Visit Chagford Places

Welcome to Visit Chagford Places
The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Chagford

  

Chagford Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Chagford

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Chagford history

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Archaeological remains confirm that a community has existed here for at least 4000 years. Chagford grew due to the wool trade and from tin mining in the area. A weekly market was held here from before 1220, and a monthly livestock market in the town survived until the 1980s.

Historic estates

Sir John Whiddon (d.1576), a Justice of the King’s Bench under Queen Elizabeth I, purchased the manor of Chagford, built a new manor house and built a deer park, the massive granite block wall of which survives today.

Chagford landmarks

The Three Crowns Hotel dates to the 13th century and is reportedly haunted by the ghost of the poet, Sidney Godolphin, who was fatally wounded in the English Civil War. The former Easton Court Hotel became popular with authors as a writers’ retreat in the 1930s, 40s and 50s. Evelyn Waugh completed A Handful of Dust in 1933 and Brideshead Revisited in 1944.

You can visit Chagford places with Walkfo Chagford to hear history at Chagford’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Chagford has 12 places to visit in our interactive Chagford map, with amazing history, culture & travel facts you can explore the same way you would at a museum or art gallery with information audio headset. With Walkfo, you can travel by foot, bike or bus throughout Chagford, being in the moment, without digital distraction or limits to a specific walking route. Our historic audio walks, National Trust interactive audio experiences, digital tour guides for English Heritage locations are available at Chagford places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Chagford & the surrounding areas.

“Curated content for millions of locations across the UK, with 12 audio facts unique to Chagford places in an interactive Chagford map you can explore.”

Walkfo: Visit Chagford Places Map
12 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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Walkfo Chagford tourism map key: places to see & visit like National Trust sites, Blue Plaques, English Heritage locations & top tourist destinations in Chagford

  

Best Chagford places to visit

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Chagford has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Chagford’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Chagford’s information audio spots:

Gidleigh Castle Gidleigh Castle is located on Dartmoor, Devon, about two miles (3.2 km) north-west of the town of Chagford, Devon.

Holy Trinity Church, Gidleigh Holy Trinity Church, Gidleigh, Devon dates from the late 15th-century. Grade I listed parish church is in the Church of England Diocese of Exeter.

St Michael the Archangel’s Church, Chagford St Michael the Archangel’s Church, Chagford is a Grade I listed parish church in the Church of England Diocese of Exeter in Devon.

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Visit Chagford plaques