| Coordinates: | 50.517, -4.062 |
|---|---|
| OS grid ref: | SX 53 70 |
| Dialling code: | 01822 (Tavistock) |
Walkhampton is a small rural parish on the western edge of Dartmoor in West Devon, Devon, England. The landscape mixes farmland with open moorland and granite outcrops, and the area is notable for prehistoric archaeology – cairns, stone settings and old field systems are scattered across the commons – alongside evidence of later medieval and early industrial activity typical of Dartmoor parishes.
Life in Walkhampton remains largely agricultural and residential, but it also benefits from walkers and visitors exploring the moor; local community life centres on village gatherings, conservation efforts and a handful of small local enterprises. The parish offers a quiet, historic Countryside character while being within reasonable reach of larger market towns for services and commuting.
Postcode districts covering Walkhampton
Most populated places nearby
- Plymouth 8.8 miles14.1 km
- Torquay 23.6 miles38 km
- Paignton 22.2 miles35.7 km
- Newton Abbot 19.7 miles31.7 km
- Teignmouth 24.8 miles40 km
- Brixham 24.8 miles39.8 km
- Saltash 10.3 miles16.6 km
- Tavistock 4.2 miles6.7 km
- Ivybridge 10.7 miles17.2 km
- Kingsteignton 20.7 miles33.3 km
Neighbouring places
- Sampford Spiney Parish 1 mile1.7 km
- Burrator Ward 1.2 miles1.9 km
- Dousland Built-up area 1.3 miles2.1 km
- Horrabridge Built-up area 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Whitchurch Parish 2.1 miles3.3 km
- Meavy Parish 2.4 miles3.9 km
- Yelverton Built-up area 2.5 miles4.1 km
- Sheepstor Parish 2.6 miles4.1 km
- Crapstone Built-up area 2.8 miles4.4 km
- Buckland Monachorum Built-up area 3.4 miles5.5 km
- Tavistock South East Ward 3.6 miles5.7 km
- Princetown Built-up area 3.6 miles5.8 km
Example postcodes in Walkhampton
PL20 6NW, PL20 6JS, PL20 6JL, PL20 6LA, PL20 6NJ, PL20 6NN, PL20 6NT, PL20 6JW, PL20 6JP … See all
Transport links
- Exeter International Airport 32.1 miles51.7 km
- Newquay Cornwall Airport 41.4 miles66.6 km
- Bere Alston Railway Station 6.4 miles10.3 km
- Calstock Railway Station 6.6 miles10.6 km
Hotels near Walkhampton Ad
- Tavistock House Hotel 4 4.4 miles7.1 km
- The Tavistock Hotel & Inn 4 4.3 miles6.9 km
- Rockmount Rooms & Apartment 5 4.3 miles7 km
- Dartmoor Inn Merrivale 2.9 miles4.7 km
- Two Bridges Hotel 3 5.1 miles8.2 km
- The Horn of Plenty 4 6.2 miles10.1 km
- Bedford Hotel 3 4.3 miles6.9 km
- Boringdon Hall Hotel and Spa 5 8 miles12.8 km
- Future Inn Plymouth 3 7.6 miles12.3 km
- Elfordleigh 3 7.5 miles12 km
Schools in Walkhampton
- Lady Modiford's C of E Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Wistman's Wood National Nature Reserve Nature reserve 6.5 miles10.4 km
- Hingston Down Hill 8 miles12.9 km
- Home Park Stadium 9.7 miles15.7 km
- Cattewater Estate 10.7 miles17.2 km
- Sensory Garden Gardens 11 miles17.8 km
- Antony Estate Estate 11.7 miles18.8 km
- Buckfast Abbey Historic site 12.7 miles20.4 km
- Mount Edgcumbe Estate 12.7 miles20.5 km
- Tregantle Beach Beach 14.7 miles23.6 km
- Wadham Rocks Beach Beach 14.9 miles24 km
- Brightley Priory Historic site 17 miles27.4 km
- Bantham Beach Beach 18.4 miles29.6 km