Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Dartmoor National Park
A386
Okehampton
Okehampton
A30
Sticklepath
Sticklepath
Cheriton
Bishop
Cheriton
Bishop
Whiddon
Down
Whiddon
Down
A30
Belstone
Belstone
A30
South
Zeal
South
Zeal
High
Willhays
High
Willhays
Drewsteignton
Drewsteignton
A382
Sourton
Sourton
Throwleigh
Throwleigh
Dunsford
Dunsford
Castle
Drogo
Castle
Drogo
A30
Hangingstone
Hill
Hangingstone
Hill
Chagford
Chagford
Gidleigh
Gidleigh
Moretonhampstead
Moretonhampstead
Scorhill Stone Circle
Scorhill Stone Circle
Christow
Christow
Lydford
Lydford
A382
North Bovey
North Bovey
Canonteign
Falls
Canonteign
Falls
Dartmoor
National Park
Dartmoor
National Park
Becky Falls
Becky Falls
Lustleigh
Lustleigh
Manaton
Manaton
A38
North Brentor
North Brentor
Hennock
Hennock
A386
Grimspound
Grimspound
Postbridge
Postbridge
Bovey
Tracey
Bovey
Tracey
Mary Tavy
Mary Tavy
Clapper Bridge
Clapper Bridge
Widecombe-
in-the-Moor
Widecombe-
in-the-Moor
Chudleigh
Knighton
Chudleigh
Knighton
A380
Two
Bridges
Two
Bridges
Ilsington
Ilsington
9
HM Prison
Dartmoor
HM Prison
Dartmoor
Tavistock
Tavistock
Dartmeet
Dartmeet
Kingsteignton
Kingsteignton
Princetown
Princetown
Buckland-in-
the-Moor
Buckland-in-
the-Moor
High Moorland
Visitor Centre
High Moorland
Visitor Centre
A38
A386
Newton
Abbot
Newton
Abbot
Ashburton
Ashburton
Horrabridge
Horrabridge
Ryder's Hill
Ryder's Hill
Holne
Holne
Yelverton
Yelverton
A381
Buckfastleigh
Buckfastleigh
Buckland
Abbey
Buckland
Abbey
Meavy
Meavy
A380
A386
Cott
Cott
Torbay
Torbay
Totnes
Totnes
Bickleigh
Bickleigh
A385
Paignton
Paignton
South Brent
South Brent
Cornwood
Cornwood
Plymouth
City
Plymouth
City
A381
A38
0
5 mi
Plympton
Plympton
Ivybridge
Ivybridge
Plymouth
Plymouth
Ugborough
Ugborough
0
5 km
A38
Essentials
GETTING THERE
You really need a car to get around the moors, particularly in
the winter. In the summer, the
Transmoor Link
bus service runs between the vil-
lages on the moor and surrounding towns. For timetables, contact
Travel Line
(
&
0871/200-2233;
www.traveline.info).
If you're driving from Exeter, head
west on the B3212 to such centers as
Dartmoor, Chagford, Moretonhamp-
stead, and North Bovey. From these
smaller towns, tiny roads—often not
really big enough for two cars—cut
deeper into the moor. Old signposts
list the names of towns on these roads,
which are too small to be numbered.
Prepare to pull over if traffic comes
the other way.
Inspiring Sherlock Holmes
The High Moorland Visitors Centre sits
inside an impressive 19th-century build-
ing. Two centuries ago, the building
was The Old Duchy Hotel. Arthur Conan
Doyle stayed there while researching
The Hound of the Baskervilles
. So the
view from the center, down the wind-
swept hill, is the view that inspired his
descriptions of the desolate moor.
