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Simpson, Winston Churchill and Vivien Leigh probably liked it too. Two Bridges is 1.5
miles northeast of Princetown.
Fox Tor Cafe
(
www.foxtorcafe.com
;
Two Bridges Rd; mains £5-10; 9am-5pm, from 7.30am Sat & Sun; )
Everybody
gravitates to Princetown's FTC: hikers, horse riders and cyclists, and local families out for
a meal. They're drawn by an open fire, superb coffee, homemade cakes and a surprisingly
wide-ranging menu that features hearty chilli and home-cooked ham, egg and chips, as
well as mushroom stroganof and a tasty lentil wedge.
CAFE
£
Getting There & Away
Bus 98 (three daily, Monday to Saturday) links Princetown with Tavistock, one service a
day goes on to Two Bridges and Postbridge.
For summer Sunday services east across the moor, see the Transmoor Link (Bus 82;
Click here
)
.
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Postbridge & Around
The hamlet of Postbridge owes its popularity, and its name, to its medieval stone slab or
clapper bridge
. This 13th-century structure has four, 3m-long slabs propped up on sturdy
columns of stacked stones. Walking across takes you over the rushing East Dart river;
paths alongside provide picturesque spots to sit, whip off your boots and plunge your feet
into what may feel like the coldest water in the world.
Sleeping & Eating
Brimpts Farm
( 0845 0345968;
www.brimptsfarm.co.uk
;
site per person £2.50, s/d/f £33/55/82; )
The brightly painted,
rustic bedrooms above this farmhouse have views over
War Horse
location, Combestone
Tor. Converted barns provide another batch of rooms (some self-catering) and there's
back-to-nature camping too. Brimpts is also one of the best moorland cream tea venues,
offering freshly baked scones, homemade jams and utterly gooey clotted cream (£4.50).
CAMPSITE, B&B
£
