Tourist attractions Princetown

Buckland Abbey was the last Cistercian abbey built in England and Wales. In the 16C it became an Elizabethan mansion and, later on, a family home. It was restored after a fire in 1938. Particular points of interest are the 14C barn, the Four Lives Ga..

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.

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..

Saltram House is a magnificent Tudor mansion (late medieval) that was restored after a fire in the 18C by great artists such as Adam, Chippendale, Reynolds and Angelica Kauffmann. Consequently, it boasts some of the finest rooms in the country. Visit..

St Pancras is a vast building that is 32m long and in the Perpendicular style, flanked with a 40m-high red granite tower. It is sometimes called the Cathedral of the Moors . The barrel vault is decorated with fine sculpted bosses.

This two-story stone house has a loggia on its façade with seven octagonal columns and dates back to 1537, when it was the village hospice.

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.

The present abbey was consecrated in 1932, 900 years after its foundation under King Canute (1016-1035). The new church is Norman in style, following the plan of the Cistercian house dissolved under Henry VIII. The High Altar is decorated with gold..

The 20m-high Becky Falls are near the village of Manaton in Dartmoor National Park, north of Plymouth. The area is criss-crossed by nature trails, making it a good departure point for walks on the moors. South of Manaton, near Haytor Vale, are the H..