English Heritage sites near Dartmoor Forest Parish
MERRIVALE PREHISTORIC SETTLEMENT
4 miles from Dartmoor Forest Parish
The group of monuments at Merrivale is one of the finest on Dartmoor: side by side here are the remains of a Bronze Age settlement and a complex of ritual sites.
GRIMSPOUND
6 miles from Dartmoor Forest Parish
The best known of many Dartmoor prehistoric settlements, Grimspound dates from the late Bronze Age. The remains of 24 stone houses survive within a massive boundary wall.
UPPER PLYM VALLEY
6 miles from Dartmoor Forest Parish
This extraordinary landscape encompasses some 300 Bronze Age and medieval sites, covering 15 square kilometres (6 square miles) of Dartmoor.
HOUND TOR DESERTED MEDIEVAL VILLAGE
8 miles from Dartmoor Forest Parish
The remains of four 13th century stone farmsteads, on land originally farmed in the Bronze Age. This isolated Dartmoor hamlet was probably abandoned in the early 15th century.
LYDFORD CASTLE AND SAXON TOWN
8 miles from Dartmoor Forest Parish
Beautifully sited on the fringe of Dartmoor, Lydford boasts three defensive features. Near the centre is a 13th-century tower on a mound, built as a prison.
OKEHAMPTON CASTLE
11 miles from Dartmoor Forest Parish
Once the largest castle in Devon, nestling in the foothills of Dartmoor. Reputedly haunted and mentioned in the Domesday Book.
Churches in Dartmoor Forest Parish
St Gabriel, Postbridge
St Raphael's, Huccaby
Huccaby
Ashburton
01364631507
https://ashburtonandmoor.org.uk/huccaby
St Raphael's Chapel Huccaby is a daughter church of St Mary the Virgin, Holne and is open every day to visitors. Usually there is a service of Holy Communion every 3rd Sunday in the month at 9am, but please check the Moorland Team website for up to date information.
For details of services at St Raphael's and other churches in the Benefice, please visit
https://ashburtonandmoor.org.uk/welcome
Pubs in Dartmoor Forest Parish
East Dart Inn
Postbridge, Postbridge, PL20 6TJ
(01822) 880213
eastdarthotel.co.uk
Forest Inn
Hexworthy, Hexworthy, PL20 6SD
(01364) 631211
forestinndartmoor.co.uk/
Fox Tor Cafe
Two Bridges Road, Princetown, PL20 6QS
(01822) 890238
foxtorcafe.com/
Lord's Cafe
Prince Hall Country House Hotel & Restaurant
Dunnabridge Road, Two Bridges, Princetown, PL20 6SA
07541 421576
princehall.co.uk/
Prince Of Wales Hotel
Tavistock Road, Princetown, PL20 6QF
(01822) 890219
princeofwalesbunkhouse.co.uk/
Two Bridges Hotel
, Two Bridges, Princetown, PL20 6SW
(01822) 892300
twobridges.co.uk/
Warren House Inn
Postbridge, Postbridge, PL20 6TA
(01822) 880208
warrenhouseinn.co.uk