Anton & Alison’s guidebook
Eating out
Warren House Inn
Brill food and fantastic location.
The Tradesmans Arms
Good food, large portions. Fantastic view over quiet valley from conservatory.
Amazing food in very small pub, booking essential. In summer plenty of room outside to eat.
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The Rugglestone Inn
Amazing food in very small pub, booking essential. In summer plenty of room outside to eat.
Prince of Wales
Tavistock RoadGood food and recently refurbished throughout. New outdoor seating area.
Our local - pub open normal hours, restaurant open some nights. Food is standard pub grub and well cooked and presented.
THE FOREST INN DARTMOOR LTD
Our local - pub open normal hours, restaurant open some nights. Food is standard pub grub and well cooked and presented.
Just reopened in 2020 with enthusiastic, experienced landlords. I have had a couple of lovely meals there. Some Saturday nights you will find live music outside.
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Church House Inn
Just reopened in 2020 with enthusiastic, experienced landlords. I have had a couple of lovely meals there. Some Saturday nights you will find live music outside.
Essentials
Closest store for basics is Holne, 5 miles away.
Stocks basics, some fresh food, frozen ready meals and cupboard basics.
Princetown Post Office & Stores
Tavistock RoadStocks basics, some fresh food, frozen ready meals and cupboard basics.
Very well stocked community run store. Has plenty of fresh food, frozen basics and good quality dry goods. Open 11 until 5 but check out of season.
Holne Community Shop & Tea Room
Very well stocked community run store. Has plenty of fresh food, frozen basics and good quality dry goods. Open 11 until 5 but check out of season.
Postbridge Stores
Local store with all the basics. Hot pasties at lunchtime and ice creams as well.
Places to visit
Wacky place to visit if you want your picture taken in pixie hat on a mushroom!! Also very well stocked gift shop.
Pixieland
Wacky place to visit if you want your picture taken in pixie hat on a mushroom!! Also very well stocked gift shop.
Granite tors are a feature of Dartmoor and this is the biggest. Handy National Park Visitors Centre and parking.
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Haytor Rocks
Granite tors are a feature of Dartmoor and this is the biggest. Handy National Park Visitors Centre and parking.
Dartmoor Prison was built by Napoleonic Prisoners as their own jail and then it housed American War of Independence prisoners of war. This museum takes you through the fascinating history of the prison.
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Dartmoor Prison Museum
Dartmoor Prison was built by Napoleonic Prisoners as their own jail and then it housed American War of Independence prisoners of war. This museum takes you through the fascinating history of the prison.
Pottery offering pots made on site as well as a wealth of locally made goods should you be looking for a reminder of your holiday or a gift for someone at home. Coffee, tea, scones and cakes also sold in summer.
Powdermills Pottery
Pottery offering pots made on site as well as a wealth of locally made goods should you be looking for a reminder of your holiday or a gift for someone at home. Coffee, tea, scones and cakes also sold in summer.
Lovely woodland gardens with national collection of birch trees. Each year sees an exhibition of sculpture around the garden. https://stonelanegardens.com/visit-us/
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Stone Lane Gardens
Lovely woodland gardens with national collection of birch trees. Each year sees an exhibition of sculpture around the garden. https://stonelanegardens.com/visit-us/
Popular garden which is ideal for a visit if you are popping down to Yelverton for the shops. It is not attached to a stately home but has many good ideas you can take home. Many guests have enjoyed visiting here.
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The Garden House
Pound RoadPopular garden which is ideal for a visit if you are popping down to Yelverton for the shops. It is not attached to a stately home but has many good ideas you can take home. Many guests have enjoyed visiting here.
PLEASE NOTE this ancient woodland is suffering from visitor pressure and unfortunately people aren't always treating it in the way they should. At present the advice is to walk around the wood. you can look in at the woodland, which covers about nine acres (3.5 hectares), and is thought to be the remnants of a forest dating back thousands of years.
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Wistman's Wood
PLEASE NOTE this ancient woodland is suffering from visitor pressure and unfortunately people aren't always treating it in the way they should. At present the advice is to walk around the wood. you can look in at the woodland, which covers about nine acres (3.5 hectares), and is thought to be the remnants of a forest dating back thousands of years.
Twentieth century castle designed by Lutyens and now run by the National Trust. Well worth a visit.
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Castle Drogo
Twentieth century castle designed by Lutyens and now run by the National Trust. Well worth a visit.
The only Church dedicated to St.Raphael in this country. Quiet space ideal for reflection. It was also used as a school for children of farming and mining families in the area. Early spring sees a famous mass of snowdrops in the area around the chapel. Now has free Wi-Fi.
St Raphael's Church
The only Church dedicated to St.Raphael in this country. Quiet space ideal for reflection. It was also used as a school for children of farming and mining families in the area. Early spring sees a famous mass of snowdrops in the area around the chapel. Now has free Wi-Fi.
Experiences
If you want to get close to nature then riding out on Dartmoor is probably a good way to do this.
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Shilstone Rocks Riding Centre
If you want to get close to nature then riding out on Dartmoor is probably a good way to do this.
Riding straight out onto Dartmoor all year round
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Cholwell Riding Stables.
Riding straight out onto Dartmoor all year round
Neighbourhoods
This is our local market town which has 3 supermarkets with parking on the outskirts. However it is well worth visiting the town for the independent shops, including greengrocer and butcher, and pannier market with different stalls every day. There are plenty of cafes and pubs if you want a bite to eat.
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Tavistock
This is our local market town which has 3 supermarkets with parking on the outskirts. However it is well worth visiting the town for the independent shops, including greengrocer and butcher, and pannier market with different stalls every day. There are plenty of cafes and pubs if you want a bite to eat.
Most people come here to look at Dartmoor Prison built by Napoleonic prisoners of war and later American prisoners from the American War of Independence. It also has the main Dartmoor National Park Visitor Centre, handy for gifts, maps and other books about Dartmoor. It sits up at 1400 ft above sea level and is often cold so take a jumper/coat.
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Princetown
Most people come here to look at Dartmoor Prison built by Napoleonic prisoners of war and later American prisoners from the American War of Independence. It also has the main Dartmoor National Park Visitor Centre, handy for gifts, maps and other books about Dartmoor. It sits up at 1400 ft above sea level and is often cold so take a jumper/coat.
Food scene
Best pasties and scotch eggs but get there early as they sell out fast. Scotch eggs made Tuesdays, not normally any left by weekend!
Palmer's Of Tavistock Ltd
50 Brook StBest pasties and scotch eggs but get there early as they sell out fast. Scotch eggs made Tuesdays, not normally any left by weekend!
Consejos para la ciudad
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Widecombe Fair
This world famous fair takes place on the second Tuesday of September. Look for the website for more information.