Museum of Dartmoor Life, Okehampton

Name: Museum of Dartmoor Life
Address: 3 West St, Okehampton, EX20 1HQ, United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 1837 52295

#2 among attractions in Okehampton

Top attraction, History museum, Museum

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The Museum of Dartmoor Life is a local museum in Okehampton, Devon, southwest England. It covers life in the Dartmoor area. ()

Coordinates: 50°44'19"N, 4°0'13"W

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3 West StOkehampton EX20 1HQ United Kingdom

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+44 1837 52295

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Museum of Dartmoor Life – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Okehampton Castle, Finch Foundry, Meldon Viaduct, High Willhays.

0.6 miS
Forts and castles, View point, Ruins
Okehampton Castle, Dartmoor National Park
16 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.
3.4 miE
Historical and heritage tours, Tours, Museum
Finch Foundry, Okehampton
88 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.
2.2 miSW
Bridge
Meldon Viaduct, Dartmoor National Park
57 min walk • Meldon Viaduct carried the London & South Western Railway across the West Okement River at Meldon on Dartmoor in Devon, South West England.
3.7 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Hill
High Willhays, Dartmoor National Park
95 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.
3.8 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Hill
Cosdon Hill, Dartmoor National Park
97 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
170 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.
4.9 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Hill
Amicombe Hill, Dartmoor National Park
126 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.
3.1 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Yes Tor, Dartmoor National Park
80 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.
0.9 miSE
Medieval ruins with scenic picnic spots
Okehampton Castle
23 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.
5.9 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Hill
Hangingstone Hill, Dartmoor National Park
151 min walk • Hangingstone Hill, is a hill in North Dartmoor in the southwest English county of Devon. At 603 metres high, it is the joint third highest peak in Devon and Dartmoor, together with Cut Hill, which lies around 4 kilometres to the southwest.
1.9 miSW
Archaeological site
Meldon Quarry, Dartmoor National Park
48 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.