Getting here
50.64763, -4.10602
Best for
2 activitiesHeritage
Free76%Historic site
Wildlife
Free75%Ancient woodland
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶
Walking
8
8 named nearby
Named route
🚴
Cycling
27
27 named nearby
Named route
🐴
Horse riding
2
2 public paths
Public access
Named routes and paths nearby
Dartmoor Way · Walking0
West Devon Way · Walking0
The Lichway · Walking19 km
Two Castles Trail · Walking0
Main Route · Cycling
Main Route · Cycling
Byway · byway open to all traffic
About this historic site
Scheduled Monument
Wildlife to spot
Photos
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🌱 Visiting this spring
- 🌸Ancient woodlands are famous for bluebell carpets in April and May — one of Britain's most spectacular wildflower displays
- 🐦Prime nesting season — listen for woodpecker drumming, warbler song and the first cuckoos from April
- 🦌Roe deer are active before the leaf canopy closes in — dawn and dusk are best
Facilities
⛺
Campsite
120m away
🅿️
Parking
2 nearby · Free · 137m
Free entry🐶 Dogs
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
- 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
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Nearby places
Useful places within 5 km
✦Foxhole Mine and other tinworks south east of Arms TorHistoric site3.7 km→⛪St Petrock's ChurchReligious grounds600 m→✦Motte with two baileys and a multivallate hillfort at Burley WoodHistoric site2.7 km→⛪St Bridget's ChurchReligious grounds4.2 km→✦Ringwork, castle, town banks, site of Saxon town and defencesHistoric site500 m→✦Lydford CastleHistoric site500 m→