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Widecombe in the Moor is a village in Dartmoor, in the English county of Devon. The village sits within the Dartmoor National Park.

Get in

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By car

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From the east follow the B3387 from Bovey Tracey through Haytor. From the south and west through Ponworthy.

By bus

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Newton Abbot Community Transport 672 from Newton Abbot, Ashburton and Buckfastleigh once a week

Get around

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Map
Map of Widecombe in the Moor

See

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Bell Tor north east of Widecombe in the Moor

Do

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  • Widecombe Fair, Village green and Fair Field. Second Tuesday of September. All the trappings of a traditional country fair: livestock contests, vintage tractors, dog shows and a bail tossing competition. The fair has become famous thanks to a humorous folk song in which a group of local yokels ("Old Uncle Tom Cobley and all") borrow a lame old mare to ride to the fair, only for her to die of exhaustion on the moors. When performed right, it's funnier than it sounds. Free, but expect to pay for parking. Widecombe Fair (Q7998656) on Wikidata Widecombe Fair on Wikipedia

Tors (granite outcrops on top of hills) to climb:

  • 1 Bell Tor (north east of Widecombe and Bonehill). 423 m (1,388 ft) high. Bell Tor (Q96895574) on Wikidata
  • 2 Bonehill Rocks (150 m (490 ft) south of the Bonehill Road with a choice of 3 car parks.). 393 m (1,289 ft) high Bonehill Rocks (Q96895644) on Wikidata
  • 3 Hollow Tor (south south east of Widecombe). 370 m (1,210 ft) high. Hollow Tor (Widecombe) (Q96896292) on Wikidata
  • 4 Wind Tor (south west of Widecombe). At the south of Dunstone Down.375 m (1,230 ft) high. Wind Tor (Q96898182) on Wikidata

Buy

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Eat

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Drink

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The Rugglestone Inn

Sleep

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Cope

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  • 1 Public Toilet (Right of the entrance to the car park, between the 2 cafes.).

Go next

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  • Haytor Vale 3 mi (4.8 km) to the east (follow the B3387).
  • Buckland in the Moor to the south.
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