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- Okehampton is a traditional Dartmoor town with a range of
local shops and services. It is rapidly becoming the walking centre
for North Dartmoor and has a modern Youth Hostel at Okehampton
Station with information on the wide range of walking and cycling
routes that are open to explorers in the area.
- There is a limited weekend railway service linking the town to
and Exeter and another train service, the Dartmoor Pony, running
from Okehampton, takes you to the dramatic Meldon Viaduct and the
Meldon Visitor Centre.
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- Okehampton has the
remains of a fine castle the keep is Norman and other parts are
18th century in a beautiful setting above the River Okement. The
village of Sticklepath lies 4 miles to the east hosting The Museum
of Rural Industry. south East of Okehampton is Okehampton Camp,
the remains of a hill-fort on a steep ridge. The camp was probably
a frontier post during the Iron Age.
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- South of the town and
often inaccessible to the public because they are in use as an artillery
range, are the highest tors (peaks) of Dartmoor.
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- Oakehampton is located below the northern slopes of Dartmoor, now bypassed by the A 30 is still at
the crossroads of the A386 and the A30 and is a good centre to visit a number of places of interest in the area.
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- Local towns
and villages to visit
- About
Dartmoor
- Axmouth
- Bickleigh
- Branscombe
- Cullompton
- East
Budleigh
- Exeter
- Exmouth
- Okehampton
- Ottery St. Mary
- Sidmouth
- Topsham
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- Attractions
- Angling
- Sea fishing at
Seaton and Sidmouth. Boats can be hired from the beach at Sidmouth
and Beer. The best time for fishing at Seaton is between Sept and
Nov for bass. Sidmouth Bay is best in spring and summer. Trout
fishing on stretches of the Rivers Exe, Otter and Sid. Coarse
fishing
on the Exeter Canal.
Sailing
In Sidmouth
Bay and at Beer.
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Okehampton Accommodation
Okehampton Caravan and
Camping sites
Property
For Sale in Okehampton
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