Things To Do near Tunhill Rocks
Whitehorse Hill, Okehampton, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 9 miles away)
High on Dartmoor's north plateau are a number of shallow domed hills. Unlike Yes Tor or Fur Tor, these hills are understated. They lack dramatic rocky outcrops and steep sides. However, many have distinctive features that tell fascinating stories about moorland life through history and prehisto...
Buttern Hill, Gidleigh, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 9 miles away)
Buttern Hill is one of a number of unremarkable domed hills on the edge of the National Park's north moor. There are hut circles, cairns and a chambered cairn on this stretch of moorland. To its west, in a shallow valley, is Buttern Hill Stone Circle. Most people pass Buttern Hill as they walk be...
Cut Hill Stone Row, Postbridge, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 9 miles away)
Many of Dartmoor's stone rows are difficult to miss. Huge blocks of granite rise from moorland creating impressive patterns in the landscape. Other stone rows are very difficult to find. Small granite teeth are covered by grass and lumpy moorland. The stone row on Cut Hill is something very differen...
Newleycombe Cross, Princetown, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 9 miles away)
A lake on Dartmoor is a stream or brook. Newleycombe Lake is a stream running down to Burrator Reservoir. It cuts a valley that was also shaped by the tin mining industry. The valley is lined with prehistoric and medieval attractions including the extraordinary Down Tor Stone Row (Hingston Hill Sone...
Whitehorse Hill Cist, Okehampton, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 9 miles away)
Whitehorse Hill is a remote, shallow-domed hill on Dartmoor National Park's north plateau. A cist is a prehistoric burial chest made from slabs of granite. In 1999, a cist was discovered on Whitehorse Hill. In 2011, this burial chest was excavated. It was the first excavation of a prehistoric burial...
Left Lake and Left Lake China Clay Works, Harford, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 9 miles away)
On Dartmoor, a lake is a stream or brook. Left Lake is a very short stream that tumbles from Leftlake Mires down the side of Harford Moor into the River Erme near Piles Valley Weir. The upper section of Left Lake is the site of extensive china clay workings. There's a large, disused pit full of wate...
Devonport Leat, Dartmoor, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 9 miles away)
Devonport Leat is arguably the most impressive leat on Dartmoor and the one you're most likely to walk along or cross if you're exploring the National Park in depth. The leat has multiple headweirs and winds its way from its most northerly point on Dartmoor's north moor to the south western border o...
Eylesbarrow, Princetown, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 9 miles away)
A section of the old Jobbers' Road runs between Princetown and Sheepstor. At Nun's or Siward's Cross, the path climbs to the extensive remains of Eylesbarrow Tin Min before descending to Sheepstor Brook Ford and Scout Hut Copse below Gutter Tor. Up by Eylesbarrow Tin Mine, just off the Jobbers' Road...
Cut Hill, Postbridge, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 9 miles away)
A visit to Cut Hill and nearby Fur Tor is a must for anyone with a passion for Dartmoor. This is the most remote area in southern England and it's a joy to visit so we'd very much recommend a day trip to the summit. Cut Hill, as the name suggests, is a dome of rough cut moorland in the heart...
Dunsford Stepping Stones, Dunsford, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 9 miles away)
Walking/rivers Downstream of Steps Bridge, spanning the River Teign, are a picturesque set of stepping stones connecting the village Dunsford and the National Trust's Bridford Wood. Whilst these are not named on the Ordnance Survey Explorer OL28 'Dartmoor' map or the Harvey British Mountain Map '...
Meavy Head, Princetown, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 9 miles away)
The River Meavy rises on the outskirts of Princetown by the old Princetown Railway (Princetown to Yelverton Railway Dismantled) below North Hessary Tor and Radio Mast. The B3212 Princetown to Yelverton road cuts across the headwaters at Devil's Bridge. Meavy Head is unusual for Dartmo...
The Old Inn, Drewsteignton, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 9 miles away)
You could spend weeks on holiday in the north east section of Dartmoor because there's so much to see and do. The National Trust's Castle Drogo is the focal point. Some of the National Park's best walking is available in the Teign Gorge. There are also some great pubs and restaurants to enjoy....
Watern Tor, Chagford, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 9 miles away)
Along with Haytor Rocks and Great Staple Tor, Watern is one of the most distinctive tors on Dartmoor. Thin strips of granite appear to have been carefully layered one on top of another and then sculpted to produce extraordinary shapes. The rocky outcrop is impressive. Its location even more so. O...
Drewsteignton Stores, Drewsteignton, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 9 miles away)
There's a village shop in the centre of Drewsteignton between The Old Inn and The Drewe Arms. The shop is on the Two Moors Way and it's ideal for topping up on food and drink if you're walking in the local area. We've positioned Drewsteignton Stores on Google maps so zoom in on the 'Sat...
Drewsteignton Holy Trinity Church, Drewsteignton, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 9 miles away)
There's a large square in the middle of the Dartmoor village Drewsteignton. The church tower rises to the east of this square and dominates the village. 'Built mostly from the fifteenth century in the Perpendicular style' (source: the Drewsteignton parish website), the church is situated next to The...