English Heritage sites near Broadhempston Parish
BERRY POMEROY CASTLE
3 miles from Broadhempston Parish
Tucked away in a steep wooded valley, Berry Pomeroy Castle is the perfect romantic ruin.
TOTNES CASTLE
3 miles from Broadhempston Parish
A classic Norman motte and bailey castle, founded soon after the Conquest to overawe the Saxon town. A later stone shell-keep crowns its steep mound, giving views across the town to the River Dart.
KIRKHAM HOUSE, PAIGNTON
6 miles from Broadhempston Parish
This late medieval stone house, afterwards split into three cottages was restored in the 1960s.
HOUND TOR DESERTED MEDIEVAL VILLAGE
9 miles from Broadhempston Parish
The remains of four 13th century stone farmsteads, on land originally farmed in the Bronze Age. This isolated Dartmoor hamlet was probably abandoned in the early 15th century.
BAYARD'S COVE FORT
11 miles from Broadhempston Parish
Picturesquely sited on the quayside at Darmouth, this Tudor artillery fort once contained heavy guns to protect the prosperous harbour town from attack.
GRIMSPOUND
11 miles from Broadhempston Parish
The best known of many Dartmoor prehistoric settlements, Grimspound dates from the late Bronze Age. The remains of 24 stone houses survive within a massive boundary wall.
Churches in Broadhempston Parish
St Peter and St Paul
Broadhempston
Totnes
01803 814178
http://www.missioncommunity.org.uk
Visit the website of The Beacon Parishes Mission Community for more information
www.missioncommunity.org.uk
Pubs in Broadhempston Parish
Coppa Dolla Inn
Monks Retreat Inn
The Square, Broadhempston, TQ9 6BN
(01803) 812203
themonksretreat.co.uk