Okehampton Library, Okehampton

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Okehampton Library (address: 4 North Street) is a place located in Okehampton (England kingdom) and belongs to the category of library.

It is situated at an altitude of 502 feet, and its geographical coordinates are 50°44'24"N latitude and 4°0'4"W longitude.

Among other places and attractions worth visiting in the area are: Museum of Dartmoor Life (history museum, 4 min walk), Okehampton Castle, Dartmoor National Park (forts and castles, 19 min walk), Okehampton Castle (forts and castles, 22 min walk).

Coordinates: 50°44'24"N, 4°0'4"W

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4 North StreetOkehampton United Kingdom

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Okehampton Library – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Okehampton Castle, Finch Foundry, Museum of Dartmoor Life, Meldon Viaduct.

0.7 miSW
Forts and castles, View point, Ruins
Okehampton Castle, Dartmoor National Park
19 min walk • Okehampton Castle is a medieval motte and bailey castle in Devon, England. It was built between 1068 and 1086 by Baldwin FitzGilbert following a revolt in Devon against Norman rule, and formed the centre of the Honour of Okehampton, guarding a crossing point across the West Okement River.
3.3 miE
Historical and heritage tours, Tours, Museum
Finch Foundry, Okehampton
86 min walk • Finch Foundry is a 19th-century water-powered forge situated in the village of Sticklepath near Okehampton, Devon, England. It was originally used to produce agricultural and mining hand tools and at its peak produced around 400 edge-tools a day.
~700 ftSW
History museum, Museum
Museum of Dartmoor Life, Okehampton
4 min walk • The Museum of Dartmoor Life is a local museum in Okehampton, Devon, southwest England. It covers life in the Dartmoor area. The museum opened in 1981. It is housed on three floors in an early 19th-century mill and there is a waterwheel at the museum.
2.4 miSW
Bridge
Meldon Viaduct, Dartmoor National Park
61 min walk • Meldon Viaduct carried the London & South Western Railway across the West Okement River at Meldon on Dartmoor in Devon, South West England.
3.8 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Hill
High Willhays, Dartmoor National Park
97 min walk • High Willhays, or according to some authorities High Willes, is the highest point on Dartmoor, Devon, at 621 metres above sea level, and the highest point in Southern England.
3.7 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Hill
Cosdon Hill, Dartmoor National Park
96 min walk • Cosdon Hill, also called Cosdon Beacon, or Cawsand Beacon, is one of the highest hills on Dartmoor, in Devon, England. It has numerous traces of prehistoric occupation.
6.6 miSE
Forts and castles
Gidleigh Castle, Dartmoor National Park
169 min walk • Gidleigh Castle was the manor house of the manor of Gidleigh on the north-eastern edge of Dartmoor, about two miles north-west of the town of Chagford, Devon, England.
5 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Hill
Amicombe Hill, Dartmoor National Park
129 min walk • Amicombe Hill, also known as the Devil's Dome, is a hill in North Dartmoor in the southwest English county of Devon. At 584 metres high, it is the sixth highest peak in Devon and Dartmoor.
3.2 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Yes Tor, Dartmoor National Park
83 min walk • Yes Tor is the second highest point on Dartmoor, Devon, South West England, at 619 metres above sea level. It is one of only two wholly English peaks south of the Peak District National Park—the other being nearby High Willhays—that are above 2,000 feet.
0.8 miSE
Medieval ruins with scenic picnic spots
Okehampton Castle
22 min walk • Okehampton Castle is a medieval motte and bailey castle in Devon, England. It was built between 1068 and 1086 by Baldwin FitzGilbert following a revolt in Devon against Norman rule, and formed the centre of the Honour of Okehampton, guarding a crossing point across the West Okement River.
2 miSW
Archaeological site
Meldon Quarry, Dartmoor National Park
51 min walk • Meldon Quarry is a granite quarry in Devon, England. It is at the northern edge of Dartmoor, about 2 miles SW of Okehampton. It was developed from 1897 to supply track ballast and other stone products for the London and South Western Railway.