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Cholwich Town Cross: a wayside cross between Quick Bridge and Tolchmoor Gate

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📷 Sarah Charlesworth · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

50.43337, -3.99210

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
  • ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

4 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Carrion Crow, Stonechat, Chaffinch +82 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Carrion Crow, Stonechat, Chaffinch +82 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Meliscaeva auricollis, Oil Beetle, Syrphus +14 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Meliscaeva auricollis, Oil Beetle, Syrphus +14 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 public paths nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

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Cycling

33 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 2Cycling route

National Cycle Route 2 Dawlish to Plymouth

Named routeRef 2National Cycle Network
Route 272Cycling route
Named routeRef 272National Cycle Network
Dartmoor Way (Cycle)Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route527 m
Named routeRef 2Length 527 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route663 m
Named routeRef 272Length 663 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route173 m
Named routeRef 2Length 173 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

China clay works building by Quick Bridge

📷 Sarah Charlesworth · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

China clay works building by Quick Bridge

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🐄Dartmoor ZooVisitor farm2.8 km→🌱Rowe Hall Memory GardenUrban park3.5 km→✦Pounds and hut circles N of SaddlesboroughHistoric site3.7 km→✦Deer park and rabbit warren at Newnham ParkHistoric site4.1 km→✦Two round barrows on Ridding DownHistoric site600 m→⛪All Saint's ChurchReligious grounds3.5 km→

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