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Recommended Towns & Villages near Dunsford

Drewsteignton Village Church, Devon

Drewsteignton (43 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Devon (4.9 miles, 8.0 km, direction W)

This attractive village is one of the most beautifully laid out of all Devon villages with pretty cottages set around a fine village square...

13th Century Church

Bovey Tracey (23 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Devon (6.7 miles, 10.8 km, direction S)

The pretty town of Bovey Tracey borders with the beautiful landscape of Dartmoor...

Rougemont Castle, the eleventh-century Norman gate tower.

Exeter (236 Pictures)

a Historic City in the county of Devon (6.8 miles, 11.0 km, direction E)

Exeter is a bustling city in the heart of the county of Devon. It's mix of modern and functional with old and cultural makes for an interesting place to live, and to visit...

Chagford Market House

Chagford (9 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Devon (7.0 miles, 11.3 km, direction W)

With haunting scenery, quaint cottages, pretty streets and alleyways Chagford has something for everyone...

Country road outside Crediton

Crediton (16 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Devon (7.2 miles, 11.5 km, direction N)

Always a beautiful place, Crediton must have been awesome in the year AD674 when legend tells us that St. Boniface was born here as plain Winfrith...

Gidleigh Church, on the edge of Dartmoor

Gidleigh (3 Pictures)

in the county of Devon (8.7 miles, 14.1 km, direction W)

The small wooded village of Gidleigh stands in superb wooded countryside at the heart of the Dartmoor National Park...

St. Michael & All Angels Church, Pinhoe near Exeter in Devon.

Pinhoe (1 Pictures)

in the county of Devon (10.1 miles, 16.2 km, direction E)

Pinhoe now fringes the urban sprawl of Exeter, but there was a time when it was a place standing alone with its own identity...

St. Peters Church at Zeal Monachorum, Devon

Zeal Monachorum (4 Pictures)

in the county of Devon (10.8 miles, 17.3 km, direction NW)

Set amid the rolling agricultural heartland of Devon, Zeal Monachorum is the very epitome of the perfect, tranquil Devonian village...

Church of St Peter, Buckland in the Moor, Devon

Buckland in the Moor (11 Pictures)

in the county of Devon (11.6 miles, 18.6 km, direction SW)

This is one of Devon's "dream villages" with an attractive small church dating from the 13th century and a cluster of picturesque thickly thatched country cottages with the most "English" of country gardens...

Postbridge, Dartmoor, Devon

Postbridge (19 Pictures)

in the county of Devon (11.8 miles, 19.0 km, direction SW)

Postbridge is a tiny hamlet, yet this richly wooded area, at the heart of the moor has become a natural starting point for the thousands of visitors who annually come to explore the splendour and wonders of the moor...

Dawlish lower promenade - June 2009

Dawlish (102 Pictures)

a Seaside Town in the county of Devon (12.2 miles, 19.6 km, direction SE)

Dawlish is an attractive holiday resort on the Devon coast, it lies between the picturesque estuaries of both the River Exe and the River Teign...

Bridge over the River Teign.

Shaldon (28 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Devon (12.7 miles, 20.5 km, direction SE)

A lovely place that has all the hallmarks of a small resort fishing village, including two glowing sandy beaches...

Teignmouth

Teignmouth (104 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Devon (13.0 miles, 20.8 km, direction SE)

Teignmouth is a lively seaside town with a busy working harbour that is an endless source of fascination and pleasure...

River Dart

Dartmeet (14 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Devon (13.3 miles, 21.4 km, direction SW)

A popular tourist and beauty spot on Dartmoor. It is the meeting point of the two major tributaries of the River Dart: the East Dart and West Dart...

All Saints church, Okehampton, Devon

Okehampton (15 Pictures)

in the county of Devon (14.5 miles, 23.3 km, direction W)

There has been a settlement at Okehampton since the Bronze-Age, later it became a prosperous Saxon town with the Saxon Lords being overthrown at the time of the Conquest...

Two Bridges, Devon

Two Bridges (3 Pictures)

in the county of Devon (15.3 miles, 24.6 km, direction SW)

Two Bridges is the junction of the two major routes across central Dartmoor, and thus attracts a lot of visitors in the summer...

Babbacombe

Babbacombe (62 Pictures)

in the county of Devon (16.5 miles, 26.5 km, direction SE)

With its lovely Blue Flag beaches, pleasant gardens, pedrestrianised shopping areas, and friendly ambience, Babbacombe makes an enjoyable resort for a family holiday...

Horse-drawn cart and the Blacksmith's shop.

Cockington (97 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Devon (16.6 miles, 26.7 km, direction S)

This idyllic thatched village perfectly reflects the harmony and glory of a by-gone age, for here you can walk in ancient parkland, or take a romantic drive around Cockington in a.....

Princetown

Princetown (5 Pictures)

in the county of Devon (16.7 miles, 26.8 km, direction SW)

Princetown is the highest village within the Dartmoor National Park, some call it the bleakest centre of the moors which is probably largely due to the town being the home of notorious Dartmoor Prison...

