DARTMOOR NATIONAL PARK

Dartmoor is a must-visit tourist places to visit in Plymouth lot more than just a zoological park. It is a place with beautiful landscape that takes you to the past that stretches back over the centuries. It is also the future which is both sustainable and green. This is the park with the largest number of archaeological remains in Europe including Neolithic monuments, ancient woodland, organic arts, circles, menhirs, stone crosses and more.

Dartmoor is a place which has a variety of things and relics to explore including – endangered species of birds, butterflies and other winged creatures, Neolithic structures, a display of ancient woodworks, customs and folklore and horse-drawn farming. 

You will be following in some amazing footsteps as the arts, all things natural, and a haven for explorers and literary giants lead the way in one of the most amazing places to visit in Plymouth. In all of Europe, Dartmoor is home to the most archaeological relics.Dartmoor is the place to be if stone circles, menhirs, stone crosses, and ancient villages excite you. In fact, that is where the Time Team was working when they discovered a variety of intriguing artefacts. Dartmoor ishome to a wide variety of wildlife, including the rare marsh fritillery butterfly and Dartmoor ponies that roam the moor.

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Highlights

• Visit one of the remaining wilderness in the UK and discover heather-covered moors and craggy tors
• Dartmoor National Park is brimming with pleasant surprises including the contemporary Castle Drogo, the serene Benedictine Abbey at Buckfast Abbey, the granite railway at Hay Tor and the Widecombe-in-the-Moor
• You can have a great learning experience here by knowing about Dartmoor’s breath taking beauty, peculiar geology, fascinating archaeology, history, legacy of mining, local tradition and folklore
• Do not miss out on exploring the wildlife and vegetation of Dartmoor National Park