Teignbridge: Dartmoor National Park
Tucked into Devon’s granite uplands, Dartmoor National Park is a place whose character is shaped by open moorland, deeply cut river valleys and long-established grazing. The park extends across much of central Devon, where exposed granite tors rise above heather, grassland and enclosed fields edged by hedgerows. The River Teign begins on Dartmoor and runs east through Teignbridge towards the English Channel, linking the high ground to Devon’s coast. Dartmoor became a national park in 1951, though its landscape preserves much older evidence of settlement, including prehistoric stone circles, standing stones and burial monuments. Its eastern side blends open moor with pasture, small woods and the Teign valley.
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Few districts in England have a history as closely tied to the River Teign and its maritime trade as Teignbridge. Extending from the eastern edge of Dartmoor to the English Channel, the district brings together the market town of Newton Abbot, the estuary port of Teignmouth and the coastal communities around Dawlish. The Teign meets the sea at Teignmouth, where shipping once handled granite brought down from Dartmoor; today the Templer Way follows much of the historic route between Haytor and the port. Inland lanes and moorland contrast with the railway running beside the sea at Dawlish, a defining part of this Devon coast. Continue with other webcams from the area to see how this part of Devon connects regionally.
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