Drewsteignton
Drewsteignton is a village in the English county of Devon in Dartmoor.
Understand
A small village, mentioned in the Doomsday Book on the edge of Dartmoor.
Get in
By Car
Leave the A30 at Woodleigh junction exit towards Cherton Bishop then drive through Crockernwell. 4 mi (6.4 km) north of Moretonhampstead on the A382 turn right to Drewsteignton.
By Foot
The Two Moors Way passes through Drewsteignton and Castle Drogo.
Get around
See
- ๐ Castle Drogo, Castle Drogo Drive, EX6 6PB (near Exeter), โ +44 1647 433306, castledrogo@nationaltrust.org.uk. A Grade 1 listed castle built between 1911 and 1930.
- ๐ Drewsteignton Village Garden. A memorial garden surrounded by a hedge with benches looking south
- ๐ Fingle Bridge, EX6 6PW.
- ๐ Prestonbury Castle. A prehistoric hill fort
- ๐ Spinsters' Rock. A dolmen with a rock roof supported by three rocks
- ๐ Wooston Castle. Another prehistoric hill fort south of the River Teign
Do
Buy
Eat
- ๐ The Old Inn, Hillmorhayes, EX6 6QR, โ +44 1647 281276, enquiries@old-inn.co.uk. Michelin Plate restaurant in a 17th-century coaching inn ยฃ54-ยฃ61.
Drink
- ๐ The Drewe Arms, The Square, EX6 6QN, โ +44 1647 281409. Temporary Closed.
- ๐ Fingle Bridge Inn, Fisherman's Path, EX6 6PW (follow signs to Fingle Bridge), โ +44 1647 281287.
Sleep
- ๐ Church View House, 1 Church View House, EX6 6QP, โ +44 7790 866 015, tippletree4@gmail.com. Check-in: 4-10PM, check-out: 10PM. Chatty Sally and Nicolo the Italian chef look after you very well in their B&B.
Cope
Go next
- To the south Moretonhampstead 6 mi (9.7 km)
- To the west Chagford 3.5 mi (5.6 km)