Things To Do near West Cleave Tor (West Cleave Rocks)
Huntingdon Barrow or Heap of Sinners, South Brent, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 17 miles away)
Dartmoor is blessed with some super place names. There's Deadmans Bottom and Grim's Grave, the Crock of Gold and The Ten Commandments Stones. Our favourite is the Heap of Sinners north west of the Avon Dam Reservoir on Dartmoor's south moor. The location lives up to the name. The barrow sits at t...
The Replica Of Drake's Drum, Meavy, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 17 miles away)
A plaque reads: 'THE REPLICA OF DRAKE'S DRUM. THE REPLICA DRUM IN THE GABLE OF THE SCHOOL ROOF WAS PLACED IN ITS PRESENT POSITION IN 1992 BY PAST PUPILS OF MEAVY SCHOOL. THE ORIGINAL DRUM IS ON VIEW IN NEARBY BUCKLAND ABBEY. THE SCHOOL BUILDING WAS OPENED ON 4TH JANUARY 1926 AND THE DRUM, PLACED...
The Royal Oak Inn, Meavy, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 17 miles away)
Great pub location This is one of Dartmoor's great pub locations. The Warren House Inn is on high moorland. Fingle Bridge Inn is in a classic Dartmoor steep-sided valley. The Royal Oak Inn is in a picture-postcard village by the village green. Highly recommended when on holiday in Dartmoor Nation...
Eastern Tor, Sheepstor, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 17 miles away)
Eastern Tor is a scatter of granite by Ditsworthy Warren House in the southern section of Dartmoor. A track runs past the tor and climbs north east to Drizzle Combe. It's easily accessible from the car parking area by Sheepstor Brook Ford and Scout Hut Copse. We've positioned Eastern Tor on Googl...
Red Lake, South Brent, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 17 miles away)
On Dartmoor, a lake is a stream or brook. Red Lake is a small stream high on Dartmoor's south plateau through which many ancient and modern travel routes pass and around which there are a very high number of points of interest. We've positioned Red Lake on Google maps so zoom in on the 'Satellite...
Red Lake Ford, South Brent, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 17 miles away)
Each year, many people follow the path marked 'Abbot's Way' on the Ordnance Survey Explorer OL28 'Dartmoor' map. This path crosses Dartmoor's high south moor. Because so many rivers and streams rise on the high south moor, you have to ford these waterways when following the route. One of the most is...
Upper Plym Valley (English Heritage), Sheepstor, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 17 miles away)
The English Heritage Handbook states that the Upper Plym Valley has 'some 300 Bronze Age and medieval sites, covering 6 square miles of Dartmoor landscape'. Roughly speaking, these sites can be found on the moor between Plym Head and Cadover Bridge. Between these two points of interest, the...
Ditsworthy Warren House Spielberg's War Horse, Sheepstor, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 17 miles away)
'Finally in Dartmoor we found a derelict building in the middle of nowhere that we brought back to life. It had 360-degree views, which give it a sense of being part of something huge and imposing the expanse of skies, the force of the elements and that created a beauty beyond what we had hoped for....
Shavercombe Tor and Waterfall, Sheepstor, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 17 miles away)
Shavercombe Tor is a relatively small collection of outcrops and granite boulders on the western bank of Shavercombe Brook on the edge of Dartmoor's high south moor. The tor is near a waterfall and pool that are popular with Dartmoor enthusiasts and wild swimmers. We've positioned Shave...
Marchant's Cross, Meavy, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 17 miles away)
Marchant's Cross is an impressive Dartmoor cross near Meavy and Lovaton south of Burrator Dam/Burrator Reservoir. Zoom in on the accompanying Google map to see its location. According to the Dartmoor expert Eric Hemery, Marchant's Cross lies on the Plympton to Tavistock Monastic Route. He describ...
Keble Martin Open Air Chapel, South Brent, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 17 miles away)
'Keble Martin open air Chapel 1904. Divine worship last held here 11th July 1982 ...'
The Garden House, Yelverton, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 17 miles away)
Beautiful gardens just beyond the south western border of Dartmoor National Park. Super place for lunch or a cream tea. The Garden House sells plants as well.
Ditsworthy Warren House Ford, Sheepstor, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 17 miles away)
Ditsworthy Warren House is a ruin on Dartmoor. It was used in Steven Spielberg's film 'War Horse'. Just south west of the ruin is a ford, or crossing place, on the River Plym. This is Ditsworthy Warren House Ford. We've positioned Ditsworthy Warren House Ford on Google maps. Zoom in on the 'Satel...
Hembury Hillfort, Buckfast, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 17 miles away)
Hembury Hillfort is located at the top of the National Trust's Hembury Woods near Ashburton and Buckfastleigh. A National Trust information board by the northern entrance to Hembury Hillfort states that 'Hembury Castle was built in two phases, an Iron Age hillfort followed by the construction of...
Royal Oak Inn, Ashburton, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 18 miles away)
Royal Oak Inn is one of Dartmoor National Park's many attractions and we'll be adding more information shortly.