Must-see attractions in Dartmoor National Park

  • Garden House

    Dartmoor National Park

    The enchanting blend of landscapes here make this garden one of the best in Devon. Its 3 hectares encompass wildflower meadows and South African planting,…

  • Castle Drogo

    Dartmoor National Park

    Three miles northeast of Chagford, this outlandish architectural flight of fancy was designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens for self-made food-millionaire Julius…

  • Buckland Abbey

    Dartmoor National Park

    Founded as a Cistercian monastery and abbey-church in the 13th century, Buckland Abbey was one of Henry VIII’s ‘acquisitions’ during the Dissolution of…

  • Lydford Gorge

    Dartmoor National Park

    This plunging gorge is the deepest in the southwest, and can be reached via a 1.5-mile rugged riverside hike past a series of bubbling whirlpools …

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    Dartmoor National Park

    Dartmoor National Park

    At first glance, Dartmoor can come as something of a shock to the senses. The largest stretch of open moorland in the southwest, Dartmoor covers an area…

  • Morwellham Quay

    Dartmoor National Park

    Morwellham Quay is part of the southwest's Mining World Heritage Site and offers intriguing insight into the copper boom that gripped west Devon in the…

  • Fingle Woods

    Dartmoor National Park

    One of the last remaining patches of ancient woodland left on Dartmoor, this lovely 214-hectare forest was badly marred by the introduction of fast…

  • Higher Moorland Visitor Centre

    Dartmoor National Park

    At the tourist office–visitor centre, heritage displays include those on tin workings, gunpowder factories, ecology and legends – there's also a stunning…

  • Grimspound

    Dartmoor National Park

    The remains of 24 Bronze Age houses (often called huts) dot a sprawling 1.45-hectare site that is encircled by an arching 1.5m-high and 7m-wide perimeter…

  • Finch Foundry

    Dartmoor National Park

    A century ago, this dramatic building would have thundered to the sound of clanging hammers and grinding metal. It was one of the busiest tool factories…

  • Dartmoor Prison Museum

    Dartmoor National Park

    In the early 1800s, Princetown's infamous jail was home to French and American prisoners of war. It became a convict jail in 1850, and today still houses…

  • Wistman's Wood

    Dartmoor National Park

    Legends swirl around this spooky patch of old-growth oak forest. According to local legend, it was a sacred site for the Druids, who conducted magical…

  • Merrivale Stone Rows

    Dartmoor National Park

    These two parallel stone rows are up to 260m long, with large stone slabs, or 'terminal stones' at the eastern end. In the centre, hunt out the circular…

  • Tavistock Museum

    Dartmoor National Park

    Remnants from Tavistock's now vanished abbey sit in this traditional but excellent museum alongside artefacts of the town's copper-mining heyday. Look out…

  • Okehampton Castle

    Dartmoor National Park

    Okehampton's castle dates back to Norman times, and is strategically sited on top of a rocky escarpment. Later it became a sumptuous residence for Hugh…

  • St Pancras Church

    Dartmoor National Park

    St Pancras' immense 40m tower has seen it dubbed the Cathedral of the Moor. Inside, search out the boards telling the fire-and-brimstone tale of the…

  • Lydford Castle

    Dartmoor National Park

    Lydford's diminutive 13th-century castle sits in the heart of the village. Now a compact, roofless, cube, it used to double as a jail and helped make …

  • Scorhill Stone Circle

    Dartmoor National Park

    At around 30m in diameter, Scorhill is impressive, despite around half the stones (27) only still standing. It's tucked away on open moor near Gidleigh.

  • Grey Wethers

    Dartmoor National Park

    At this remote site near Chagford, stone circles stand side by side on a stretch of open moor; another stone circle is 400m away near Fernworthy.

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