natural wonder
Haytor
The most visited granite tor on Dartmoor, a pair of rounded outcrops rising above open moor with easy roadside access.
11 km · about 20 min drive
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Newton Abbot
England, United Kingdom · Europe
About Newton Abbot
Newton Abbot works well as a base: 5 minutes from Kingskerswell, 11km from Haytor.
Newton Abbot is in England, United Kingdom, with about 36,000 people. You drive on the left here. The nearest town is Kingskerswell, about 4 km away.
Newton Abbot is a market town and civil parish on the River Teign in the Teignbridge District of Devon, England. Its population was 24,029 in 2011, and was estimated at 26,655 in 2019. It grew rapidly in the Victorian era as the home of the South Devon Railway locomotive works. This later became a major steam engineRead more
shed, retained to service British Railways diesel locomotives until 1981. It now houses the Brunel industrial estate. The town has a race course nearby, the most westerly in England, and a country park, Decoy. It is twinned with Besigheim in Germany and Ay in France.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is there to see near Newton Abbot?
Within an hour or so of Newton Abbot: Haytor (11 km), Hound Tor (14 km), Bowerman’s Nose (15 km), Powderham Castle (17 km).
Are there any good drives near Newton Abbot?
The nearest famous roads are B3212 across Dartmoor, Atlantic Highway (A39) and Porlock Hill.
Where is Newton Abbot?
Newton Abbot is in England, United Kingdom, about 4 km from Kingskerswell.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 36,474
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Region
- England
- Timezone
- Europe/London
- Coordinates
- 50.5286, -3.6119
Emergency & Services
Essential numbers in United Kingdom
112 also works. NHS non-emergency medical advice: 111. National Highways breakdown assistance on motorways: 0300 123 5000.
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Worth the detour from Newton Abbot
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
natural wonder
Hound Tor
A shattered granite tor said to have inspired The Hound of the Baskervilles, beside the ruins of a deserted medieval village.
14 km · about 25 min drive
natural wonder
Bowerman’s Nose
A weathered granite stack on Hayne Down shaped like a human head, tied to a legend of a hunter turned to stone by witches.
15 km · about 30 min drive
castle
Powderham Castle
The fortified manor of the Courtenay family since 1391, in a deer park beside the Exe estuary.
17 km · about 20 min drive
scenic viewpoint
Dartmeet
The confluence of the East and West Dart rivers, a popular riverside spot beside a steep-sided moorland road.
19 km · about 20 min drive
natural wonder
Bellever Forest
A conifer plantation on the East Dart with Bronze Age hut circles, a clapper bridge and easy riverside walks.
21 km · about 25 min drive
castle
Dartmouth Castle
A coastal fortress at the mouth of the Dart, the first English castle designed for artillery, once chained to Kingswear opposite.
21 km · about 25 min drive
national park
Dartmoor National Park
Wild and ancient moorland dotted with granite tors, Bronze Age settlements and roaming Dartmoor ponies across 368 square miles of Devon.
22 km · about 25 min drive
Driving roads near Newton Abbot
- 19 kmDartmeetThe confluence of the East and West Dart rivers, a popular riverside spot beside a steep-sided moorland road.
- 22 kmPostbridge Clapper BridgeA 13th-century granite slab bridge over the East Dart, the best-preserved clapper bridge on Dartmoor.
- 23 kmB3212 across DartmoorThe open moorland crossing from Moretonhampstead to Yelverton past Postbridge and Princetown, with ponies on the road.
- 49 kmRame HeadA conical headland on Cornwall's south-east tip crowned by a 14th-century chapel, with views across Plymouth Sound.
- 59 kmGolden CapThe highest point on England's south coast at 191 m, its sandstone summit glowing gold above Charmouth and Lyme Bay.
- 61 kmTarr StepsA 17-span prehistoric-style clapper bridge across the River Barle on Exmoor, repeatedly rebuilt after floods.
Driving in United Kingdom
- Drives on
- the left
- Petrol
- ~€1.73/litre
- Motorway tolls
- None
When to drive here
April to October
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