Things To Do near Tamar Trails Cycle Hire
Best Dartmoor Shopping, Dartmoor, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 9 miles away)
Dartmoor National Park Visitor Centres Dartmoor National Park Authority (DNPA) champion local products. Shop at Princetown National Park Visitor Centre in the heart of Princetown. Try also Postbridge National Park Visitor Centre near the iconic Postbridge Clapper Bridge in Postbridge and Haytor V...
Best Dartmoor Food and Drink, Dartmoor, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 9 miles away)
Pubs and inns The one Michelin-starred Treby Arms. The Three Crowns Inn in Chagford. The Globe Inn in Chagford. Fingle Bridge Inn at the beauty spot Fingle Bridge in the Teign Gorge. The Cleave Pub in Lustleigh. The Old Inn in Widecombe-in-the-Moor. The Warren Hou...
The Plume of Feathers Inn, Princetown, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 9 miles away)
High moorland pub The Plume of Feathers Inn is located in the centre of Princetown next to the Princetown National Park Visitor Centre. Accommodation includes bed and breakfast, a bunkhouse and camping. Parking There's plenty of parking out back for customers. Pu...
Down Tor Stone Row (Hingston Hill Stone Row), Princetown, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 9 miles away)
This is arguably the most extraordinary stone row on Dartmoor. Whilst Stall Moor Stone Row is the longest in the world and Stalldown Stone Row has the tallest collection of stones, for sheer presence it's hard to beat Down Tor Stone Row (Hingston Hill Stone Row). This is essential visiting when...
Fox Tor Cafe, Princetown, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 9 miles away)
Travel around the UK's National Parks and you'll come across cafes and pubs synonymous with the outdoor life. Fox Tor Cafe is Dartmoor's version of this. Situated in Princetown towards the heart of the National Park, Fox Tor Cafe offers reasonably easy access to both the south and north moors in...
Princetown Cycle Hire/Fox Tor Cafe Cycle Hire, Princetown, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 9 miles away)
Princetown is at the start, and end, of two Granite and Gears mountain biking routes. The Granite and Gears Princetown Railway Cycling Route is family friendly. The Granite and Gears Princetown and Burrator Cycling Route is a little more demanding. You can hire mountain bikes from Fox...
River Plym, Dartmoor, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 9 miles away)
The River Plym rises at Plym Head on Dartmoor's south moor. Plym Head is close to Ducks' Pool and the William Crossing Memorial Stone/Monument on Crane Hill. The moorland forming Crane Hill is surprisingly easy to walk given the number of mires and headwaters in the general area. From Plym Head,...
Granite and Gears Princetown and Burrator Cycling Route, Princetown, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 9 miles away)
The longer version of the Granite and Gears Princetown Railway Cycling Routes is 30km and perfect for a family trip. The Granite and Gears Princetown and Burrator Cycling Route is only 20km but is much more demanding. It follows worn paths and tracks across open moorland and is diffic...
Tavy Cleave, Mary Tavy, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 9 miles away)
Roughly speaking, Dartmoor National Park consists of two areas of high ground separated by a central bowl. Rain falls on these plateaus, collects in rivers and then flows fast to the Devon coast. Fringing the plateaus are numerous stunning valleys and cleaves. Some of the most beautiful are heavily...
Great Links Tor Circular Walk, Lydford, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 9 miles away)
Superb walk to one of Dartmoor's best tors and views This is a superb walk on the western side of Dartmoor National Park close to the National Trust's Lydford Gorge. The views west over the Tamar Valley Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty into Cornwall are great as are those from...
Dartmoor Horse Riding, Dartmoor, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 10 miles away)
Horse riding This is one of the most popular outdoor activities in Dartmoor National Park. Whilst there are branches of The Pony Club, rallies and camps for those who are based in the area, the National Park has a high number of stables aimed at those who are on holiday in Dartmoor. This lis...
Combshead Tor, Princetown, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 10 miles away)
Burrator Reservoir is an exceptionally popular visitor attraction in the south western section of Dartmoor National Park. It's beautiful and great for waterside walks. The reservoir is also fringed by many stunning tors. Leather Tor and the vast bulk of Sheeps Tor are the most dramatic. At the easte...
Jobber's Road, Princetown, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 10 miles away)
Stand outside Princetown National Park Visitor Centre facing The Plume of Feathers Inn and you'll see a road to the left of the pub leading to a couple of car parks. A path runs from here to South Hessary Tor and then Nun's or Siward's Cross and Nun's Cross Farm. This is part of the old Jo...
Devonport Leat, Dartmoor, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 10 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...
Newleycombe Cross, Princetown, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 10 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...