Tourist attractions Okehampton

This wooded gorge around 2km long has, in places, steep rocky slopes dropping approximately 18m. The upper path offer superb views of the river below. The lower path goes around the edge of the water, the river's northwestern bank. The third path..

The volcanic stone hill of Brent Tor rises to a height of 344m at the westernmost tip of Dartmoor National Park. It is crowned by St Michael's, a small 13C stone church whose low, sturdy tower commands excellent views for miles around.

When he discovered that he was descended from a Norman aristocrat, Dru or Drogo, who lived in the 12C, the rich grocer Julius Drewe had Edwin Lutyens create an extraordinary castle in his name. The castle was built 1911-1930 from granite taken from D..

The ruins of the castle (Castle Lane), which was originally a fortified Norman feudal mound, were rebuilt in the 13C. The guardroom, a barbican, interior and exterior farmyards, a keep and a tower containing a staircase were added.

The castle shows the military importance of Lydford which, from 7-13C, was a Saxon outpost; the keep, which today stands ruined, was built in 1195 to hold prisoners.

St Petroc's, founded in the 6C, was rebuilt and enlarged in the Norman style in the 13C; the southern side and the tower were added in the 15C, and further changes were made in the 19C.

This three-arched, 16C granite bridge in the north of Dartmoor National Park spans Fingle Gorge. On the hilltop stand the ruins of an Iron Age hillfort, Prestonbury Castle .