3 days in Dartmoor

Stay in Moretonhampstead. Day 1: Castle Drogo, Spinsters' Rock and Chagford Swimming Pool; day 2: Gidleigh Castle, Chagstock Festival Ground and Little Hound Tor; day 3: Finlake Riding School, Ugbrooke House and Chudleigh Bowling Club.

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Day 1 · Dartmoor

Castle Drogo Grade I listed, 5.0 km from Moretonhampstead
Spinsters' Rock Scheduled monument, 6.9 km from Moretonhampstead 2 km from the last stop
Chagford Swimming Pool 5.2 km from Moretonhampstead 2 km from the last stop

Lunch: Chagford Inn 5.4 km from Moretonhampstead
If it rains: Finch Foundry (NT) Grade II* listed, 5.3 km from Okehampton

Open day 1 in Google Maps

Night 1 · Moretonhampstead

2 bus stops within 400 m

Day 2 · Dartmoor

Gidleigh Castle Grade I listed, 8.5 km from Moretonhampstead
Chagstock Festival Ground 8.7 km from Moretonhampstead 4 km from the last stop
Little Hound Tor Scheduled monument, 6.7 km from Okehampton 6 km from the last stop

Lunch: Northmore Arms 8.6 km from Moretonhampstead
If it rains: Bovey Tracey AFC 10 km from Ashburton, just outside the park
On the way: Church of the Holy Trinity, 8.5 km west of Moretonhampstead Grade I listed, 8.5 km from Moretonhampstead

Open day 2 in Google Maps

Night 2 · still in Moretonhampstead

Day 3 · Dartmoor

Finlake Riding School 13 km from Ashburton, just outside the park
Ugbrooke House Grade I listed, 15 km from Ashburton, just outside the park 2 km from the last stop
Chudleigh Bowling Club 14 km from Moretonhampstead, just outside the park 2 km from the last stop

Lunch: Bishop Lacy Grade II* listed, 13 km from Moretonhampstead, just outside the park
If it rains: Church House in Widecombe-in-the-Moor Grade II* listed, in Widecombe-in-the-Moor

Open day 3 in Google Maps

How this plan is made

No one picks these by hand and no one pays to be in them. The planner's rules take the places and roads Dartmoor's pages rank, for anyone, any month: one town to stay in, and each day its best stop with the best ones close to it, three a day, with lunch nearby and an indoor stop if it rains. Distances are as the crow flies, so the road is longer. Check opening times on each place's page before you go. How the ranking works.

Questions

Where should I stay for 3 days in Dartmoor?

Moretonhampstead. It is the town with the best stops within 15 km for this trip, so you don't pack up every morning. Moretonhampstead: 2 bus stops within 400 m.

What should I do first?

Day 1 is Castle Drogo, Spinsters' Rock and Chagford Swimming Pool: the best stop for this trip, then the best ones within 5 km of it.

Who picked these places?

Nobody. The same rules make every plan from the places and roads the site ranks with one open formula, and no place pays to be in a plan.

How it works, in full