Things To Do near Cosdon (The Cemetery) Stone Row

Best Chagford Walks, Chagford, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 4 miles away)

Chagford Chagford sits below Meldon Hill. The views from up top are magnificent. Yomp up the hill from the centre of town or try the Meldon Hill Circular Walk. It's a short walk from Chagford to the stunning Teign Gorge. Follow the Two Moors Way by the River Teign to the mouth of the gorge. Ca...

The Globe Inn, Chagford, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 4 miles away)

Chagford inn The high moor above Chagford provides some of the best views and walking in Dartmoor National Park. Having explored this landscape, we'd recommend relaxing in one of Chagford's many pubs and cafes such as The Globe Inn.   Things to do around The Globe Inn 'Holiday in Da...

Chagford The Church of St Michael the Archangel, Chagford, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 4 miles away)

By Chagford square, The Church of St Michael the Archangel was dedicated in 1261 by Bishop Branscombe of Exeter Cathedral. If the name's familiar to Dartmoor walkers, it's because there's a Branscombe's Loaf up on Corn Ridge near Yes Tor and High Willhays which form the highest ground...

East Dart Head, Belstone, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 4 miles away)

On Dartmoor's north plateau, in a bowl of moorland below some of the National Park's highest hills, are the headwaters of the East Dart River. It's a remote, strangely intoxicating area far away from villages and towns. After periods of wet weather, the land is boggy and unpleasant to walk across. I...

The Sandy Park Inn, Chagford, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 4 miles away)

Between Castle Drogo and Chagford Castle Drogo is one of Dartmoor's, and the Westcountry's, most popular attractions. There are three pubs within easy walking distance of the National Trust property. Fingle Bridge Inn is located in a famous beauty spot. The Drewe Arms is on the Two Moors Way. Les...

Granite Song Sculpture, River Teign, Chagford, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 4 miles away)

Granite Song is a superb sculpture located on a small island in the River Teign between Chagford and the Teign Gorge (National Trust). We've positioned Granite Song on Google maps so zoom in on the 'Satellite' setting to see its location. Created by Peter Randall-Page, it's one of many sculptures...

Teignhead Farm Clapper Bridge, Chagford, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 4 miles away)

The North Teign River can be a formidable natural barrier preventing you from walking to Dartmoor's north plateau from the Chagford, Fernworthy Forest and Postbridge areas. Thankfully, there are a number of clapper bridges providing safe passage over the water. The most famous is Teign-e-ver Clapper...

Fernworthy Froggymead, Chagford, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 4 miles away)

Fernworthy Forest is a big place. It's surprisingly easy to get lost in its maze of forestry tracks and uniform conifers. As such, the forest is split into a northern and southern section. Fernworthy Froggymead is to the north as marked on the Ordnance Survey Explorer OL28 'Dartmoor' map.

Best Dartmoor Summer Things To Do, Dartmoor, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 4 miles away)

Shows and fairs Shows and fairs run in Dartmoor National Park in spring and summer. There are lots to visit. Three of the best are Okehampton Show (large), Chagford Show (medium size) and Widecombe Fair (a smaller village fair). Okehampton Show. This large agricultural show takes place on the...

Red-a-ven Brook Valley, Okehampton, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 5 miles away)

Stand on top of Yes Tor looking north west to Meldon Viaduct and you'll see a beautiful steep-sided valley cut by a brook. This is Red-a-ven Brook Valley. The valley stretches from the ford at Red-a-ven Brook below Black Down all the way down to Meldon Aplite Quarries where it meets and wider and bi...

Best Dartmoor Outdoor Activities, Dartmoor, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 5 miles away)

Walking This is the most popular activity on Dartmoor. Walk the high moors and visit the National Park's famous tors. We'd also recommend walking Dartmoor's many gorges and valleys. They're magnificent. There are plenty of other types of walks which take you around reservoirs or to prehistoric si...

Dogmarsh Bridge, Chagford, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 5 miles away)

Located by Mill End Hotel on the A382 road, Dogmarsh Bridge is at the western end of the Castle Drogo Estate. There's limited parking by the side of the road just north of the hotel and bridge. You can follow the Two Moors Way to Castle Drogo and the gorgeous Teign Gorge. In August, the land east...

Teignhead Farm (Ruins), Chagford, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 5 miles away)

Whilst chatting to a local farmer on Thornworthy Tor, we were told that two farms lay in ruins or were submerged by water in Fernworthy Forest and Fernworthy Reservoir. Another ruined farm lies just west of the forest near Sittaford Tor, Quintin's Man and the source of the North Teign River. This is...

Chagford Show, Chagford, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 5 miles away)

The River Teign flows from Chagford to Mill End Hotel and then onto the National Trust's Castle Drogo and the mouth of the Teign Gorge. Between hotel and gorge is a large, flat grassy area that's the location of Chagford Show. The setting is superb. The show is a major Westcountry event duri...

Fordsland Ledge, Okehampton, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 5 miles away)

Fordsland Ledge is a large strip of moorland covered with clitter occupying ground between High Willhays and the West Okement River. Whilst we include it on Holiday in Dartmoor as a point of reference, Fordsland Ledge provides stunning views of Black-a-Tor Copse National Nature Reserve, the Upper We...