Plan your visit
HeritageWildlifeDogs
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
50.50611, -4.01601
Best for
3 activitiesHeritage
Free86%Historic site with public access
Wildlife
Free75%Ancient woodland
Dog walks
Free72%Dogs allowed with public access
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
v4 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
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vWalking
Dartmoor WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef DWRegional walking route
West Devon WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef WDERegional walking route
Drakes TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRef DTRegional walking route
Abbot's WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef AWRegional walking route
🚴Cycling
v16 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
🚴
vCycling
Route 272Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 272National Cycle Network
Route 27Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 27National Cycle Network
Dartmoor Way (Cycle)Cycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 2Cycling route▾
Named routeRef EV1International cycle route
Main RouteCycling route638 m▾
Named routeRef 27Length 638 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route226 m▾
Named routeRef 274Length 226 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
🚵Mountain biking
v1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
🚵
vMountain biking
Granite & GearsMountain bike route▾
Named route
🐴Horse riding
v3 public paths nearby
Public paths
🐴
vHorse riding
Norsworthy Bridge to South Hessary Torbridleway · 946 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 946 mSurface dirtPath type: track
About this historic site
Scheduled Monument
Wildlife to spot
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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
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Parking
Burrator - Norsworthy · Free · 262m
✓ Public accessFree 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
✦Eylesbarrow Tin Mine and associated remainsHistoric site2.8 km→✦Inscribed Boulder in riverHistoric site400 m→✦Two stamping mills 200m and 175m north of Norsworthy BridgeHistoric site500 m→✦Tin Mill with MortarsHistoric site500 m→✦Narrator (ruins)Historic site700 m→💧Burrator ReservoirReservoir1.6 km→