Things To Do near Horrabridge
Tavistock Abbey (Ruin), Tavistock, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 3 miles away)
Dartmoor's south moor was fringed by abbeys and a priory which were connected by a number of ancient travel routes that crossed remote, high moorland. Today, two of the abbeys are popular visitor attractions. Buckfast Abbey is to the east. Buckland Abbey, managed by the National Trust, is to th...
Norsworthy Bridge, Yelverton, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 3 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...
Tavistock Pannier Market, Tavistock, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 3 miles away)
Tavistock Pannier Market is one of Dartmoor National Park's many attractions and we'll be adding more information shortly.
Tavistock St Eustachius Church, Tavistock, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 3 miles away)
In the 'Tavistock Parish Church of St Eustachius' guide, it reads: 'St Eustachius' Church. The first authenticated reference to St Eustachius' church dates from 1265. Only one other church in England is dedicated to St Eustachius, a martyred Roman general, but there are dedications in Rome, Istan...
Tavistock View Point, Tavistock, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 4 miles away)
It takes effort to enjoy many of Dartmoor's best views. Others, like Tavistock View Point, are very easily accessible and require just a few steps. Situated at the western end of a very large car parking area off the B3357, the Tavistock View Point looks out across Tavistock and the Tamar Valley Are...
Tavistock Canal Northern Tunnel Portal, Tavistock, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 4 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...
Burrator Arboretum and Nature Reserve, Yelverton, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 4 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.'
Princetown Railway (Princetown to Yelverton Railway Dismantled), Princetown, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 4 miles away)
Princetown Railway (Princetown to Yelverton Railway Dismantled) is one of Dartmoor National Park's many attractions and we'll be adding more information shortly.
Wigford Down, Shaugh Prior, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 4 miles away)
Wigford Down is open access land pushing north of the Dewerstone and Dewerstone Valley. You cross Wigford Down when walking the Dewerstone Valley Circular Walk. We've positioned Wigford Down on Google maps. Zoom in on the 'Satellite' setting to see its location.
King's Tor, Merrivale, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 4 miles away)
King's Tor is a superb collection of granite outcrops roughly 3km west of Princetown. The tor overlooks the prehistoric complex at Merrivale and provides top views of this section of the National Park in addition to the Tamar Valley Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and Cornwall. The Granite and Ge...
Black Tor Stone Row, Princetown, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 4 miles away)
Black Tor is a rocky outcrop in the western section of Dartmoor National Park. Farm walls run south west of the tor. As you can see in the photos in our gallery, Black Tor Stone Row is situated by one of these walls. The more impressive Hart Tor Stone Rows are nearby. We've positioned Black Tor S...
Little Staple Tor, Merrivale, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 4 miles away)
This is one of three tors forming The Staple Tors near the B3357 on the western side of Dartmoor National Park. Little Staple Tor is closest to the road. The moor climbs to Middle Staple Tor and then the impressive Great Staple Tor. We'd recommend visiting Little Staple Tor on your way to the famous...
Dewerstone Valley Circular Walk, Shaugh Prior, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 4 miles away)
Walking the beautiful Dewerstone Valley The Dewerstone Valley is one of Dartmoor's many stunning wooded valleys. Located on the south west border of the National Park, the valley is cut by the River Plym as it flows from Crane Hill on Dartmoor's south plateau down to the city of Plymouth. This...
Devonport Leat Aqueduct, Princetown, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 4 miles away)
In his book 'Walking the Dartmoor Waterways', Eric Hemery writes: 'This well-known beauty spot is scarcely enhanced by the iron pipe delivering the waters of Hartor Brook into the leat, but compensation exists in the sparkling cascade on the west slope of Raddick Hill ... the water crossing the a...
Tavistock Canal Southern Tunnel Portal, Tavistock, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 4 miles away)
The canal tunnel is '7,920 feet (2,414 m) long, 8' (2.4 m) high, 6' (1.8m) wide'. (Source: information board at Tavistock Canal Southern Tunnel Portal.)