River Dart Country Park
River Dart Country Park is a park in Ashburton, Teignbridge District, England. River Dart Country Park is situated nearby to the motorhome stopover Village Green Campsite, as well as near Meadows Campsite.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Hembury Castle and Buckfast Abbey.
Hembury Castle
Castle
Photo: Nilfanion, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Hembury Castle is an Iron Age hillfort about a mile north-west of the village of Buckfast on the south-eastern edge of Dartmoor in Devon, England. The fort is about 178 metres above sea level on a promontory between the River Dart on the east and the Holy Brook, south-west. Hembury Castle is situated 1 mile south of River Dart Country Park.
Buckfast Abbey
Church
Photo: Necrothesp, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Buckfast Abbey forms part of an active Benedictine monastery at Buckfast, near Buckfastleigh, Devon, England. Buckfast first became home to an abbey in 1018. Buckfast Abbey is situated 1½ miles south of River Dart Country Park.
Holne Chase Castle
Archaeological site
Holne Chase Castle is an Iron Age hill fort situated close to Buckland-in-the-Moor in Devon, England. The fort is situated on a promontory on the northern slopes of Holne Chase in Chase Wood at approx 150 metres above sea level overlooking the River Dart. Holne Chase Castle is situated 1¼ miles northwest of River Dart Country Park.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Buckfast and Scorriton.
Buckfast
Village
Photo: Gwyn Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Buckfast is a small village near Buckfastleigh in Teignbridge district, Devon, England, on the bank of the River Dart. It is the home of Buckfast Abbey, an active Benedictine monastery, which gave its name to Buckfast Tonic Wine, originally made there, and to the Buckfast bee, a bee breed originally developed at Buckfast Abbey. Buckfast is situated 1½ miles south of River Dart Country Park.
Scorriton
Hamlet
Photo: Trish Steel, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Scoriton is a tiny village in the county of Devon, England, and the main centre of habitation of the parish of West Buckfastleigh. Scorriton is situated 2 miles southwest of River Dart Country Park.
Buckland-in-the-Moor
Village
Photo: Derek Harper, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Buckland in the Moor is a village and civil parish in the Teignbridge district of Devon, England. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 94. Buckland-in-the-Moor is situated 2 miles north of River Dart Country Park.
River Dart Country Park
- Type: Park
- Address: Newton Abbot, TQ13 7NP
- Category: recreation area
- Location: Ashburton, Teignbridge District, Dartmoor, Devon, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.51592° or 50° 30′ 57″ northLongitude
-3.78956° or 3° 47′ 22″ westOpen location code
9C2RG686+95OpenStreetMap ID
way 156568414OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=park
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Village Green Campsite and Meadows Campsite.
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