORY OF WILLIAM CROSSING. AUTHOR OF MANY INSPIRING BOOKS ON DARTMOOR WHOSE GUIDE IS A SOURCE OF INVALUABLE INFORMA...
Upper Plym Valley (English Heritage), Sheepstor, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 10 miles away)
The English Heritage Handbook states that the Upper Plym Valley has 'some 300 Bronze Age and medieval sites, covering 6 square miles of Dartmoor landscape'. Roughly speaking, these sites can be found on the moor between Plym Head and Cadover Bridge. Between these two points of interest, the...
The Taw River Inn, Sticklepath, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 10 miles away)
River Taw and North Dartmoor The River Taw flows from Dartmoor's north moor to the village Belstone. It curls into Belstone Cleave on its way to Sticklepath where you'll find The Taw River Inn. This area of Dartmoor is packed with things to do and see. The Taw River Inn is a great place to refuel...
Meldon Hill, Chagford, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 10 miles away)
Chagford is one of Dartmoor National Park's most popular visitor destinations. The town's located in pretty, rolling countryside in the north east section of the Park on the fringe of the high north moor. It's set beneath a large hill topped with rocky outcrops and a trig point. This is Meldon Hill....
Combestone Tor, Dartmeet, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 10 miles away)
South of Dartmeet and offering great views, particularly to the east across the Dart Gorge and Dart Valley Nature Reserve. Combestone Tor is by a parking area just off the road that climbs the east moors from Ashburton past Venford Reservoir into the Heart of Dartmoor. To the south is Holne Mo...