Eat Toast

Top choice in Dartmoor National Park


It's a winning combination: a quirky gift shop that shares a cavernous, brick-lined space with a laid-back cafe. The aroma of freshly ground coffee fills the air; brightly coloured trinkets fill the shelves; and the big leather sofas are the perfect spot for enjoying a superfood salad, olives and sourdough, or a latte and cake.


Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

Nearby Dartmoor National Park attractions

1. Okehampton Castle

0.6 MILES

Okehampton's castle dates back to Norman times, and is strategically sited on top of a rocky escarpment. Later it became a sumptuous residence for Hugh…

2. Finch Foundry

3.47 MILES

A century ago, this dramatic building would have thundered to the sound of clanging hammers and grinding metal. It was one of the busiest tool factories…

3. Scorhill Stone Circle

6.43 MILES

At around 30m in diameter, Scorhill is impressive, despite around half the stones (27) only still standing. It's tucked away on open moor near Gidleigh.

4. Lydford Castle

8.08 MILES

Lydford's diminutive 13th-century castle sits in the heart of the village. Now a compact, roofless, cube, it used to double as a jail and helped make …

5. Grey Wethers

8.19 MILES

At this remote site near Chagford, stone circles stand side by side on a stretch of open moor; another stone circle is 400m away near Fernworthy.

6. Lydford Gorge

8.26 MILES

This plunging gorge is the deepest in the southwest, and can be reached via a 1.5-mile rugged riverside hike past a series of bubbling whirlpools …

7. Castle Drogo

9.16 MILES

Three miles northeast of Chagford, this outlandish architectural flight of fancy was designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens for self-made food-millionaire Julius…

8. Fingle Woods

10.24 MILES

One of the last remaining patches of ancient woodland left on Dartmoor, this lovely 214-hectare forest was badly marred by the introduction of fast…