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Sampford Spiney

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Sampford Spiney is one of 191 Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Devon. It is among the largest in the county. The surrounding countryside is part of Dartmoor National Park.

For arrivals by rail, Bere Alston Station is about 10.9 km to the south-west. Nearby SSSIs include Merrivale and Whitchurch Down.

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Dartmoor

You’re inside itNational Park near Postbridge

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

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Foggintor Quarry

Pool near Postbridge

A flooded granite quarry near Princetown with abandoned workers' cottages and a still blue pool for wild swimming.

2.3 km E

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Drake Manor Inn

Pub near Buckland Monachorum

A snug Dartmoor-edge village local, twice The Good Pub Guide's national Value Pub of the Year.

7.2 km SW

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.

7.7 km NE

Photo of Buckland Abbey, a ruined abbey near Plymouth in the Tamar Valley, Devon, south west England.Highlight

Buckland Abbey

Abbey near Plymouth

Cistercian abbey turned Drake's Elizabethan home.

8.4 km SW

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.

11.9 km NE