English Heritage sites near Holne Parish
HOUND TOR DESERTED MEDIEVAL VILLAGE
6 miles from Holne 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.
GRIMSPOUND
6 miles from Holne 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.
UPPER PLYM VALLEY
8 miles from Holne Parish
This extraordinary landscape encompasses some 300 Bronze Age and medieval sites, covering 15 square kilometres (6 square miles) of Dartmoor.
TOTNES CASTLE
9 miles from Holne 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.
MERRIVALE PREHISTORIC SETTLEMENT
9 miles from Holne Parish
The group of monuments at Merrivale is one of the finest on Dartmoor: side by side here are the remains of a Bronze Age settlement and a complex of ritual sites.
BERRY POMEROY CASTLE
10 miles from Holne Parish
Tucked away in a steep wooded valley, Berry Pomeroy Castle is the perfect romantic ruin.
Churches in Holne Parish
St Mary Virgin, Holne
Holne
Ashburton
07580777135
https://ashburtonandmoor.org.uk/holne
St. Mary the Virgin is an ancient and beautiful church set at the heart of the unspoilt Dartmoor village of Holne, County Devon. The church is part of the Anglican Communion and services are held every week. It is kept open during the day throughout the year and is a place of peace, tranquillity, beauty and prayer. Current opening hours are 9am to 4pm.
For services and information about other churches in the Ashburton and Moorland Team visit:
https://ashburtonandmoor.org.uk/welcomePubs in Holne Parish
Church House Inn
Built in 1329 as a Devon Longhouse to accommodate the stonemasons building the adjacent church. In the 1400s it was a retreat for clergy and monks from Buckfast Abbey, so an upper floor was added to the building, to accommodate this increas...