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North Dartmoor

Open accessin a National Nature Reserve open to the public

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North Dartmoor is one of 191 Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Devon. None of the SSSIs in the county is larger. It lies within Dartmoor National Park.

For arrivals by rail, Okehampton Station is about 1.3 km to the north. For more of the same, Meldon Aplite Quarry and Meldon Quarry are close by.

More places to visit near North Dartmoor

Photo of Dartmoor, a National Park in Devon, south west England.Iconic

Dartmoor

You’re inside itNational Park near Postbridge

Granite tors, wild ponies and England's largest expanse of open moorland in the south.

Photo of Wistman's Wood, a National Nature Reserve near Postbridge in Dartmoor, Devon, south west England.Iconic

Wistman's Wood

National Nature Reserve near Postbridge

Stunted, moss-draped ancient oak woodland.

adjoining

Photo of Bearslake Inn, a pub near Lake in Dartmoor, Devon, south west England.Highlight

Bearslake Inn

Pub · With rooms near Lake

Thatched 13th-century inn with rooms on the north-western edge of Dartmoor.

0.6 km W

Photo of Lydford Gorge, a Site of Special Scientific Interest near Okehampton in Dartmoor, Devon, south west England.Highlight

Lydford Gorge

SSSI near Okehampton

A deep, wooded river gorge on the western edge of Dartmoor, with a churning whirlpool at one end and a tall waterfall at the other

1.6 km W

Photo of Gidleigh Park, a restaurant near Chagford in Dartmoor, Devon, south west England.Highlight

Gidleigh Park

Restaurant · With rooms near Chagford

A mock-Tudor country-house hotel hidden in a wooded Dartmoor valley near Chagford.

1.7 km E

Photo of Postbridge Clapper Bridge, a landmark in Dartmoor, Devon, south west England.Highlight

Postbridge Clapper Bridge

Landmark near Postbridge

A medieval slab bridge of huge granite blocks spanning the East Dart in the heart of the moor.

2.1 km SE