Introduction
343km (213 miles) SW of London; 21km (13 miles) W of Exeter
This national park lies northeast of Plymouth, stretching from Tavistock and Okehampton on the west to near Exeter in the east, a granite mass that sometimes rises to a height of 600m (2,000 ft.) above sea level. The landscape offers vistas of gorges with rushing water, spiny shrubs, and purple heather ranged over by Dartmoor ponies -- a foreboding landscape for the experienced hiker only.
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Castle Drogo
This massive granite castle, in the hamlet of Drewsteignton, 27km (17 miles) west of Exeter, was designed and built between 1910 and 1930 by architect...
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Sir Francis Drake's House
Constructed in 1278, Sir Francis Drake's House was originally a Cistercian monastery. The monastery was dissolved in 1539 and became the country...
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Morwellham Quay
- Here you, and even your dog, can dress up in Victorian clothes and have your photograph taken to remind you of an enthralling visit. Travel 1000...
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