Plan a trip

A week 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; day 4: Clapper Bridge, Bellever Tor and Babeny Farm Stables; day 5: Cosdon Hill Multiple Stone Rows, Finch Foundry (NT) and Andrews Corner; day 6: Sheldon Open Air Theatre, Cotley Castle and Haldon Belvedere (Lawrence Castle); day 7: Church House in Widecombe-in-the-Moor, Leusdon Common and Holne Chase Castle.

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Day 1 · Dartmoor

  1. Castle Drogo Grade I listed, 5.0 km from Moretonhampstead
  2. Spinsters' Rock Scheduled monument, 6.9 km from Moretonhampstead 2 km from the last stop
  3. 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
Bovey Tracey AFC 10 km from Ashburton, just outside the park

Open day 1 in Google Maps

Night 1 · Moretonhampstead

2 bus stops within 400 m

Day 2 · Dartmoor

  1. Gidleigh Castle Grade I listed, 8.5 km from Moretonhampstead
  2. Chagstock Festival Ground 8.7 km from Moretonhampstead 4 km from the last stop
  3. 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 Heritage Centre 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

  1. Finlake Riding School 13 km from Ashburton, just outside the park
  2. Ugbrooke House Grade I listed, 15 km from Ashburton, just outside the park 2 km from the last stop
  3. 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
Bovey Tracey Swimming Pool 9.7 km from Ashburton, just outside the park

Open day 3 in Google Maps

Night 3 · still in Moretonhampstead

Day 4 · Dartmoor

  1. Clapper Bridge Grade II* listed, 7.9 km from Princetown
  2. Bellever Tor 6.2 km from Princetown 3 km from the last stop
  3. Babeny Farm Stables 4.9 km from Widecombe-in-the-Moor 3 km from the last stop
Lunch
Badger's Holt 5.5 km from Widecombe-in-the-Moor
If it rains
Motor Museum in Moretonhampstead

Open day 4 in Google Maps

Night 4 · still in Moretonhampstead

Day 5 · Dartmoor

  1. Cosdon Hill Multiple Stone Rows 6.4 km from Okehampton
  2. Finch Foundry (NT) Grade II* listed, 5.3 km from Okehampton 3 km from the last stop
  3. Andrews Corner 4.0 km from Okehampton 2 km from the last stop
Lunch
The Oxenham Arms Grade II* listed, 6.4 km from Okehampton
If it rains
Kelly Mine 6.1 km from Moretonhampstead

Open day 5 in Google Maps

Night 5 · still in Moretonhampstead

Day 6 · Dartmoor

  1. Sheldon Open Air Theatre 8.7 km from Moretonhampstead, just outside the park
  2. Cotley Castle Scheduled monument, 11 km from Moretonhampstead, just outside the park 3 km from the last stop
  3. Haldon Belvedere (Lawrence Castle) Grade II* listed, 12 km from Moretonhampstead, just outside the park 4 km from the last stop
Lunch
Artichoke Inn 8.2 km from Moretonhampstead
If it rains
Finlake Swimming and Fitness Centre 12 km from Moretonhampstead, just outside the park

Open day 6 in Google Maps

Night 6 · still in Moretonhampstead

Day 7 · Dartmoor

  1. Church House in Widecombe-in-the-Moor Grade II* listed, in Widecombe-in-the-Moor
  2. Leusdon Common 4.2 km from Widecombe-in-the-Moor 4 km from the last stop
  3. Holne Chase Castle Scheduled monument, 4.9 km from Widecombe-in-the-Moor 2 km from the last stop
Lunch
The Old Inn in Widecombe-in-the-Moor in Widecombe-in-the-Moor
If it rains
History Box 10 km from Moretonhampstead, just outside the park

Open day 7 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 a week 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

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