Useful links
The web site for the Dartmoor National Park Authority. Information for visitors and residents.
The MOD has a training area on northern Dartmoor which comprises (Okehampton, Merrivale and Willsworthy ranges). Danger Areas are marked by red and white posts with warning notices. The web site has information on firing times.
Local Towns/Villages
Information, local news and events for the town of Newton Abbot
The website for the town of Moretonhampstead
Places of Interest
The 'last castle to be built in England'. A National Trust property near Chagford.
The Church House, South Tawton
A Historic Tudor Hall near Okehampton - Admission Free
The museum tells the story of Dartmoor people's lives, their work and its influence on Dartmoor.
The remains of the largest castle in Devon built soon after the Norman Conquest. Open April to September.
An award-winning museum and visitor centre based around the historic port and mine workings on the River Tamar.
Situated in Princetown in the heart of Dartmoor, Dartmoor Prison was once reckoned to be the hardest and most severe in England. See the web site for museum opening times. There is a good view of the prison from the road into Princetown.
Things to do
Forest park with all-weather cycling trails, orienteering courses, Go Ape courses, running routes, play areas, Nordic walking trails.
The best cycling routes in Devon.
Launched in March 2009, the Drake's Trail is a network of walking and cycling trails. The network has something for all age groups and fitness levels, starting with the new off-road cycling section between Tavistock and Plymouth.