Upper Plym Valley
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Overview
Some 300 Bronze Age and medieval sites, covering 15 1⁄2 square kilometres (6 square miles) of Dartmoor landscape. Includes Bronze Age stone rows, cairns and menhirs at Drizzlecombe; the remains of a 19th-century tin mine at Eylesbarrow; and a number of china clay workings.
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About the area
Devon sums up all that is best about the British landscape, with its magnificent coastlines, two historic cities, the world-famous Dartmoor National Park and south Devon’s glorious English Riviera. A fashionable and much-loved holiday destination, hiking and cycling in the National Parks is extremely popular among visitors, with a great choice of off-road routes.
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Nearby places to stay
Elfordleigh Hotel
Located in Plympton, Elfordleigh Hotel is just seven miles from central Plymouth, but you’d never know it. This splendid estate covers 120 acres of park and woodland just a short distan...
Overcombe House
Overcombe House is in Dartmoor National Park and offers eight en suite bedrooms, two of which are on the ground floor. All guests can be assured of a friendly welcome, and an award-winn...
Boringdon Hall Hotel
With a history going back to the Domesday Book, Boringdon Hall is a grand manor house with easy access to Dartmoor and Plymouth. Quality and comfort are delivered in equal measure, and ...
Riverside Caravan Park
A well-groomed site on the outskirts of Plymouth on the banks of the River Plym, in a surprisingly peaceful location surrounded by woodland. The toilet facilities are appointed to a ver...
Langstone Manor Holiday Park
A range of self catering accommodation from a light and airy manor house apartment, modern static holiday caravans with full facilities, spacious, well-appointed cottages to well-draine...
Two Bridges Hotel
Two Bridges is a wonderfully relaxing hotel set at the heart of the Dartmoor National Park, in a beautiful riverside location. Three standards of comfortable rooms provide every modern ...
Bedford Hotel
Built on the site of a Benedictine abbey, the Bedford Hotel is an impressive castellated building that has been welcoming visitors for over 200 years. Very much a local landmark, the ho...
The Lamplighter
With easy access to The Hoe, The Barbican and the city centre, this comfortable house provides a good base for leisure or business guests. Bedrooms, including family rooms, are light an...
