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 Moretonhampstead is a small hilltop
settlement on the north eastern fringes of the Dartmoor National
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Moretonhampstead
- Travel by coach - If you'd like to speak
to someone about your journey you can ring Traveline on 0871
200 22 33. |
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Moretonhampstead
- Travel by road - Moretonhampstead is
on the A382. A nearby large town is Okehampton. Moretonhampstead
is about 15 miles from EXETER and the M5. |
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Moretonhampstead
nearby stations - Travel by train - Exeter St David's Station, Bonhay Road, Exeter, EX4 4NT. Customer Service -
08457 000 125. Waiting rooms. Cafe and refreshments available.
Shops. Disabled toilets. Step free access whole station. Station
wheelchair is available. Exeter
Central Station, Queen Street, Exeter,
Devon, EX4 3SB. Wheelchair accessible toilets. Step free access
to only part of station. Exeter
St Thomas Station, Cowick Street, Exeter,
Devon, EX4 1AJ. Public telephone. Local shops are adjacent to
the station. Step free access to only part of station.
Exeter St James Park Station, Well Street, St James, Exeter, Devon, EX4 6QB. Customer
service 08457000125. Pay phone. Only parts of station step free
access. |
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Moretonhampstead
- Sport - Moretonhampstead offers visitors’
opportunities for hiking, cycling, and pony trekking, fishing.
Mountain Bike Hire, The Square. Tel: 01647 440147. |
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Bovey Tracey
- Sport - Manor (Moretonhampstead) Golf
Club, North Bovey, Dartmoor National Park, Devon, TQ13 8RE. Tel:
01647445016. |
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Moretonhampstead
- Entertainment and attractions - Moretonhampstead
Carnival is held on the fourth Thursday in August. Castle Drogo, Drewsteignton, nr Exeter,
Devon EX6 6PB. Tel: 01647 433306. About 3 miles north of Moretonhampstead. |
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Moretonhampstead
- Other information - Moretonhampstead
has some Jacobean style almshouses. The date on the building
is 1637. Mearsdon Manor was built in the early part of the 14th
century by Philip Courtenay - Earl of Devon. The building, which
is located in Cross street, is now a tea room and gallery. |
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Ferry Ports indicated are Plymouth, Bideford
and Clovelly.
Airports indicated are Plymouth and Exeter. Moretonhampstead is on the A382. |
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Attractions (see details below)
Rail Stations (Not all stations shown). Moretonhampstead
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- Newton Abbot Races. The Racecourse, Newton Abbot, Devon, TQ12
3AF. Tel: (01626) 353235. newtonabbotracing.com.
- Buckfast Abbey, Buckfastleigh,
Devon, TQ11 0EE. Tel: 01364 645550. buckfast.org.uk.
- Paignton Zoo Environmental Park, Totnes Road, Paignton, Devon,
TQ4 7EU. paigntonzoo.org.uk.
- National Marine Aquarium,
Rope Walk, Coxside, Plymouth, Devon. Tel: 01752 600 301. national-aquarium.co.uk
- Kingsley Museum, Clovelly, Bideford, Devon, EX39 5SY. Tel:
01237 431781.