Things To Do near Meavy

Moretonhampstead 1 and 2 The Almshouses, Moretonhampstead, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 18 miles away)

One of the most impressive buildings in Dartmoor National Park, Moretonhampstead 1 and 2 The Almshouses are owned by the National Trust. If you're looking for historical information, visit the Moretonhampstead History Society website to which we provide an external link. 'Recorded as 'new' i...

Best Dartmoor Rainy Day Things To Do, Dartmoor, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 18 miles away)

There are plenty of things to do on, and around, Dartmoor when it rains. We list ideas below by theme. When it's raining hard, head indoors. If it's light rain there are still plenty of things to experience outdoors. Browse the list and photo gallery for inspiration.   Muse...

Okehampton Arcade, Okehampton, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 18 miles away)

Okehampton is a major gateway town to Dartmoor National Park. In addition to visitor attractions such as its English Heritage castle and superb museum, there are plenty of restaurants, cafes and shops. Okehampton Arcade is packed with shops selling a wide range of products from outdoor kit to antiqu...

Moretonhampstead St Andrew's Church, Moretonhampstead, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 18 miles away)

Walk the high moorland, wooded valleys and rolling countryside of the east and north east sections of Dartmoor National Park and the tall tower of St Andrew's rising high above Moretonhampstead becomes a familiar sight. It's as distinctive a landmark as the more famous Widecombe St Pancras Chur...

Spinster's Rock, Chagford, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 18 miles away)

Neolithic burial chamber erected around 3500-2500 BC Explore high moor across the Westcountry and you’ll come across plenty of dolmens or burial chambers (see below). These distinctive structures consist of standing stones topped by a large capstone. Spinster’s Rock in Dartmoor’s National P...

Skaigh Woods, Sticklepath, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 18 miles away)

Skaigh is a hamlet in Belstone Cleave between Belstone and Sticklepath. Skaigh Woods (or Skaigh Wood on the Ordnance Survey Explorer OL28 'Dartmoor' map) is a beautiful stretch of woodland valley along the River Taw running between Skaigh and Sticklepath. Skaigh Woods Tarka Bridge is located...

Dartmoor Pony Heritage Trust Education and Visitor Centre, Bovey Tracey, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 18 miles away)

Dartmoor National Park is known for its moorland ponies. Take a holiday in Dartmoor and it's difficult not to see ponies grazing or wandering the moors. These ponies come in a huge variety of colours, shapes and sizes. This variety can be confusing. A trip to the Dartmoor Pony Heritage Trust Educati...

Best Okehampton Walks, Okehampton, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 18 miles away)

[Main photo: view from High Willhays across Dartmoor's north moor to Fur Tor in winter. Fur Tor top left, North Hessary Tor and Radio Mast on horizon and Lints Tor bottom right]   Okehampton Okehampton is located on the north western border of Dartmoor National Park. It sits below...

Wray Valley Trail in Dartmoor, Moretonhampstead, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 18 miles away)

Within Dartmoor National Park, the Wray Valley Trail runs from Mill Marsh Park at Bovey Tracey along the dismantled railway line to the end of Parke Estate. From there, a new section of the trail takes you to the edge of the popular Dartmoor village Lustleigh. The trail then runs to&n...

Parke Estate (National Trust), Bovey Tracey, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 18 miles away)

Parke is a country park on the eastern border of Dartmoor National Park. Whilst it has always been a beautiful place in its own right, lots of attractions have been added to Parke in recent years to turn it into a leisure destination. There's the Dartmoor Pony Heritage Trust Education and Visitor Ce...

Oxenham Arms, South Zeal, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 18 miles away)

Extraordinary pub and village below high moor An extraordinary pub, restaurant and hotel in the heart of a wonderful medieval village located between the high moor and National Park boundary, the Oxenham Arms is surrounded by some top Dartmoor visitor attractions and points of interest. Built aro...

St Mary's Chapel, South Zeal, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 18 miles away)

A local information board states that the 'Chapel is thought to have been a Guild Chapel that fell into disrepair at the Reformation. The bell turret is late 14th/15th century. The whole building was rebuilt in the early 18th century and housed a school until it reverted to a place of worship i...

Market Cross, South Zeal, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 18 miles away)

According to the 'Guide to St Andrew's Church, South Tawton and Chapel of St Mary, South Zeal Devon', 'the 14th century cross is considered one of the finest in Devon, and is Grade II listed, as is the chapel'. In addition, a local information board states that 'the tall 14th/15th century cross s...

Wray Valley, Moretonhampstead, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 18 miles away)

In the north eastern section of Dartmoor National Park, between, roughly speaking, Moretonhampstead and Lustleigh is the Wray Valley. Cut by Wray Brook, today the A382 runs along the valley floor connecting the east of the National Park around Bovey Tracey to the north around Chagford and Whiddon Do...

Taw-Teign Link, Dartmoor, Dartmoor National Park (approx. 18 miles away)

The Taw and Teign are rivers that rise on Dartmoor National Park's high north moor. On Dartmoor, each river is associated with a long-distance trail. The River Taw is the northernmost river and is associated with the Tarka Trail. The River Teign is the southernmost river and is associated with...