Welcome To Dartmoor...the wild side of Devon.
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| Dartmoor is the No.1 Tourist Region in Southwest. Dartmoor National Park covers an area of 368 square miles - the largest and wildest area of open country in southern England. Throughout the year Dartmoor is an exceptionally beautiful place to visit, with deep wooded gorges, beautiful lake-like reservoirs and tumbling rocky rivers, the moorlands are wild and rugged tors, hills and lakes. All of Dartmoor is owned by someone but there is legal public access to over 47,000 hectares of open country and 450 miles (730km) of public rights of way, providing miles of unspoilt spectacular scenery to enjoy. Nearly half of this is open moorland, with a further 11% covered by forests and woodland. The National Park Authority helps to look after Dartmoor's natural beauty, cultural heritage and the economic and social well-being of the 33,400 people who live and work on Dartmoor. Dartmoor is easily reached from the main towns of Devon, via Bovey Tracey, Tavistock, Moretonhampstead or even Okehampton. The northern part of Dartmoor is use as a military firing area, so watch for the red flags. Dartmoor can be dangerous, so, please, be prepared for the worst when viisting or walking on the moor away from inhabited areas
Full list of places of interest below 
The Dartmoor Guide is a free newspaper published annually by the Dartmoor National Park Authority and is packed with useful information on the National Park. Dartmoor Guide 2009-10 is now available online.
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| The High Moorland Visitor Centre: Princetown: Tavistock Road, Princetown, Yelverton, Devon, PL20 6QF Tel: 01822 890414 Open 10am to 5pm - Easter to October Open 10am to 4pm - November through to Easter Open every day - closed Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, Boxing Day and for one week in March Postbridge Information Centre: Main car park on the B3212 Moretonhampstead to Two Bridges road Tel: 01822 880272 Open daily 10am to 5pm - Easter to October Open weekends only 10am to 4pm - November to 1st January. Open daily between 27th December 2009 and 1st January 2010 inclusive. Closed Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, Boxing Day and January 2nd through to Easter 2010. Haytor Information Centre: Situated at the lower car park on the main road, the B3387 3 miles west of Bovey Tracey. Tel: 01364 661520 Open daily 10am to 5pm - Easter to October Open weekends only 10am to 4pm - November to Easter. Open daily between 27th December 2009 and 1st January 2010 inclusive. Closed Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and Boxing Day. Okehampton Tourist Information Centres: Museum Courtyard, 3 West street, Okehampton, Devon, EX20 1HQ Tel: 01837 53020 - Website: www.okehamptondevon.co.uk Open all year, Monday to Saturday 10.00am - 5.00pm, (reduced opening in winter) Tavistock Tourist Information Centres: Town Hall, Bedford square, Tavistock, Devon, PL19 0EA Tel: 01822 612938 Open November to February on Monday, Tuesday, Friday and Saturday Moretonhampstead Community Information Points: New Street, Moretonhamstead, Devon, TQ13 8PE Tel: 01647 440043 Website: www.moretonhampstead.com Open all year, (reduced opening in winter) Ashburton Community Information Points: Town Hall, Ashburton,Devon,TQ13 7QQ Tel: 01364 653426 Website: www.ashburton.org Open Monday to Saturday, 9.30am - 4.30pm.(Closed Saturday afternoon during winter period and closed Sundays) Bovey Tracey Community Information Points: The Lower Car Park, Station Road, Bovey Tracey Tel: 01626 832047 Summer opening March to October every day, 10am - 4pm. Winter opening November to March as follows: Tuesday 11am - 1pm, Friday 1pm - 3pm, Saturday 9.30am - 1.30pm, Sunday 10am - 12pm Buckfastleigh Community Information Points: The Valiant Soldier, 80 Fore Street, Buckfastleigh, Devon, TQ11 0BT Tel: 01364 644522 Open from Easter, Wednesday to Saturday, 12pm - 4.30pm. (Some additional opening on Bank Holiday weekends. Please telephone for further details) Ivybridge Information Centre: The Watermark, Erme Court, Leonards Road, Ivybridge, PL21 0SZ Tel: 01752 897035 Local Information Points: For visitors to Dartmoor, the following Local Information Points will be able to help with information specific to their area, as well as more general information about Dartmoor. Belstone, The Tors (Public House) Chagford, Courtyard Cafe Christow, Post Office Dunsford, Post Office Meavy, The Royal Oak Inn (Public House) Sticklepath, Post Office Widecombe-in-the-Moor, National Trust Shop
