English Heritage sites near Colebrooke Parish

Okehampton Castle

OKEHAMPTON CASTLE

11 miles from Colebrooke Parish

Once the largest castle in Devon, nestling in the foothills of Dartmoor. Reputedly haunted and mentioned in the Domesday Book.

Grimspound

GRIMSPOUND

12 miles from Colebrooke Parish

The best known of many Dartmoor prehistoric settlements, Grimspound dates from the late Bronze Age. The remains of 24 stone houses survive within a massive boundary wall.

Hound Tor Deserted Medieval Village

HOUND TOR DESERTED MEDIEVAL VILLAGE

13 miles from Colebrooke Parish

The remains of four 13th century stone farmsteads, on land originally farmed in the Bronze Age. This isolated Dartmoor hamlet was probably abandoned in the early 15th century.

Lydford Castle and Saxon Town

LYDFORD CASTLE AND SAXON TOWN

18 miles from Colebrooke Parish

Beautifully sited on the fringe of Dartmoor, Lydford boasts three defensive features. Near the centre is a 13th-century tower on a mound, built as a prison.

Merrivale Prehistoric Settlement

MERRIVALE PREHISTORIC SETTLEMENT

20 miles from Colebrooke Parish

The group of monuments at Merrivale is one of the finest on Dartmoor: side by side here are the remains of a Bronze Age settlement and a complex of ritual sites.

Upper Plym Valley

UPPER PLYM VALLEY

23 miles from Colebrooke Parish

This extraordinary landscape encompasses some 300 Bronze Age and medieval sites, covering 15 square kilometres (6 square miles) of Dartmoor.


Churches in Colebrooke Parish

St Andrew

Pubs in Colebrooke Parish

New Inn

Coleford, EX17 5BZ
(01363) 84242
thenewinncoleford.co.uk

A traditional old pub tucked away in a tiny village. Good quality food is the main feature here but the 2 ales are well kept.