Things To Do near Harford Moor
Hamel Down, Widecombe in the Moor, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 11 miles away)
Drive along the A30 that skirts the northern boundary of Dartmoor National Park and you'll see the unmistakable dome of Cosdon Hill topped by Cosdon Beacon. Further south, towards the heart of the National Park is the equally vast Hamel Down topped by a tor, barrows and its own beacon. The views fro...
Cox Tor, Merrivale, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 11 miles away)
Awesome views. Great place from which to watch the sun set over the Westcountry. Very easily accessible from a large car parking area on the western edge of Dartmoor's high moor. Cox Tor is also superb as part of a circular walk taking in Roos Tor and The Staple Tors. We've positioned Cox Tor on...
Single Barrow, Widecombe in the Moor, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 11 miles away)
The Dartmoor expert William Crossing writes 'this tumulus was opened in 1873 by the late Mr. C. Spence Bate, and was found to consist of earth with the exception of a low hedge of stones which encircled it, and a low cairn in the centre. About six feet from the latter a small heap of burnt human...
Honeybag Tor, Widecombe in the Moor, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 11 miles away)
Honeybag Tor is the northernmost rocky outcrop in a line of tors running roughly north/south on Bonehill Down. Located close to Widecombe-in-the-Moor and separated from the vast bulk of Hamel Down by the East Webburn River Valley, Honeybag Tor is 445 metres above sea level and provides magnificent v...
Haytor Circular Walk, Haytor Vale, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 11 miles away)
If possible, we'd recommend this walk on a bright autumn day (say, early October). The colours are exceptional. That said, we've walked it every month of the year and it's gorgeous any time the weather's behaving. Use the Ordnance Survey OL28 Dartmoor map to help plan your walk in tandem with our...
Langstone Moor Stone Circle, Peter Tavy, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 11 miles away)
Dartmoor's stone circles tend to occupy stunning locations. Langstone Moor Stone Circle is no exception. Situated in a vast, open stretch of moorland with the bulk of Great Mis Tor rising to the south east, Langstone Moor Stone Circle is essential visiting if you're interested in Dartmoor's prehisto...
Langstone Moor and Langstone Mire, Peter Tavy, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 11 miles away)
On the western side of Dartmoor National Park, close to the B3357 as it climbs from Tavistock to Merrivale, is a cluster of well known tors. Cox Tor, the Staple Tors and Great Mis Tor attract large numbers of walkers. Just beyond these is Langstone Moor with its stone circle, standing stone, st...
Golden Dagger Tin Mine (Disused), Postbridge, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 11 miles away)
The area south of the B3212 near The Warren House Inn was heavily mined in past centuries. The local landscape is shaped, in part, by the Birch Tor and Vitifer Mine, the Headland Tin Mine, Bushdown Mine and the Golden Dagger Tin Mine. The wonderfully named Golden Dagger Tin Mine is the furthest sout...
Best Dartmoor Spring Things To Do, Dartmoor, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 11 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...
Haytor Rocks, Haytor Vale, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 11 miles away)
Dartmoor National Park's most famous tor Haytor Rocks is probably Dartmoor National Park's most famous tor. It can get exceptionally busy on the rocks during the summer months, on long bank holiday weekends or after snow owing to its location on the eastern fringe of Dartmoor above populate...
Haytor Rocks to Hound Tor Circular Walk, Haytor Vale, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 11 miles away)
Walking two of the most popular and visited tors in Dartmoor National Park Haytor Rocks and Hound Tor (East Dartmoor) are two of the most popular and visited tors in Dartmoor National Park. Haytor Rocks is located on Haytor Down. Hound Tor is located on Houndtor Down. Becka Brook divides th...
Best Dartmoor Walks With Kids, Dartmoor, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 11 miles away)
How difficult are Dartmoor walks with kids? Dartmoor is a great starter National Park for kids. The terrain is relatively gentle. Our youngest daughter wandered up to High Willhays (the highest point on Dartmoor and in southern England) when she was four. Every year, children as young as 13* comp...
Broad Down, Postbridge, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 11 miles away)
If you're heading to Fur Tor or Cut Hill from Postbridge, it's likely you'll be walking over, or around, Broad Down. It's a beautiful spot offering great views of the East Dart River. Broad Down forms part of a lovely circular walk from Postbridge to the East Dart River Waterfall and back again....
Holwell/Becka Brook Valley, Haytor Vale, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 11 miles away)
Becka Brook runs from the moor between Haytor Rocks and Widecombe-in-the-Moor down to the River Bovey by Hisley Bridge in the lower part of the Bovey Valley. The brook can be split into three sections. The upper section flows through open moorland. The middle section is at Bovey Falls Woodland Pa...
Challacombe Medieval Strip Fields, Postbridge, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 11 miles away)
Stand at English Heritage's Grimspound or Hookney Tor and look south west and you'll see weathered strips of farmland on the side of a steep hill. These are Challacombe Medieval Strip Fields. A local information board states that 'the narrow strip fields (lynchets) which you can see running...