• Haytor Rocks - Marvel at one of Dartmoor’s most iconic landmarks, a striking double outcrop of weathered granite that rises majestically from the open moor at 457 meters. Ascend to the peak for panoramic views across the national park and an initial glimpse of the ancient, wind-swept landscape awaiting exploration.
• Buckfast Abbey - Approach the towering spires of this active Benedictine abbey, meticulously rebuilt stone by stone by a small group of monks between 1882 and 1938 on foundations dating back to 1018. Enter to experience a vibrant space — a working monastery where the rhythm of prayer, beeswax candles, and the renowned tonic wine have persisted unbroken for over a century.
• Venford Reservoir - Stop by this serene Victorian reservoir, completed in 1907 to supply the expanding town of Paignton, its dark waters bordered by conifer plantations and open moorland. Stroll the easy trail around its edge and listen for the calls of moorland birds echoing across a landscape shaped by both Victorian engineering and ancient geology.
• Combestone Tor - Venture out to this rugged granite outcrop overlooking the wooded Dart Valley, one of Dartmoor’s quieter and less-frequented tors with expansive views in every direction. Clamber among the lichen-covered boulders and admire the deep river gorge below, where the East Dart has carved its path through the moor for millennia.
• Dartmoor Prison Museum - Arrive at the gates of one of Britain’s most historic prisons, originally constructed in 1809 to house French and American prisoners of war on this desolate and intentionally remote stretch of moorland. Explore the museum to uncover the poignant story of the 1815 Dartmoor Massacre and the extraordinary bone carvings that prisoners traded for food — intricate ship models now considered among the finest folk art of the Napoleonic era.
• Merrivale Prehistoric Settlement - Traverse the open moor to one of Dartmoor’s most remarkable Bronze Age landscapes, where stone rows, standing stones, a stone circle, and the remnants of hut circles stretch across the hillside in extraordinary concentration. Stand among monuments that were already ancient when the Romans arrived and reflect on the thousands of years of human life that this windswept plateau once supported.
• Wistman’s Wood - Navigate your way to this peculiar and ancient fragment of Atlantic oak woodland, its gnarled trees growing low and twisted between moss-covered granite boulders at over 380 meters — one of the highest oak woodlands in Britain. Soak in the atmosphere of a place that has inspired legends of ghostly hounds and Druidic rituals for centuries, and that scientists now recognize as a living relic of Dartmoor’s prehistoric forest.
• Postbridge Clapper Bridge - Pause at one of Dartmoor’s most photographed landmarks, a medieval stone slab bridge spanning the East Dart River on great granite piers that have stood firm for 700 years. Cross on foot and gaze upstream to where the river runs fast and clear over mossy boulders, framed by the open moorland that stretches away in every direction.
• Bennett’s Cross - Stop beside this weathered medieval waymarker standing alone on the open moor near Warren House Inn, its arms smoothed by centuries of wind and rain. Discover how crosses like this guided packhorse trains carrying tin and wool across trackless moorland long before roads existed, and why this one also served as a boundary marker for the ancient Headland Warren.
• House of Marbles - Conclude your tour at this charming attraction housed in the elegant Victorian buildings of the old Bovey Tracey pottery, where the original bottle kilns still stand. Observe glassblowers and marble makers at work, explore the museum of traditional games, and browse the extensive shop — a delightful final stop that quietly brings Dartmoor’s industrial story to life.

• Lifetime access to this tour in English before your booking date and after it
• Offline access to audio, maps, and geodata
• Flexibility to explore at your own pace with a self-guided GPS tour
• App for Android and iOS
• Directions to the starting point so that when you’re in the right place, the tour will start

• Smartphone and headphones
• Transportation
• Food and drink
• Personal expenses for admission fees not included during the tour

Dartmoor’s granite was formed 280 million years ago. This audio driving tour guides you through 10,000 years of human history in one of Britain’s most remarkable landscapes, featuring sites from Bronze Age settlements to Napoleonic prison walls. The journey begins at the Haytor Dartmoor National Park Visitor Centre, where visitors can climb one of Dartmoor’s iconic granite tors before embarking on the tour. The route winds south through the villages of Widecombe in the Moor and Ponsworthy, whose names reflect the Old English and Latin of early settlers. From the Bronze Age hut circles and stone rows at Merrivale to the ancient oak woodland of Wistman’s Wood and the twin granite rings of Grey Wethers, you’ll explore a landscape that was once densely populated and later gradually abandoned as the climate cooled. The final stop before returning to Haytor is the House of Marbles in Bovey Tracey, a functioning glass and marble studio located in the original Victorian pottery buildings.

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