Dartmoor Farm Holidays - You're spoilt for choice of things to do and see:-
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Dartmoor - what can we say that has not been written already - Spectacular walks, glorious Tors to climb, the farm is only 1 mile walking distance to the open moorland.
Most enjoyable ways to see the moors in the saddle away from the hustle and bustle from city life. |
Okehampton a local market town (7 miles) and the northern gateway to Dartmoor offers a golf course. The town is overlooked by the Castle dating back to 1195, mentioned in the Doomsday Book. Well worth a visit, particularly in the springtime when the bluebells are in abundance.
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The 18th hole Okehampton
golf course
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From Okehampton board the Meldon Steam Train, which leads directly onto the moor and you can use this as a way to visit the Meldon Reservoir, the source of the farm's water, or take the opportunity to use the newly created cycle paths.
Meldon Reservoir - fishing with appropriate licence |
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Lydford is 2 miles from the farm and boasts the remains of a castle also dating to 1195 together with the beautiful LydfordGorge a National Trust property with dramatic walks and cascading waterfalls - notably the "The White Lady Falls".
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Lydford
gorge is
open from March to
end of September
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Tavistock - The old Stannery Town is 8 miles away offering leisure facilities including a swimming pool, tennis course, bowling green and large park area with the meadowlands which can be travelled along on a canoe.
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Attractions in the Tavistock area include Morwellham Quay, a visit back in time,and where you can travel deep into a copper mine. |
For those hot sunny days a choice of beaches depending on the direction you wish to take - Bude to the North - Torquay to the Southeast and Cornish beaches to the South, all easily reached by car in an hour.
Exeter and Plymouth are 30 miles away offering Modern City Centres with Plymouth steeped in naval history having the hoe, the marina and the port.
There are so many places to visit your stay will never be
long enough, or will leave you wanting more.
