Things To Do near Yellowmead Circles/Multiple Stone Ring

Combestone Tor, Dartmeet, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 6 miles away)

South of Dartmeet and offering great views, particularly to the east across the Dart Gorge and Dart Valley Nature Reserve. Combestone Tor is by a parking area just off the road that climbs the east moors from Ashburton past Venford Reservoir into the Heart of Dartmoor. To the south is Holne Mo...

West Dart River, Dartmoor, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 6 miles away)

Dartmouth is one of the UK's most beautiful towns. Strung out along a steep-sided bank of the Dart Estuary where the river meets the South Devon coast, the town is packed with domestic and international tourists. Follow the river up to its two sources at the West Dart Head and East Dart Head on...

Dartmoor East To West Walk/Crossing In A Day, Dartmoor, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 6 miles away)

Open access moorland Dartmoor National Park is, in the main, open access. This means that you can take many routes across the moor. Some, like the Abbot's Way and Lichway/Lych Way, are marked in part on the Ordnance Survey Explorer OL28 'Dartmoor' map or the Harvey British Mountain Maps 'Dar...

Plym Bridge, Plymouth, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 6 miles away)

Plym Bridge spans the River Plym at the southern end of Plymbridge Woods just beyond the south western border of Dartmoor National Park. We've positioned Plym Bridge on Google maps so zoom in on the 'Satellite' setting to see its location. There's a large car parking area next to the end of th...

Dartmoor Cream Teas, Two Bridges, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 7 miles away)

Most major visitor attractions, hotels, pubs and cafes sell cream teas on Dartmoor. Whilst exploring and photographing the National Park, we've enjoyed cream teas in the following superb locations and would recommend visits.   National Trust Castle Drogo. Finch Foundry. Lydf...

Langstone Moor and Langstone Mire, Peter Tavy, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 7 miles away)

On the western side of Dartmoor National Park, close to the B3357 as it climbs from Tavistock to Merrivale, is a cluster of well known tors. Cox Tor, the Staple Tors and Great Mis Tor attract large numbers of walkers. Just beyond these is Langstone Moor with its stone circle, standing stone, st...

Powdermills Pottery Cream Tea, Two Bridges, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 7 miles away)

This is a great spot for a cream tea, some shopping and an explore of one of Dartmoor's more quirky points of interest at Powdermills. There's parking available but it's also fun to walk in on the ancient Lichway/Lych Way via either Two Bridges or Postbridge/Bellever Forest. We've positio...

Powdermills Pottery, Two Bridges, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 7 miles away)

Drive the B3212 through the heart of Dartmoor National Park and you'll see tall chimney stacks and a cluster of buildings in a remote moorland location near Bellever Forest. This is where gunpowder used to be manufactured. Today, it's the location of local businesses including Powdermills Pottery...

Langstone Moor Stone Circle, Peter Tavy, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 7 miles away)

Dartmoor's stone circles tend to occupy stunning locations. Langstone Moor Stone Circle is no exception. Situated in a vast, open stretch of moorland with the bulk of Great Mis Tor rising to the south east, Langstone Moor Stone Circle is essential visiting if you're interested in Dartmoor's prehisto...

Avon Dam Reservoir, South Brent, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 7 miles away)

Magnificent reservoir on Dartmoor's south moor Avon Dam Reservoir is one of the many beautiful and much visited reservoirs in Dartmoor. It's situated in the south eastern section of the National Park towards the edge of Dartmoor's south moor. The Abbot's Way, as marked on the Ordnance Survey E...

Lydford Tor, Princetown, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 7 miles away)

The Lichway/Lych Way runs, roughly speaking, between Bellever Forest in the heart of Dartmoor to Lydford on the western border of the National Park. For centuries, people working the moors had to carry their dead across the moors to bury them at Lydford Church. Lydford Tor is situated by the Lichway...

Wistman's Wood Weir, Two Bridges, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 7 miles away)

There's a weir north of Wistman's Wood National Nature Reserve on the fringe of Dartmoor's north plateau. Given that Wistman's Wood and Wistman's Wood Ford are both relatively close by, we've named this Wistman's Wood Weir for ease of reference when walking in the area. T...

Wistman's Wood Ford, Two Bridges, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 7 miles away)

Wistman's Wood is an extraordinary National Nature Reserve located in a valley cut by the West Dart River on the egde of Dartmoor's high north plateau. Wistman's Wood Ford is a place where you can, in good conditions, cross the West Dart River. The ford is roughly one kilometre north of...

Harford Moor Gate, Harford, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 7 miles away)

Temporarily closed Harford Moor Gate car park is temporarily closed. A sign reads:  'Car park closed. This car park is on privately owned access land. It has been closed from February 2021. This has been done for two reasons. To help control footfall on this part of the moor. T...

Parking And Access To Dartmoor's South Moor, Harford, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 7 miles away)

Update 2021 Note that Harford Moor Gate car park is temporaily closed as of 2021. Click through to the listing to learn more. The easiest way to get to Harford Moor Gate and the south moor beyond is on foot. Start at Ivybridge and follow the Two Moors Way up onto the south moor. The Tw...