Great Trowlesworthy Tor, Dartmoor National Park

#55 among attractions in Dartmoor National Park

Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain

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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. Little Trowlesworthy Tor, height 330m, is on its western slope and is known to hold a disused flagpole that was used to celebrate Devonport's independence from Plymouth in the 1920s. ()

Elevation: 1171 ftCoordinates: 50°27'43"N, 4°0'11"W

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Great Trowlesworthy Tor – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Dartmoor Zoological Park, Burrator Reservoir, Cuckoo Rock, Crazywell Pool.

3.7 miS
Zoo
Dartmoor Zoological Park, Plymouth
95 min walk • Dartmoor Zoological Park is a 30-acre zoo just north of the village of Sparkwell, on the south-west edge of Dartmoor, in the county of Devon in the South West of England.
2.9 miNW
Archaeological site, Reservoir
Burrator Reservoir, Dartmoor National Park
75 min walk • Burrator Reservoir is a reservoir on the south side of Dartmoor in the English county of Devon.
2.7 miN
Rock
Cuckoo Rock, Meavy
70 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.
3.8 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Crazywell Pool, Princetown
97 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.
3.1 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Down Tor, Princetown
80 min walk • Down Tor is a tor on Dartmoor, England, at GR 581694, height 366 metres, overlooking Burrator Reservoir.
1.8 miNE
Archaeological site
Drizzlecombe, Dartmoor National Park
47 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.
4.4 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Fox Tor, Dartmoor National Park
114 min walk • Fox Tor is a relatively minor tor on Dartmoor in the county of Devon, England. On the flank of the tor, about 500 m to the north stands Childe's Tomb - according to local legend, the last resting place of Childe the Hunter, an unfortunate traveller who died there during a blizzard.
4.4 miNW
Museum, Art museum
Yelverton Paperweight Centre, Dartmoor National Park
114 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.
3.4 miW
Aqueduct
Drake's Leat, Dartmoor National Park
86 min walk • 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.
3.2 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Forest
Dendles Wood, Dartmoor National Park
82 min walk • Dendles Wood is an area of protected oak-beech woodland located on the southern edge of Dartmoor, in the English county of Devon.
2.2 miN
Ruins
Yellowmead stone circle, Dartmoor National Park
56 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.