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Located in Manaton, Devon, South West England, England
Less than a mile away.
One of a number of 'Downs', or hills, in the eastern section of Dartmoor National Park, Houndtor Down has a number of remarkable attractions. The most obvious is Hound Tor (East Dartmoor). It's one of Dartmoor's most dra...
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Located in Manaton, Devon, South West England, England
Less than a mile away.
Holwell Lawn is a cross country horse riding course owned by the local Pony Club. It's also the setting for one of Dartmoor National Park's finest bluebell walks. On the southern flank of Houndtor Down, close to both Hou...
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Located in Manaton, Devon, South West England, England
Less than a mile away.
Dartmoor National Park is known for its tors. Many of these tors are in exquisite locations. Others are dramatic rock structures. Hound Tor (East Dartmoor)* shares both qualities.. To the east of Dartmoor National Park,...
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Located in Widecombe in the Moor, Devon, South West England, England
Approximately 1.1 miles away.
The 'Cathedral of the Moor', Widecombe St Pancras Church is a large and impressive building in the centre of the popular moorland village Widecombe in the Moor in the eastern section of Dartmoor National Park. The church...
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Located in Manaton, Devon, South West England, England
Approximately 1.1 miles away.
To the east of Hound Tor (East Dartmoor), near Greator Rocks, are the remains of Hound Tor Medieval Settlement. The site was most probably deserted owing to the 'Black Death' (1348-1350) although others point to climate...
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Located in Widecombe in the Moor, Devon, South West England, England
Approximately 1.1 miles away.
Across the road from Widecombe St Pancras Church and the National Trust's Sextons Cottage and Church House, The Old Inn is in the heart of what is arguably Dartmoor National Park's most well known village. Widecombe in t...
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Located in Manaton, Devon, South West England, England
Approximately 1.2 miles away.
Located on the fringe of Houndtor Down, close to Hound Tor Medieval Settlement, Greator Rocks provide superb views of this eastern section of Dartmoor National Park, especially south east towards Haytor Rocks. We'd recom...
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Located in Widecombe in the Moor, Devon, South West England, England
Approximately 1.2 miles away.
Giant chair sculpture in Dartmoor National Park which has been, sadly, removed. Created by artist Henry Bruce in 2006. The sculpture uses local oak and is about 6m or 20ft tall. It was built on private land, without plan...
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Located in Haytor Vale, Devon, South West England, England
Approximately 1.3 miles away.
Becka Brook cuts a valley between Haytor Down to the east and Holwell Down and Holwell Lawn to the west. Whilst the valley isn't officially named on the Ordnance Survey Explorer OL28 'Dartmoor' map, we refer to it as Hol...
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Located in Haytor Vale, Devon, South West England, England
Approximately 1.3 miles away.
Holwell Tor is a scatter of granite on the western flank of Haytor Down as it dips to Becka Brook in Holwell Valley. There are quarries blasted from the north and west faces of the tor. During the blasting process, quarr...
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Located in Haytor Vale, Devon, South West England, England
Approximately 1.4 miles away.
As pointed out in our Haytor Rocks listing, the area around Haytor Vale and the B3387 in the eastern section of Dartmoor National Park is exceedingly popular. One way to explore the beauty of this area without excessive...
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Located in Haytor Vale, Devon, South West England, England
Approximately 1.4 miles away.
Explore Haytor Down and you'll come across granite tramways. These were used to transport granite from the moors down to the Devon coast where it was then shipped to destinations such as London. Clearly, the granite need...
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