Drewsteignton is a village in the English county of Devon in Dartmoor.
Understand
[edit]A small village, mentioned in the Doomsday Book on the edge of Dartmoor.
Get in
[edit]By Car
[edit]Leave the A30 at Woodleigh junction exit towards Cherton Bishop then drive through Crockernwell. 4 mi (6.4 km) north of Moretonhampstead on the A382 turn right to Drewsteignton.
By Foot
[edit]The Two Moors Way passes through Drewsteignton and Castle Drogo.
Get around
[edit]
Map of Drewsteignton
See
[edit]- 1 Castle Drogo, Castle Drogo Drive, EX6 6PB (near Exeter), ☏ +44 1647 433306, [email protected]. A Grade 1 listed castle built between 1911 and 1930.
- 2 Drewsteignton Village Garden. A memorial garden surrounded by a hedge with benches looking south
- 3 Fingle Bridge, EX6 6PW.
- 4 Prestonbury Castle. A prehistoric hill fort
- 5 Spinsters' Rock. A dolmen with a rock roof supported by three rocks
- 6 Wooston Castle. Another prehistoric hill fort south of the River Teign
Do
[edit]- 1 Hunters Tor (South of Castle Drago off the Hunters Path). With views to the south
- 2 Sharp Tor. Overlooks the River Teign 220 m (720 ft) high.
Buy
[edit]Eat
[edit]- 1 The Old Inn, Hillmorhayes, EX6 6QR, ☏ +44 1647 281276, [email protected]. Michelin Plate restaurant in a 17th-century coaching inn £54-£61.
Drink
[edit]- 1 The Drewe Arms, The Square, EX6 6QN, ☏ +44 1647 281409. Temporary Closed.
- 2 Fingle Bridge Inn, Fisherman's Path, EX6 6PW (follow signs to Fingle Bridge), ☏ +44 1647 281287.
Sleep
[edit]- 1 Church View House, 1 Church View House, EX6 6QP, ☏ +44 7790 866 015, [email protected]. Check-in: 4-10PM, check-out: 10PM. Chatty Sally and Nicolo the Italian chef look after you very well in their B&B.
Cope
[edit]- 1 Drewsteignton Public Toilets. free.
- 2 National Park Toilets (South of Fingle Bridge). Open in summer. free.
Go next
[edit]- To the south Moretonhampstead 6 mi (9.7 km)
- To the west Chagford 3.5 mi (5.6 km)