English Heritage sites near Peter Tavy Parish

Merrivale Prehistoric Settlement

MERRIVALE PREHISTORIC SETTLEMENT

3 miles from Peter Tavy Parish

The group of monuments at Merrivale is one of the finest on Dartmoor: side by side here are the remains of a Bronze Age settlement and a complex of ritual sites.

Lydford Castle and Saxon Town

LYDFORD CASTLE AND SAXON TOWN

4 miles from Peter Tavy Parish

Beautifully sited on the fringe of Dartmoor, Lydford boasts three defensive features. Near the centre is a 13th-century tower on a mound, built as a prison.

Upper Plym Valley

UPPER PLYM VALLEY

7 miles from Peter Tavy Parish

This extraordinary landscape encompasses some 300 Bronze Age and medieval sites, covering 15 square kilometres (6 square miles) of Dartmoor.

Okehampton Castle

OKEHAMPTON CASTLE

10 miles from Peter Tavy Parish

Once the largest castle in Devon, nestling in the foothills of Dartmoor. Reputedly haunted and mentioned in the Domesday Book.

Grimspound

GRIMSPOUND

11 miles from Peter Tavy Parish

The best known of many Dartmoor prehistoric settlements, Grimspound dates from the late Bronze Age. The remains of 24 stone houses survive within a massive boundary wall.

Dupath Well

DUPATH WELL

11 miles from Peter Tavy Parish

This charming well-house of around 1500 stands over an ancient spring, believed to cure whooping cough.


Churches in Peter Tavy Parish

St Peter

Pubs in Peter Tavy Parish

Peter Tavy Inn

Lane Head, Peter Tavy, PL19 9NN
(01822) 810348
petertavyinn.com

In a quiet village on the edge of Dartmoor, a varying range of upto five local beers, sourced from all over the west country, can be found in the pub’s small central bar, including from the new Tavistock Brewery. It is traditionally attired...