YHA Bracken Tor

YHA Bracken Tor is a hostel in Okehampton Hamlets, West Devon District, England. YHA Bracken Tor is situated nearby to Old Town Park Nature Reserve, as well as near Quarry (disused).

Email: bookings@adventureokehampton.com
Type: Hostel
Address: Saxon Gate, Okehampton, EX20 1QW
Roof shape: hipped

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Okehampton Castle and Okehampton railway station.

Okehampton Castle

Photo: john spivey, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Okehampton Castle is a medieval motte and bailey castle in Devon, England. It was built between 1068 and 1086 by Baldwin FitzGilbert following a revolt in Devon against Norman rule, and formed the centre of the Honour of Okehampton, guarding a crossing point across the West Okement River. Okehampton Castle is situated 2,100 feet northwest of YHA Bracken Tor.

Okehampton railway station

Railway station

Photo: Kicior99, CC BY 3.0.

Okehampton railway station is a terminus railway station on the Dartmoor line serving the town of Okehampton in Devon, England. The station closed to regular traffic in 1972, but heritage and occasional mainline services ran from 1997 to 2019. Okehampton railway station is situated 2,200 feet northeast of YHA Bracken Tor.

Museum of Dartmoor Life

Museum

Photo: Rod Allday, CC BY-SA 2.0.

The Museum of Dartmoor Life is a local museum in Okehampton, Devon, southwest England. It covers life in the Dartmoor area. The museum opened in 1981. It is housed on three floors in an early 19th-century mill and there is a waterwheel at the museum. Museum of Dartmoor Life is situated 4,200 feet north of YHA Bracken Tor.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Okehampton and Rowtor Target Railway.

Okehampton

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Okehampton is a market town in Dartmoor, Devon, England, on the edge of Dartmoor National Park with direct access onto the moor.

Rowtor Target Railway

Locality

Photo: Richard Knights, CC BY-SA 2.0.

The Rowtor Target Railway was a military narrow gauge target railway south of Okehampton in Dartmoor, England, with a gauge of 24 inches. Rowtor Target Railway is situated 2 miles south of YHA Bracken Tor.