PLACES OF INTEREST:

Visit the National Trust in Devon.
Castle Drogo - Lutyens masterpiece on the moor
Finch Foundry - Experience a working forge
Buckland Abbey - The home of Sir Frances Drake
Lydford Gorge - Experience the magic of nature


MOORLAND TOWNS & VILLAGES:

Ashburton- Outstanding architecture is of international renown
Buckfastleigh - Is an historic mill town
Bovey Tracey - Rich in history and legend
Chagford - One of the original stannary towns of Devon
Tavistock - Charming country atmosphere in the town
Okehampton- Okehampton Castle, largest medieval castle in Devon
Widecombe - Widecombe-in-the-moor famous thanks to it's annual fair
Princetown - Heart of the National Park.

And of course
Moretonhampstead - Historically important Dartmoor crossroads


LOCAL ATTRACTIONS:

Eden Project - Only an hour or so away from Dartmoor
Dartmoor National Park - Wild expanses of open moorlands and areas of outstanding natural beauty.
Miniature Pony & Animal Farm - a magical Dartmoor day
Buckfast Abbey - A living Benedictine monastery
Powderham Castle - Magnificent medieval fortress
Historic Cities - Exeter and Plymouth are on Dartmoors doorstep
Coastal Life - The south coast of Devon and the north Cornish coast are only an hour away.

GARDENS:

Gardens in historic settings , such as Castle Drogo, Buckland Abbey and Cotehele and more specialist gardens such as Garden House at Yelverton, the Mythic Gardens near Chagford and the renowned Hosta collection at Sticklepath.