The Old Mansion, Paignton

Paignton (171 Pictures)

a Seaside Town in the county of Devon (18.4 miles, 29.6 km, direction S)

This delightful seaside resort with its snug little harbour is a place where visitors can enjoy a holiday of endless hours of enchantment and summer fun. Paignton lies.....

Recommended attractions near Dunsford

Castle Drogo, Near Exeter, Devon

Castle Drogo (22 Pictures)

(5.5 miles, 8.8 km, direction W)

Fortune rarely smiles on people the way it did on Sir Julius Drewe. In 1899 at the age of 33 he was able to retire from the.....

Becky Falls, Bovey Tracey, Dartmoor

Becky Falls (14 Pictures)

(6.6 miles, 10.6 km, direction SW)

Becky Falls is a romantic beauty spot hidden in the countryside close to the old town of Bovey Tracey. The spot is noted for its.....

Spinster's Rock, Drewsteignton, Dartmoor, County Devon, England

Spinster's Rock (1 Pictures)

(6.9 miles, 11.0 km, direction W)

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Exeter Cathedral, Devon

Exeter Cathedral (98 Pictures)

(7.1 miles, 11.5 km, direction E)

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Kitty Jay's Grave, near Widecombe on the moor, Devon

Jay's Grave (1 Pictures)

(7.7 miles, 12.3 km, direction SW)

As English legends go, that of Jay's Grave is a very sad and lonely one. The ancient Dartmoor legend of Jay's Grave is about a.....

Road in Dartmoor, Hound Tor, Dartmoor, County Devon, England

Hound Tor Medieval Village (1 Pictures)

(7.8 miles, 12.6 km, direction SW)

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One of the huts at the Bronze-Age village of Grimspound, on Dartmoor

Grimspound (4 Pictures)

(8.6 miles, 13.9 km, direction SW)

Dartmoor often makes its visitors uneasy with haunting tales of terror as immortalised in the stories of Conan Doyle, and this.....

Powderham Castle Gardens July 2005

Powderham Castle (13 Pictures)

(10.2 miles, 16.4 km, direction E)

Built over 600 years ago, Powderham Castle is the historic home of the Earl of Devon. The Castle is still lived in by the.....

Fernworthy Stone Circle, near Chagford, Devon

Fernworthy Stone Circle (1 Pictures)

(10.3 miles, 16.5 km, direction W)

Fernworthy Stone Circles are set against the majestic backdrop of some of Dartmoor's highest peaks, in a beautiful forest spot.....

Grey Wethers Stone Circle, near Okehampton, Devon

Grey Wethers Stone Circle (1 Pictures)

(11.5 miles, 18.4 km, direction W)

This unique double ringed circle is less dramatic than most and is interesting for the fact that the circles lie side by side.....

Where are the birds?

Killerton (50 Pictures)

(12.2 miles, 19.6 km, direction NE)

Walking towards the handsome Georgian property known as Killerton House, you get only a hint of the surprises awaiting you.....

Looking down the Okement, Dartmoor National Park, Devon

Dartmoor National Park (802 Pictures)

(12.3 miles, 19.9 km, direction SW)

An exploration of the hauntingly beautiful Dartmoor National Park cannot be under-taken in just one short visit. To truly explore.....

A La Ronde in Exmouth, Devon

A La Ronde (3 Pictures)

(12.5 miles, 20.2 km, direction E)

This fascinating 16 sided house is a relic from 1796. It was built for two spinster cousins Jane and Mary Parminter and was to.....

Dawlish Warren, Devon.  Looking towards Exmouth.

Dawlish Warren (12 Pictures)

(12.6 miles, 20.3 km, direction SE)

Often referred to as a mile long sandpit, Dawlish Warren sits at the mouth of the River Exe where river and sea become one. It.....

Buckfast Abbey

Buckfast Abbey (29 Pictures)

(14.3 miles, 23.0 km, direction S)

One of the most amazing things about this fine abbey is that it was built almost entirely by amateur builders. The Benedictine.....

The Barbican - Okehampton Castle

Okehampton Castle (19 Pictures)

(14.5 miles, 23.3 km, direction W)

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Babbacombe Model Village

Babbacombe Model Village (7 Pictures)

(15.7 miles, 25.3 km, direction SE)

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Dartington hall gardens, near Totnes, Devon

Dartington Hall (14 Pictures)

(16.3 miles, 26.2 km, direction S)

Outstanding grounds surround this late 14th century house, with original great hall, outer courtyard and a collection of other.....

Fairlynch Arts Centre & Museum, Budleigh Salterton, Devon

Fairlynch Arts Centre & Museum (1 Pictures)

(16.4 miles, 26.4 km, direction E)

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berry pomeroy castle

Berry Pomeroy Castle (5 Pictures)

(16.8 miles, 27.0 km, direction S)

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