ALM Gallery Home to collections of still life, landscape and wildlife photography from the South West of England and the world alike. Unit 3, 5 West Street, Okehampton, Devon, EX20 1HQ Tel: 01837 55877 Ashburton Museum The Bull Ring, Ashburton TQ13 7AB Exhibits include local antiquities,weapons and American Indian antiquities. Open: May-Sept: Tue & Thur-Sat 14:00-16:30 Tel: 01364 652648 Barometer World Quicksilver Barn, Merton, Okehampton, Devon, EX20 3DS Tel: 01805 603 443 www.barometerworld.co.uk Dartmoor Otter Sanctuary & Buckfast Butterflies The Station, Buckfastleigh, Devon, TQ11 0DZ Tel: 01364 642 916 www.ottersandbutterflies.co.uk Moretonhampstead, Castle Drogo National Trust 1900's house with gardens and walks along the river, climb up to look over the gorge,just out of the town towards Okehampton, signposted, shop etc, Tel: 01647 433306 North Bovey, the Miniature Pony Centre Ponies and rides, play area, shop etc, Tel: 01647 432400 Okehampton, Museum of Dartmoor Life Housed in a watermill, crafts, displays, shop, Tel: 01837 52295 The Dartmoor Railway Modern trains travel the route of the old Southern railway line from Crediton to Okehampton and Meldon Quarry in the summer , late May to the middle of September, telephone for a timetable, Tel: 01837 55637 Dartmoor Wild life Park Tel: 01626 832 093 Dartmoor Metal Mines Hound Tor Deserted Medieval Village The remains of four 13th century stone farmsteads, on land originally farmed in the Bronze Age. House Of Marbles The Old Pottery, Pottery Road, Bovey Tracey, Devon Tel: 01626 835 285 Okehampton Castle One of the most extensive castle ruins in the West Country 1 Apr-30 Jun 10am-5pm Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, & Sun. 1 Jul-31 Aug 10am-6pm Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, & Sun. 1-30 Sep 10am-5pm Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, & Sun. 1 Oct-31 Mar Closed Finch Foundry, Sticklepath National Trust, 19th century waterwheels all working Tel: 01837 840046 Merrivale Prehistoric Settlement The remains of a Bronze Age settlement, Princetown Dartmoor Prison & Museum The home of Dartmoor Prison, sits in the middle of Dartmoor 1400 ft up.Princetown was named after the Prince Regent. Tel: 01837 52295 Tavistock, Cotehele House National Trust, A390 turnoff at Gunnislake, very popular house in the banks of the Tamar, 15th century house and gardens, has a National Maritime Museum down at the quay with restored barge, shop etc, Tel: 01579 351346 Morwellham Quay "living museum" Recreates the time when it was a prosperous tin port, great for kids, with rides and walks as well, off A390 at Gunnislake.Shop etc. Tel: 01822 832766 Totnes Castle (Berry Pomeroy) Remains and keep with shop, 1 Apr-30 Jun 10am-5pm Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, & Sun. 1 Jul-31 Aug 10am-6pm Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, & Sun. 1-30 Sep 10am-5pm Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, & Sun. 1 Oct-1 Nov 10am-4pm Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, & Sun. 2 Nov-31 Mar 2010 Closed Tel: 01803 864406 Totnes Elizabethan Museum 70 Fore Street, in an Elizabethan Merchant’s House, the house has original features , collections, on the history of Totnes, plus a room on the life of Charles Babbage, Tel: 01803 863821 Cider Press Craft Centre at Dartington A384 off A385 north, 16 & 17th century buildings house crafts, farm produce with gardens and nature walks, shops etc, Tel:01803 847500 Berry Pomeroy Castle East off the A385, spooky as haunted, ruined castle with gardens. 2009: 21 Mar-30 Jun: 10:00-17:00 Mon-Sun; Jul-Aug: 10:00-18:00 Mon-Sun; Sept: 10:00-17:00 Mon-Sun; Oct: 10:00-16:00 Mon-Sun. Closed 1 Nov- 31 Mar 2010. (Last entry 30mins before close.) Tel: 01803 866618 Avenue Cottage Gardens Ashprington 3 miles south east, 11 acres of restored gardens created 200 years ago. With a superb driveway of 150 year old turkey oaks provides access to the 18th century landscaped garden. With large and fascinating collection of plants provide interest throughout the year. Tel: 01284 757490 Widecombe-in-the-Moor, Grimspound The best known of many Dartmoor prehistoric settlements, 24 stone houses survive within a massive boundary wall. Bronze Age stone compound, Dr Watsons hiding place in Sherlock Holmes's Hound Of The Baskervilles, set on Dartmoor Haytor, Becky Falls Tumbling water in pleasant surroundings, shop etc. Tel: 01548 842367 Upper Plym Valley Some 300 Bronze Age and medieval sites, covering 15 1⁄2 square kilometres (6 square miles) of Dartmoor landscape. Lydford Castle and Saxon Town
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