Wooston Castle, Dartmoor National Park

Name: Wooston Castle
Address: Dartmoor National Park, United Kingdom

#73 among attractions in Dartmoor National Park

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Wooston Castle is an Iron Age Hill fort situated on the edge of a hill overlooking the Teign Valley in Devon some 200 metres above sea level, only 3 km south and east of Prestonbury Castle and 5 km east of Cranbrook Castle. ()

Coordinates: 50°41'37"N, 3°45'0"W

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Wooston Castle – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Warren House Inn, The Drewe Arms, Castle Drogo, St Andrew's Church.

7.8 miSW
Nightlife, Restaurant
Warren House Inn, Dartmoor National Park
200 min walk • The Warren House Inn is a remote and isolated public house in the heart of Dartmoor, Devon, England. It is the highest pub in southern England at 1,425 feet above sea level.
1.9 miW
Nightlife
The Drewe Arms, Drewsteignton
50 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.
2.7 miW
20th-century castle with medieval flair
Castle Drogo, Chagford
69 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.
2.3 miS
Church
St Andrew's Church, Dartmoor National Park
59 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.
6.2 miSE
Natural attraction, Park, Trail
Canonteign Falls, Dartmoor National Park
158 min walk • Canonteign Falls is a waterfall in the historic tything of Canonteign in the Teign Valley and Dartmoor National Park near Chudleigh, South Devon, England. It is 220 feet high and is one of the highest waterfalls in England. It was created in 1890 by diverting a stream over the edge of a cliff.
6.7 miSW
Archaeological site, Ruins
Grimspound, Dartmoor National Park
172 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.
1.3 miW
Bars and clubs, Nightlife, Bridge
Fingle Bridge, Exeter
35 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.
4.3 miSW
Zoo, Farm, Park
Miniature Pony Centre, Dartmoor National Park
110 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.
2.5 miS
Town, Museum, Hotel
Moretonhampstead, Dartmoor National Park
64 min walk • Moretonhampstead is a market town, parish and ancient manor in Devon, situated on the north-eastern edge of Dartmoor, within the Dartmoor National Park.
4 miW
Archaeological site
Spinsters' Rock, Dartmoor National Park
103 min walk • Spinsters' Rock is a Neolithic dolmen near Drewsteignton in Devon. It is situated on Shilstone Farm west of the village. It is near the A382 road.
1.7 miW
Forts and castles
Cranbrook Castle, Dartmoor National Park
44 min walk • Cranbrook Castle is an Iron Age Hill fort occupying a commanding hilltop just to the south of and overlooking the Teign valley in Devon. It is 337 metres above sea level and 2 km south and slightly west of Prestonbury castle, 3 km west of Wooston Castle.

Wooston Castle, Dartmoor National Park

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Wooston Castle – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)