Drum Bridges

Drum Bridges is a locality in Bovey Tracey, Teignbridge District, England. Drum Bridges is situated nearby to the village Heathfield, as well as near Liverton Coldeast.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Bovey Heath and Trago Mills.

Bovey Heath

Heath

Photo: Guy Wareham, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Bovey Heath is a 32 hectare area of heathland between Bovey Tracey and Heathfield in south Devon, England. Although primarily heathland habitat, the site has some wet mature oak woodland, and is home to rare species such as the Dartford warbler, European stonechat, European nightjar and the narrow headed ant.

Trago Mills

Department store

Photo: Derek Harper, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Trago Mills is a chain of four department stores in south Cornwall, south Devon in England, and south Wales. It owns a site with an amusement park and some independent businesses, adjoining the store near Newton Abbot which closed in late 2025.

The Greater Horseshoe School

School

Photo: Robin Stott, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Chudleigh Knighton and Highweek.

Chudleigh Knighton

Village

Photo: Mike Crowe, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Chudleigh Knighton is a small village in Devon, England, near to Newton Abbot and Bovey Tracey. Chudleigh Knighton is situated 1½ miles northeast of Drum Bridges.

Highweek

Village

Photo: Derek Harper, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Highweek, less commonly called Highweek Village is an ecclesiastical parish, former manor and village, now a suburb of Newton Abbot, but still retaining its village identity, in the civil parish of Newton Abbot, in the Teignbridge district, in the county of Devon, England. Highweek is situated 2½ miles southeast of Drum Bridges.