Drake's Leat, Dartmoor National Park

Name: Drake's Leat
Address: Dartmoor National Park, United Kingdom

#59 among attractions in Dartmoor National Park

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Drake's Leat, also known as Plymouth Leat, was a watercourse constructed in the late 16th century to tap the River Meavy on Dartmoor, England, from which it ran 17.5 miles in order to supply Plymouth with water. It began at a point now under water at Burrator Reservoir, from which its path now emerges some 10m lower than the typical reservoir water level. It was one of the first municipal water supplies in the country. ()

Coordinates: 50°28'26"N, 4°4'37"W

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Drake's Leat – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Buckland Abbey, Burrator Reservoir, Cuckoo Rock, Crazywell Pool.

2.5 miW
Historical place, Garden, Monastery
Buckland Abbey, New Quay
65 min walk • Buckland Abbey is a Grade I listed 700-year-old house in Buckland Monachorum, near Yelverton, Devon, England, noted for its connection with Sir Richard Grenville the Younger and Sir Francis Drake. It is owned by the National Trust.
2.5 miNE
Archaeological site, Reservoir
Burrator Reservoir, Dartmoor National Park
64 min walk • Burrator Reservoir is a reservoir on the south side of Dartmoor in the English county of Devon.
4 miNE
Rock
Cuckoo Rock, Meavy
102 min walk • Cuckoo Rock is a tor-like igneous rock outcrop in West Devon. It is located to the east of Burrator Reservoir and to the south east of Down Tor, at a height of 362 m. The origin of the name is disputed.
4.4 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Crazywell Pool, Princetown
114 min walk • Crazywell Pool or Crazy Well Pool is a large pond situated about 3 km south of Princetown just off the path between Burrator and Whiteworks on the western side of Dartmoor, Devon, England at grid reference SX582705. It is about 100 metres long and has a surface area of about 3,500 square metres.
4.5 miW
Church
St Andrew's Church, New Quay
114 min walk • St Andrew's Church in Bere Ferrers, Devon, is a parish church in the Church of England The church contains the oldest stained-glass window in Devon, dated at 600 years old.
3.9 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Down Tor, Princetown
100 min walk • Down Tor is a tor on Dartmoor, England, at GR 581694, height 366 metres, overlooking Burrator Reservoir.
4.1 miE
Archaeological site
Drizzlecombe, Dartmoor National Park
106 min walk • Drizzlecombe or Thrushelcombe is an area of Dartmoor in the county of Devon, England, containing a number of Bronze Age stone rows, cairns and menhirs. There are three principal stone rows each with an associated barrow and terminal menhir. Most of the artifacts are on the southwest slope of Hartor Hill.
3.3 miW
Park
Lopwell, New Quay
85 min walk • Lopwell is a site of natural beauty situated at the normal tidal limit of the River Tavy, 3 miles from north Plymouth and 7 miles from Tavistock, Devon, England.
3.4 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Great Trowlesworthy Tor, Dartmoor National Park
86 min walk • Great Trowlesworthy Tor is a granite tor on the southwestern edge of Dartmoor. It is located near the popular Cadover Bridge and is a popular walking destination. It is common for the Dartmoor Pony and other cattle to be roaming around the tor.
1.4 miNW
Museum, Art museum
Yelverton Paperweight Centre, Dartmoor National Park
37 min walk • Yelverton Paperweight Centre was a paperweight museum and supplier in Leg O'Mutton, a small hamlet near Yelverton, in the English county of Devon. The museum began as the private collection of a Cornish postmaster, and grew to contain over 1,200 items.
3.2 miNE
Ruins
Yellowmead stone circle, Dartmoor National Park
82 min walk • Yellowmead stone circle near Sheepstor in Devon, England, is a Bronze Age concentric stone circle consisting of four rings of stones set within one another. The largest is 20 metres wide and the smallest, 6 metres. It is located on Yellowmead Down.