| Coordinates: | 50.485, -4.091 |
|---|---|
| OS grid ref: | SX 51 67 |
| Population: | 3,627 |
| Dialling code: | 01822 (Tavistock) |
Yelverton is a village on the south‑western edge of Dartmoor in West Devon, Devon, England. Sitting close to Burrator Reservoir and within easy reach of Plymouth, it blends granite moorland scenery with a suburban fringe; the A386 and local footpaths provide good road and walking access, so it’s a popular base for walkers, climbers and cyclists heading onto the open moor.
The settlement grew in the 19th century with the coming of the railway and still bears wartime echoes in nearby RAF Harrowbeer. Today local life is a mix of small shops, pubs and community groups, with an economy supported by tourism, outdoor recreation and commuters to the city; there’s a strong moorland identity shaped by Dartmoor’s mining and quarrying history and by active local clubs and seasonal events.
Postcode districts covering Yelverton
Most populated places nearby
- Plymouth 6.4 miles
- Torquay 24.8 miles
- Paignton 23.1 miles
- Newton Abbot 21.2 miles
- Saltash 7.9 miles
- Tavistock 4.8 miles
- Ivybridge 9.9 miles
- Kingsteignton 22.3 miles
Neighbouring places
- Crapstone Built-up area 0.9 miles
- Dousland Built-up area 1.5 miles
- Horrabridge Built-up area 1.6 miles
- Meavy Parish 1.6 miles
- Burrator Ward 1.6 miles
- Buckland Monachorum Built-up area 1.9 miles
- Walkhampton Parish 2.5 miles
- Sheepstor Parish 2.7 miles
- Sampford Spiney Parish 2.9 miles
- Bickleigh Built-up area 3 miles
- Whitchurch Parish 3.4 miles
- Shaugh Prior Parish 3.6 miles
Example postcodes in Yelverton
PL20 6AR, PL20 6HS, PL20 6EE, PL20 6AD, PL20 6EJ, PL20 6BA, PL20 6DZ, PL20 6HU, PL20 6AU … See all
Transport links
- Exeter International Airport 34.3 miles
- Newquay Cornwall Airport 39.9 miles
- Bere Ferrers Railway Station 4.6 miles
- Bere Alston Railway Station 4.8 miles
Hotels near Yelverton Ad
- Tavistock House Hotel 4 5 miles
- Boringdon Hall Hotel and Spa 5 6 miles
- The Tavistock Hotel & Inn 4 5.1 miles
- The Craft House 4 8.6 miles
- The Horn of Plenty 4 6 miles
- St Elizabeth's House 4 7.5 miles
- China Fleet Country Club 4 6.9 miles
- Fox on the Hoe 4 8.6 miles
- Elfordleigh 3 5.6 miles
- Bedford Hotel 3 5 miles
Local points of interest
- Hingston Down Hill 7.2 miles
- Home Park Stadium 7.2 miles
- Cattewater Estate 8.3 miles
- Sensory Garden Gardens 8.6 miles
- Wistman's Wood National Nature Reserve Nature reserve 8.9 miles
- Antony Estate Estate 9.2 miles
- Mount Edgcumbe Estate 10.2 miles
- Tregantle Beach Beach 12.2 miles
- Wadham Rocks Beach Beach 13.1 miles
- Buckfast Abbey Historic site 13.9 miles
- Bantham Beach Beach 17.1 miles
- South Milton Sands Beach 18.7 miles