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St Petrock's Church

📷 Nigel Cox · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

BirdsWildlifePicnic
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

50.64315, -4.11008

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦68+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Nuthatch
  • 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
  • ☕Tea Rooms — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

Good to know

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

Best for

12 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Nuthatch, Chaffinch +65 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Mammals — Hazel Dormouse, Grey Squirrel, Rabbit +14 more · last seen 2025

Free

Picnic day out

café, toilets, car park

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Meadow Brown, Speckled Wood, Ringlet +75 more · last seen 2025

Free

Family friendly

café, toilets

Free

Heritage

Grade II* listed building: CHURCH OF ST PETROCK; Religious grounds — local heritage

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

8 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Dartmoor WayWalking route
Named routeRef DWRegional walking route
West Devon WayWalking route
Named routeRef WDERegional walking route
The LichwayWalking route19 km

Also known as the 'Way of the Dead' as a route for carrying coffins to the graveyard at Lydford Church

Named routeRef LYWLength 19 kmLocal walking route
Two Castles TrailWalking route
Named routeRef TCTRegional walking route
Mary Michael Pilgrims WayWalking route
Named routeRef MMPWRegional walking route
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Cycling

27 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 27Cycling route
Named routeRef 27National Cycle Network
Granite WayCycling route
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Route 27Cycling route
Named routeRef 27National Cycle Network
Dartmoor Way (Cycle)Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
National Cycle Network Route 327Cycling route
Named routeRef 327National Cycle Network
EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 2Cycling route
Named routeRef EV1International cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Lydford: St Petrock's Church

📷 Nigel Cox · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Lydford: St Petrock's Church

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Foxhole Mine and other tinworks south east of Arms TorHistoric site4.1 km→✦Motte with two baileys and a multivallate hillfort at Burley WoodHistoric site3 km→⛪St Bridget's ChurchReligious grounds4.7 km→✦Lydford CastleHistoric site100 m→✦Ringwork, castle, town banks, site of Saxon town and defencesHistoric site100 m→✦Gallows HillHistoric site600 m→

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Lydford

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