Things To Do near Gidleigh Holy Trinity Church

Go Segway Haldon Forest Park, Dartmoor, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 13 miles away)

If you're looking for a memorable and quirky holiday experience, try Go Segway at Haldon Forest Park. A segway is a self-balancing vehicle with two chunky wheels as seen in the photos to this listing. Haldon Forest Park is a top Devon family visitor attraction. You guide the vehicle as part o...

Forest Cycle Hire/Haldon Forest Park Cycle Hire, Dartmoor, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 13 miles away)

Haldon Forest Park is an exceptionally popular activity hub situated between the eastern border of Dartmoor National Park and the South Devon coast. There are lots of bike trails for all abilities. If you're on holiday in Dartmoor or South Devon but have left your bikes behind then you can hire them...

Haldon Forest Park Walking, Dartmoor, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 13 miles away)

Whilst Dartmoor offers some of the best moorland and valley walking in the UK, it's also nice to walk in areas outside the National Park that provide big views of Dartmoor's high ground. Kit Hill Country Park in Cornwall is great to the west. Haldon Forest Park is superb to the north east....

Go Ape Haldon Forest Park, Dartmoor, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 13 miles away)

Great fun. Move through the canopy of trees high above the forest floor using walkways, swings and zip wires at Haldon Forest Park. There are a couple of options. Go Ape Tree Top Adventure is aimed at visitors aged 10 or above. Go Ape Tree Top Junior is aimed at visitors aged 6 to 12. All un...

Norsworthy Bridge, Yelverton, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 13 miles away)

We include Norsworthy Bridge as a point of reference. Located at the eastern end of Burrator Reservoir, there's a large car parking area by the bridge. It's on a ring road that runs around the water. Norsworthy Bridge is a great place from which to walk to Down Tor and Down Tor Stone Row (Hingsto...

Haldon Forest Park Cycling, Dartmoor, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 13 miles away)

This is one of the best places to mountain bike in Devon. Located by the A38 beyond the north eastern border of Dartmoor between the National Park and Exeter, there are a number of trails built into a stunning landscape. The trails cover all age groups and abilities. We've been taking kids h...

Peek Hill, Yelverton, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 13 miles away)

Part of a circular walk that we recommend, the views from Peek Hill down to Burrator Reservoir and across to Sheeps Tor are exceptional. If you can make it on a sunny day in autumnal October then you're in for a treat.

Haldon Forest Park Horse Riding, Dartmoor, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 13 miles away)

Haldon Forest Park is an activity hub just beyond the north eastern border of Dartmoor National Park. There are a number of horse riding trails that run around the forest. Some are close to walking and cycling routes. Others take you away from the crowds. These trails are clearly marked on informati...

Calveslake Tor, Sheepstor, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 13 miles away)

Between Plym Ford and Plym Steps, close to the headwaters of the River Plym, is a very short lake, or stream, next to the which is a scatter of granite outcrops. This is Calveslake Tor. We've positioned Calveslake Tor on Google maps so zoom in on the 'Satellite' setting to see its location. To...

Burrator Plantations, Yelverton, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 13 miles away)

Explore the Burrator Reservoir area and at some point you'll be walking in one of the many plantations that fringe the reservoirs and extend up nearby valleys. Access/points of interest in these plantations are covered below.   Peekhill Plantation. The Granite and Gears Princetown Ra...

Cross Gate/Lowery Cross, Princetown, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 14 miles away)

This cross is situated by Cross Gate as marked on the Ordnance Survey Explorer OL28 'Dartmoor' map. It's also known locally as Lowery Cross. Zoom in on the 'Satellite' setting of the accompanying Google map to see its location. Cross Gate/Lowery Cross is on both the Buckfast to Tavistoc...

Keble Martin Open Air Chapel, South Brent, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 14 miles away)

'Keble Martin open air Chapel 1904. Divine worship last held here 11th July 1982 ...'

Higher Hartor Tor, Sheepstor, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 14 miles away)

The Drizzle Combe complex is one of the most important collections of prehistoric sites in Dartmoor and Britain. It's situated on a gentle slope of moorland in the southern section of Dartmoor National Park and is part of the Upper Plym Valley that's managed by, among others, English Heritage.&...

Burrator Arboretum and Nature Reserve, Yelverton, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 14 miles away)

An information board on site reads: 'The Burrator Arboretum was created following the storms in the late 1980s, as a collection of native and non native specimens. One of its primary functions is to provide easy access to reservoir visitors who may struggle to explore other areas of the site.'

Lower Hartor Tor, Sheepstor, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 14 miles away)

It's great fun to walk the River Plym from source to sea. As you wander the west bank downstream from Plym Head, having avoided Evil Combe, you come to Lower Hartor Tor. A cluster of outcrops sit at the top of the steep slope that's covered with granite boulders all the way down to the River Plym an...