Puritan's Pit, Newton Abbot

Name: Puritan's Pit
Address: Newton Abbot, United Kingdom

#6 among attractions in Newton Abbot

Nature, Top attraction, Natural attraction, Cave

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Puritan's Pit is a large steep-sided pit in the south side of the valley of the River Lemon in Bradley Woods, just west of the town of Newton Abbot in Devon, England. It is probably a collapsed limestone cavern and although it is about 12 metres deep and some 50 metres across at its widest, it is invisible from the river and the main path on the other side. ()

Coordinates: 50°31'36"N, 3°38'1"W

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Newton Abbot United Kingdom

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Puritan's Pit – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Austins, Teign Bridge, Bradley, Berry's Wood.

1 miE
Shopping, Department store
Austins, Newton Abbot
25 min walk • Austins is a department store in Newton Abbot, Devon. Founded in 1924 as a drapery shop the store has expanded to four locations in one part of the town which has been described as the "Austins Quarter". It is a major employer in the town and the largest independent store in South West England.
1.7 miNE
Bridge
Teign Bridge, Newton Abbot
43 min walk • The Teign Bridge is a road bridge over the River Teign near Kingsteignton, Devon carrying the Exeter Road across the river. It has been Grade II listed since 1987.
~1770 ftE
Museum, History museum, Vernacular architecture
Bradley, Newton Abbot
9 min walk • Bradley is a medieval manor house in Newton Abbot, Devon, England. It is set amongst woodland and meadows in the valley of the River Lemon about a half mile to the west of the main town. The house is now in the ownership of the National Trust.
~1130 ftNE
Forts and castles
Berry's Wood, Newton Abbot
6 min walk • Berry's Wood is an Iron Age hill fort situated close to Newton Abbot in Devon, England. The fort is situated at about 75 metres above sea level on a commanding promontory above the River Lemon with views down the Teign Estuary.
0.9 miE
50°31'49"N • 3°36'47"W
Newton Abbot Library, Newton Abbot
24 min walk • Library