Discover Buckland Monachorum

Buckland Monachorum lies immediately outside the boundary of Dartmoor National Park and combines impressive landscape connections with a remarkable concentration of history. Those looking for a holiday apartment or holiday cottage for a trip involving a range of interests will find opportunities here for cultural experiences, walks and longer days of hiking. The choice of location can be guided particularly well by whether you want to discover historic buildings or make more intensive use of the trails through the landscape.

Historic discoveries around Buckland Monachorum

A special place is The Garden House, the former residence of the vicars of Buckland Monachorum. On its lower terrace are the ruins of a former vicarage tower with a spiral staircase, as well as a thatched barn that was formerly used as a kitchen. These details bring the history of the place to life without turning it into an ordinary day-trip destination: you can deliberately include its historic character in your travel plans and combine it with further impressions of the surrounding area.

The Garden House also includes a two-acre walled garden laid out around the remains of a 16th-century vicarage. The Jubilee Arboretum contains more than a hundred selected specimen trees. For visitors who appreciate gardens, historical traces and distinctive details, this creates a special focus for a day alongside experiences on the trails through the landscape. The Church of St Andrew is also part of the cultural character of the place. It is predominantly a late-15th-century parish church and contains older structural elements. The Gift House is considered to be an almshouse dating from 1661.

Walking between the River Walkham, the Tavy and Dartmoor

The Drake's Dartmoor circular route follows the River Walkham to the Tavy, passing various former mining sites along the way. This circular route also crosses the West Devon Way several times. The West Devon Way connects Okehampton with Plymouth, creating a broader network of walking routes that extends beyond a single place. If you would like to alternate between cultural sightseeing and active days during your trip, you can use these different trail connections as a guide when planning your stay.

The journey to the area also deserves attention. Buckland Monachorum is regularly served by buses to and from Yelverton and can be reached via relatively narrow roads. Take these conditions into account when choosing your accommodation and planning your days. Holiday accommodation in Buckland Monachorum is particularly suitable for a trip in which the place itself, historic features and the documented walking routes are all intended to play an equal role. For families, this combination offers a variety of opportunities for conversation and discovery, without every day of the trip having to follow the same pattern.

Further places for your planning

If you would like to compare Buckland Monachorum with other destinations, here are the places at the same level: Throwleigh, Alston, Moreleigh, Plymtree, Shaugh Prior, Stokeinteignhead, Whimple and Instow.

To the higher-level travel overview: Devon.