Saddle Tor
Princetown
and even on the sunniest day it still looks formidable with its motto ‘abandon hope all ye that enter here’. There is a prison museum which is open to the public. Princetown is also the home of the Dartmoor National Park visitor’s centre where you can obtain all of the information required to enjoy the moor.
of the Armada, and his ghost now drives across Dartmoor on the Tavistock to Plymouth route in a black coach drawn by headless horses and pursued by a pack of yelping hounds.
Coming back to the main road the village of Yelverton is the western gateway to Dartmoor. There is a choice to either take the road to Princetown, or take the left hand fork to Tavistock. Yelverton suffered architectural disfigurement during World War II when an aerodrome was built close by. In order for the planes to take off and land safely every roof had to be flattened! The spire of the church was saved by having a beaming red light attached. Being a cross roads so to speak there are many places to eat in the village, The Rock Inn, The Lamb Inn & the Burrator Inn are all family orientated food pubs, and it you want a place to visit why not try the Paper Weight Centre.
Going straight on is Princetown always an attraction because of the iconic Dartmoor prison, built by French Prisoners of War. The prison dominates this small village,
Pixieland is located in the heart of Dartmoor’s rugged countryside in the county of Devon. We are well known for our large range of Sheepskin Products, most of which are made in south-west of England, Garden Gnomes which are made on the premises, Gifts and Collectables. The garden is fun to walk in, you can borrow the pixie hats and sit on the large toadstools for those memorable photo’s. Pixieland is a place you should not pass by.
Pixieland, Dartmeet, Princetown, Devon PL20 6SG
(located on the B3357)
David Davies tended to the prison sheep between 1869 and 1929. He died soon after being released, but his ghost returned, walking the prison grounds on misty nights. The prison is also haunted by French POWs from the Napoleonic wars, while some inmates believe jackdaws, which fly around the area, contain the souls of dead staff.
After Pincetown travelling north to Okehampton, Two Bridges is a scattered hamlet where two main roads and West Dart and Cowsick rivers converge. Bridges have been here since ancient times hence name of the village and also its famous hotel, which once was the Saracen’s Head used for marketing vegetables. Film star Vivien Leigh stayed here. To celebrate building of the new hotel, Eden Phillpotts wrote The Rivers, one of 18 books set on
Pixieland is Dartmoor’s Famous Giftshop
Visit our Gnome Garden, then browse the gift shop for our superb range of handmade gnomes, garden ornaments, sheepskin products, gifts and collectables. Open every day from 9.45am - Feb to 21st Dec.
T: 01364 631412 E:
enquiries@pixieland.co.uk www.pixieland.co.uk
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