Moretonhampstead, Dartmoor National Park

Name: Moretonhampstead
Address: Court Street, Dartmoor National Park, United Kingdom

#17 among attractions in Dartmoor National Park

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Moretonhampstead, Dartmoor National Park

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Moretonhampstead is a market town, parish and ancient manor in Devon, situated on the north-eastern edge of Dartmoor, within the Dartmoor National Park. The parish now includes the hamlet of Doccombe, and it is surrounded clockwise from the north by the parishes of Drewsteignton, Dunsford, Bridford, Bovey Tracey, Lustleigh, North Bovey and Chagford. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 50°39'36"N, 3°46'12"W

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Moretonhampstead – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: The Drewe Arms, Castle Drogo, St Andrew's Church, Becky Falls.

3.1 miN
Nightlife
The Drewe Arms, Drewsteignton
81 min walk • The Drewe Arms is a Grade II* listed public house on the north side of The Square in Drewsteignton, Devon. Built in the 17th century, the building was modernised in the late 19th century. There may have been a public house at the site in the 16th century.
3.1 miNW
20th-century castle with medieval flair
Castle Drogo, Chagford
79 min walk • Castle Drogo is a country house and mixed-revivalist castle near Drewsteignton, Devon, England. Constructed between 1911 and 1930, it was the last castle to be built in England.
~1830 ftE
Church
St Andrew's Church, Dartmoor National Park
9 min walk • St Andrew's Church, Moretonhampstead is a Grade I listed parish church in the Church of England Diocese of Exeter in Moretonhampstead, Devon.
3.8 miS
Waterfall, Zoo, Park
Becky Falls, Dartmoor National Park
96 min walk • Becky Falls, originally known as Becka Falls, is a tourist attraction in Dartmoor, England, centered on a waterfall of around 20 metres down a boulder-strewn bed. In addition to the waterfall as the centrepiece, there is a woodland park with features such as a children's zoo, woodland trail, and crafts.
4.4 miSW
Archaeological site, Ruins
Grimspound, Dartmoor National Park
112 min walk • Grimspound is a late Bronze Age settlement, situated on Dartmoor in Devon, England. It consists of a set of 24 hut circles surrounded by a low stone wall.
4.4 miS
Archaeological site, Trail
Hound Tor, Dartmoor National Park
112 min walk • Hound Tor is a tor on Dartmoor, Devon, England and is a good example of a heavily weathered granite outcrop. It is easily accessible, situated within a few minutes from the B3387 between Bovey Tracey and Widecombe-in-the-Moor.
2.5 miN
Bars and clubs, Nightlife, Bridge
Fingle Bridge, Exeter
64 min walk • Fingle Bridge is a 17th-century stone arch bridge carrying an unclassified road over the River Teign near Drewsteignton, within Dartmoor National Park in Devon, England.
2.2 miSW
Zoo, Farm, Park
Miniature Pony Centre, Dartmoor National Park
57 min walk • The Miniature Pony Centre is a farm tourist attraction based in the center of the Dartmoor National Park, near Moretonhampstead. Originally, the land was owned by W.H. Smith of the retail chain and he was the first Lord Hambleden who also owned Bovey Castle, formerly the Manor House.
3.4 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Rock
Bowerman's Nose, Dartmoor National Park
88 min walk • Bowerman's Nose is a stack of weathered granite on Dartmoor, Devon, England. It is situated on the northern slopes of Hayne Down, about a mile from Hound Tor and close to the village of Manaton at grid reference SX742805.
3.9 miS
Memorial
Jay's Grave, Dartmoor National Park
100 min walk • Jay's Grave is supposedly the last resting place of a suicide victim who is thought to have died in the late 18th century. It has become a well-known landmark on Dartmoor, Devon, in South-West England, and is the subject of local folklore, and several ghost stories.
4.9 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Forest
Yarner Wood & Trendlebere Down, Dartmoor National Park
125 min walk • Yarner Wood & Trendlebere Down in Dartmoor, Devon, England is a woodland managed by Natural England. The woodland is part of the East Dartmoor Woods and Heaths National Nature Reserve. The entire area is 777 acres while Yarner Wood is 365 acres. Since 1985 the site has been designated a Site of Special Scientific Interest.