Prince of Wales

Top choice in Dartmoor National Park


Roaring fires, low ceilings, a friendly landlord – the Prince is the place where everyone pops in for a pint of home-brewed Jail Ale and a plate of something hot and filling.

B&B accommodation is also available (double rooms from £50), and there's a bargain bunkhouse, with unexpected luxuries including central heating and a drying room.


Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

Nearby Dartmoor National Park attractions

1. Higher Moorland Visitor Centre

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2. Dartmoor National Park

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3. Dartmoor Prison Museum

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4. Merrivale Stone Rows

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These two parallel stone rows are up to 260m long, with large stone slabs, or 'terminal stones' at the eastern end. In the centre, hunt out the circular…

5. Wistman's Wood

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6. Garden House

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7. Grey Wethers

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8. Tavistock Museum

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Remnants from Tavistock's now vanished abbey sit in this traditional but excellent museum alongside artefacts of the town's copper-mining heyday. Look out…