| Coordinates: | 50.576, -3.945 |
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| OS grid ref: | SX 62 76 |
Dartmoor Forest is a sparsely populated civil parish in West Devon, Devon, England, occupying a large swathe of high moorland within Dartmoor National Park. The landscape is classic Dartmoor: wide expanses of peat and heather, dramatic granite tors and fast-flowing upland streams, with small settlements and isolated farms clustered around places such as Princetown, Postbridge and Two Bridges.
The parish has a rich historic and cultural feel - prehistoric stone rows, hut circles and old tin‑working remains sit alongside 19th‑century features such as Dartmoor Prison in Princetown. Today the local economy is based on sheep grazing, small‑scale forestry and tourism, with visitors drawn to walking, climbing, historic bridges and peatland conservation; socially it remains a remote, close‑knit community shaped by the rhythms of the moor.
Postcode districts covering Dartmoor Forest
Most populated places nearby
- Plymouth 14.5 miles23.3 km
- Exeter 21.3 miles34.2 km
- Torquay 19.4 miles31.2 km
- Paignton 18.8 miles30.2 km
- Newton Abbot 14.9 miles24 km
- Exmouth 24.4 miles39.3 km
- Teignmouth 19.6 miles31.5 km
- Brixham 22.1 miles35.5 km
- Saltash 16.8 miles27 km
- Tavistock 9.1 miles14.6 km
- Ivybridge 12.8 miles20.6 km
- Kingsteignton 15.5 miles24.9 km
Neighbouring places
- Princetown Built-up area 2.9 miles4.7 km
- Dartmoor Ward 3.1 miles4.9 km
- Widecombe in the Moor Parish 5 miles8.1 km
- Holne Parish 6.2 miles10 km
- Peter Tavy Parish 6.4 miles10.3 km
- Manaton Parish 6.4 miles10.3 km
- Walkhampton Parish 6.5 miles10.5 km
- Buckland in the Moor Parish 6.6 miles10.6 km
- Sampford Spiney Parish 6.8 miles11 km
- North Bovey Parish 7.2 miles11.5 km
- Sheepstor Parish 7.2 miles11.6 km
- Gidleigh Parish 7.3 miles11.8 km
Example postcodes in Dartmoor Forest
PL20 6RQ, PL20 6SF, PL20 6FD, PL20 6TR, PL20 6QH, PL20 6SP, PL20 6RN, PL20 6SS, PL20 6TL … See all
Transport links
- Exeter International Airport 25.7 miles41.4 km
- Newquay Cornwall Airport 47.1 miles75.8 km
- Buckfastleigh Railway Station 10 miles16.2 km
- Meldon Railway Station 10.3 miles16.6 km
Hotels near Dartmoor Forest Ad
- Two Bridges Hotel 3 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Gidleigh Park 5 7.7 miles12.3 km
- Dartmoor Inn Merrivale 4.8 miles7.7 km
- Tavistock House Hotel 4 9.2 miles14.9 km
- The Moorland Hotel, Haytor, Devon 4 8.9 miles14.3 km
- Northgate House 9.2 miles14.9 km
- Mill End Hotel 4 9.4 miles15.2 km
- The Tavistock Hotel & Inn 4 8.8 miles14.2 km
- Bovey Castle 5 8.1 miles13.1 km
- Ilsington Country House Hotel & Spa 4 9.4 miles15.2 km
Schools in Dartmoor Forest
- Princetown Community Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Wistman's Wood National Nature Reserve Nature reserve 0.8 miles1.3 km
- Buckfast Abbey Historic site 9.4 miles15.1 km
- Brightley Priory Historic site 12.8 miles20.6 km
- Hingston Down Hill 13.7 miles22.1 km
- Newton Abbot Racecourse Recreation 15.4 miles24.8 km
- Home Park Stadium 15.8 miles25.4 km
- Cattewater Estate 16.3 miles26.2 km
- Sensory Garden Gardens 16.9 miles27.2 km
- Exeter Racecourse Recreation 17.5 miles28.2 km
- Antony Estate Estate 18.1 miles29.1 km
- Mount Edgcumbe Estate 18.8 miles30.2 km
- Wadham Rocks Beach Beach 18.8 miles30.2 km