| Coordinates: | 50.499, -4.063 |
|---|---|
| OS grid ref: | SX 53 68 |
| Population: | 833 |
| Dialling code: | 01822 (Tavistock) |
Dousland is a small hamlet on the southern edge of Dartmoor in the West Devon district of Devon, England. Nestled close to Yelverton and a short drive from Plymouth, it sits among quiet lanes, stone cottages and moorland, making it a handy starting point for walkers and riders exploring the granite tors and river valleys of the moor.
The settlement grew up around a halt on the former branch line to Princetown, and remnants of that railway heritage can still be seen. Today the local economy is largely agricultural and residential, with visitor activity from ramblers and cyclists; community life tends to centre on nearby villages for shops, pubs and parish events, while Dousland retains a distinctly rural, low‑key character.
Postcode districts covering Dousland
Most populated places nearby
- Plymouth 7.5 miles
- Torquay 23.6 miles
- Paignton 21.9 miles
- Newton Abbot 19.8 miles
- Brixham 24.4 miles
- Saltash 9.4 miles
- Tavistock 4.9 miles
- Ivybridge 9.7 miles
- Kingsteignton 20.9 miles
Neighbouring places
- Burrator Ward 0.1 miles
- Meavy Parish 1.2 miles
- Walkhampton Parish 1.3 miles
- Yelverton Built-up area 1.5 miles
- Horrabridge Built-up area 1.6 miles
- Sheepstor Parish 1.7 miles
- Sampford Spiney Parish 2.1 miles
- Crapstone Built-up area 2.1 miles
- Whitchurch Parish 3 miles
- Buckland Monachorum Built-up area 3 miles
- Shaugh Prior Parish 3.8 miles
- Bickleigh Built-up area 4 miles
Example postcodes in Dousland
PL20 6LX, PL20 6NQ, PL20 6NS, PL20 6NN, PL20 6NG, PL20 6ND, PL20 6NP, PL20 6LY, PL20 6NR … See all
Transport links
- Exeter International Airport 32.8 miles
- Newquay Cornwall Airport 41.2 miles
- Bere Alston Railway Station 6.1 miles
- Bere Ferrers Railway Station 6.2 miles
Hotels near Dousland Ad
- Tavistock House Hotel 4 5.1 miles
- Boringdon Hall Hotel and Spa 5 6.7 miles
- The Tavistock Hotel & Inn 4 5.1 miles
- The Horn of Plenty 4 6.6 miles
- Two Bridges Hotel 3 5.9 miles
- Dartmoor Inn Merrivale 4.2 miles
- The Craft House 4 9.8 miles
- St Elizabeth's House 4 8.1 miles
- Bedford Hotel 3 5 miles
- Elfordleigh 3 6.2 miles
Local points of interest
- Wistman's Wood National Nature Reserve Nature reserve 7.4 miles
- Hingston Down Hill 8.2 miles
- Home Park Stadium 8.6 miles
- Cattewater Estate 9.4 miles
- Sensory Garden Gardens 9.8 miles
- Antony Estate Estate 10.7 miles
- Mount Edgcumbe Estate 11.6 miles
- Buckfast Abbey Historic site 12.6 miles
- Wadham Rocks Beach Beach 13.6 miles
- Tregantle Beach Beach 13.7 miles
- Bantham Beach Beach 17.3 miles
- Brightley Priory Historic site 18.3 miles