Things To Do near Throwleigh St Mary the Virgin Church
Powdermills Pottery Cream Tea, Two Bridges, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 9 miles away)
This is a great spot for a cream tea, some shopping and an explore of one of Dartmoor's more quirky points of interest at Powdermills. There's parking available but it's also fun to walk in on the ancient Lichway/Lych Way via either Two Bridges or Postbridge/Bellever Forest. We've positio...
Dartmoor Cream Teas, Two Bridges, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 9 miles away)
Most major visitor attractions, hotels, pubs and cafes sell cream teas on Dartmoor. Whilst exploring and photographing the National Park, we've enjoyed cream teas in the following superb locations and would recommend visits. National Trust Castle Drogo. Finch Foundry. Lydf...
Wray Valley, Moretonhampstead, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 9 miles away)
In the north eastern section of Dartmoor National Park, between, roughly speaking, Moretonhampstead and Lustleigh is the Wray Valley. Cut by Wray Brook, today the A382 runs along the valley floor connecting the east of the National Park around Bovey Tracey to the north around Chagford and Whiddon Do...
The Dartmoor Inn/River Lyd Stepping Stones, Lydford, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 9 miles away)
There's a popular car parking area on the western side of Dartmoor behind The Dartmoor Inn at Lydford. You access the car parking area by a lane just north of the inn. You can explore some of the National Park's most beautiful tors from here. To do so, you have to cross the River Lyd. The easiest wa...
Greator Rocks, Manaton, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 9 miles away)
Houndtor Down is packed with points on interest. Hound Tor is one of Dartmoor's most popular rocky outcrops. Beyond its south east side is English Heritage's Hound Tor Abandoned Medieval Settlement. South of Hound Tor and the settlement is Holwell Lawn which is known for its astonishing bl...
Houndtor Down, Manaton, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 9 miles away)
Houndtor Down is home to Hound Tor, Hound Tor Abandoned Medieval Settlement (English Heritage) and Holwell Lawn. The latter has one of the best bluebell showings in Dartmoor National Park. Houndtor Down was used for crops and livestock during the medieval period when the abovementioned settl...
River Lyd, Lydford, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 9 miles away)
If you are on holiday in Dartmoor, you're most likely to experience the River Lyd in the National Trust's stunning Lydford Gorge (National Trust) as it flows past the Lydford Gorge White Lady Waterfall on its way west beyond the National Park boundary into the Tamar Valley Area of Outstanding Natura...
The Royal Oak Inn, Dunsford, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 9 miles away)
Dartmoor, Exeter and South Devon The Royal Oak Inn is located in the village Dunsford on the north east border of Dartmoor National Park. Exeter is a short drive to the east. South Devon is easily accessible to the east and south. Things to do around The Royal Oak Inn 'Holiday in...
Bellever Tor, Bellever, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 9 miles away)
Look at the Ordnance Survey Explorer OL28 'Dartmoor' map and you'll see Bellever Tor marked as a beauty spot providing panoramic views of the National Park. Situated in the heart of Dartmoor overlooking Bellever Forest, the tor is near Postbridge and its famous Postbridge Clapper Bridge. Given...
Houndtor Wood, Manaton, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 9 miles away)
Houndtor Wood is part of the Bovey Valley Woodlands which, in turn, are part of the East Dartmoor National Nature Reserve. Houndtor Wood is situated at the bottom of Trendlebere Down near Manaton. The River Bovey and Becka Brook run through the wood. Between them is Houndtor Ridge. Manaton Old Ro...
Dunsford St Mary's Church, Dunsford, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 9 miles away)
According to the 'Village of Dunsford' website, 'there has been a place of worship here since Saxon times. The present building dates from the 1420s'. Using information provided by English Heritage, the 'British Listed Buildings' website states that the 'church was dedicated in 1261 but the prese...
Best Dartmoor Spring Things To Do, Dartmoor, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 9 miles away)
Holiday in Dartmoor is part of a network of local UK travel sites. Information (photos/words) is provided by locals who live in a local area. We see beautiful spring photos from places like West Cornwall and South Devon when Dartmoor is still in the grip of winter. In short, spring arrives late...
Dartmoor East To West Walk/Crossing In A Day, Dartmoor, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 9 miles away)
Open access moorland Dartmoor National Park is, in the main, open access. This means that you can take many routes across the moor. Some, like the Abbot's Way and Lichway/Lych Way, are marked in part on the Ordnance Survey Explorer OL28 'Dartmoor' map or the Harvey British Mountain Maps 'Dar...
Holwell Lawn Bluebell Circular Walk, Widecombe in the Moor, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 9 miles away)
Holwell Lawn is the most popular place to experience bluebells in Dartmoor National Park. On a sunny day, when the flowers are at their most vibrant and their intoxicatng smell pervades the moor, Holwell Lawn can get crowded. This circular walk takes you through the most popular area in addition to...
Holwell Lawn, Widecombe in the Moor, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 9 miles away)
Haytor Rocks and Hound Tor are arguably the most famous and frequently visited tors in Dartmoor National Park. Between them are Holwell Tor, the pretty Becka Brook with its recently installed clapper bridge and Holwell Lawn. The latter is covered with horse and pony jumps used by the local pony...