Dartmoor Prison Museum
Dartmoor Prison Museum is a museum in Dartmoor Forest, West Devon District, England. Dartmoor Prison Museum is situated nearby to the pitch Exercise yard for G and F wings, as well as near HM Prison Dartmoor.- Opening hours:
Monday—Thursday: 9:30 AM—4:30 PM
Saturday: 9:30 AM—4:30 PM
Friday and Sunday: 9:30 AM—4:00 PM - Type: Museum
- Wheelchair access: limited
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include HM Prison Dartmoor and North Hessary Tor.
HM Prison Dartmoor
Prison
Photo: Andrewrabbott, CC BY-SA 4.0.
HM Prison Dartmoor is a Category C men's prison, located in Princetown, high on Dartmoor in the English county of Devon. Its high granite walls dominate this area of the moor. HM Prison Dartmoor is situated 790 feet east of Dartmoor Prison Museum.
North Hessary Tor
Peak
Photo: Theroadislong, CC BY-SA 3.0.
North Hessary Tor is a 517 metres hill just above Dartmoor Prison, in Princetown within Dartmoor Forest civil parish, which is in the borough of West Devon, Devon, England.
Princetown Community Primary School
School
Photo: Chris Allen, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Princetown Community Primary School is situated 2,400 feet southeast of Dartmoor Prison Museum.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Princetown and Lower Cherrybrook Bridge.
Princetown
Photo: RobThinks, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Princetown is a village in Dartmoor, in the English county of Devon. The village sits within the Dartmoor National Park. At around 435 m above sea level, Princetown is the highest settlement on the moor.
Lower Cherrybrook Bridge
Locality
Photo: Nigel Cox, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Lower Cherrybrook Bridge is a locality, which is situated 3 miles east of Dartmoor Prison Museum.
Huckworthy
Hamlet
Huckworthy is a small hamlet on the edge of Dartmoor in Devon, England. With just 11 houses in a steep valley the hamlet epitomizes the rural wilds of the area. Huckworthy is situated 4 miles southwest of Dartmoor Prison Museum.
Dartmoor Prison Museum
- Categories: building, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Dartmoor Forest, West Devon District, Devon, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.54984° or 50° 32′ 59″ northLongitude
-3.99949° or 3° 59′ 58″ westOpen location code
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tourism=museumOpenStreetMap attribute
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Exercise yard for G and F wings and American Prisoner of War Cemetery.
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