Things To Do near Lints Tor
White Wood River Dart Walk, Holne, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 12 miles away)
[Main photo: the River Dart at the bottom of White Wood in the heart of the Dart Gorge] Walking the deepest section of the Dart Gorge Dartmoor's famous for its rain and rivers. After a period of heavy rain, there are a few places where the noise of the water is awesome as i...
Mardon Down, Moretonhampstead, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 12 miles away)
There are a number of islands of open access moorland rising from surrounding farmland just south of the Teign Gorge and Fingle Woods in the north eastern section of Dartmoor National Park. The largest is Mardon Down. At Mardon Down, two domes of moor are connected by a thin strip of land in whic...
Greator Rocks, Manaton, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 12 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...
Kestor Inn, Manaton, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 12 miles away)
Pub by one of the most beautiful valleys in Dartmoor National Park Wonderful location. Situated above one of the most beautiful valleys in Dartmoor National Park, the Kestor Inn is a stroll away from England's first National Nature Reserve, one of Dartmoor's most popular family visitor attraction...
Bovey Valley Circular Walk, Bovey Tracey, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 12 miles away)
Big walk in one of Dartmoor's most beautiful valleys It's possible to complete big, circular walks in many of Dartmoor's wooded valleys and gorges. The Dart Gorge Circular Walk is magnificent. The Teign Gorge Circular Walk is arguably the most popular in the National Park. The Bovey Va...
Bench Tor Circular Walk, Holne, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 12 miles away)
Bench Tor and some of Dartmoor's best valley views Bench Tor is a rocky outcrop topping a spur of land that juts out into the Dart Gorge. The views from the tor are spectacular. You'll often see climbers on the huge, vertical wall of rock on the crag nearest the lip of the gorge. It's als...
Gem Bridge, Tavistock, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 12 miles away)
Gem Bridge is part of Drake's Trail.
Dart Valley Nature Reserve, Dartmeet, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 12 miles away)
The Dart Valley Nature Reserve is located in the Dart Gorge. In our opinion, the Dart Gorge is one of the most beautiful places in Dartmoor National Park. Whilst we've positioned the Dart Valley Nature Reserve on Google maps, we'd recommend studying the Ordnance Survey Explorer OL28 'Dartmoor' map f...
Higher Uppacott Longhouse, Poundsgate, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 12 miles away)
Exeter has a superb museum. In its medieval section is a model of a house with toy animals at one end and living space at the other. The model is popular with children and is a great introduction to a Devon longhouse. There are dozens of these longhouses in and around Dartmoor National Park. The...
Tavistock Canal Northern Tunnel Portal, Tavistock, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 12 miles away)
If you zoom in on the 'Satellite' setting of the accompanying Google map, you'll be at the entrance of a tunnel that passes under a patchwork of fields that covers Morwell Down. This entrance is called the Tavistock Canal Northern Tunnel Portal. Move the map south west and you'll come to M...
River Dart, Dartmoor, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 12 miles away)
The River Dart rises in two remote, boggy areas below some of Dartmoor National Park's highest moorland. Far north, by Whitehorse Hill and its remarkable cist, are the headwaters of the East Dart River. A little further south, on the flank of Cut Hill, are the headwaters of the West Dart River. Each...
Eylesbarrow, Princetown, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 12 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...
Swincombe Head, Princetown, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 12 miles away)
The River Swincombe rises above the infamous Foxtor Mires on the northern flank of Dartmoor National Park's south plateau. The River Avon rises to the east. The River Plym has its headwaters to the south west. We've positioned Swincombe Head on Google maps so zoom in on the 'Satellite' setting to...
Raven's Tor (Lustleigh Cleave), Lustleigh, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 12 miles away)
At the upper end of Lustleigh Cleave, where woodland thins into gorse and bracken, are various rocky outcrops. The largest is Raven's Tor. The tor is difficult to find but you sometimes see people bouldering on its rock faces.. We'd recommend walking to the general area for its beauty. Because you'r...
Mel Pool, Holne, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 12 miles away)
Wild swimming is popular in Dartmoor National Park. Mel Pool is one of the most beautiful, and remote, places in which you can enjoy it. A stretch of cascades and calm pools of water on the River Dart in the stunning Dart Gorge, it's relatively difficult to get to although nothing too challenging fo...