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The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Princetown

  

Princetown Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Princetown

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Princetown history

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Dartmoor Prison was built in 1806 at a cost of £130,000 to house captives of the Napoleonic Wars and the later War of 1812. At one time it had a capacity of between 7,000 and 9,000 prisoners, but its current capacity is only 640. Princetown grew up near the prison after the prison closed in 1816. The Prince of Wales was given the site by the Prince of Cornwall, who held the Duchy of Cornwall.

Princetown geography / climate

The village is located on the B3212 road between Yelverton and Two Bridges and is surrounded by moorland. Several footpaths across the moor pass through the village, including one leading west to Sampford Spiney and one leading south to Nun’s Cross and Erme Head. Tor Royal Lane is a dead end road which leads down from the village to the site of the disused Whiteworks tin mine, about 2 miles or 3 km to the south-east.

You can visit Princetown places with Walkfo Princetown to hear history at Princetown’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Princetown has 15 places to visit in our interactive Princetown 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 Princetown, 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 Princetown places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Princetown & the surrounding areas.

“Curated content for millions of locations across the UK, with 15 audio facts unique to Princetown places in an interactive Princetown map you can explore.”

Walkfo: Visit Princetown Places Map
15 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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Princetown historic spots	Princetown tourist destinations	Princetown plaques	Princetown geographic features
Walkfo Princetown tourism map key: places to see & visit like National Trust sites, Blue Plaques, English Heritage locations & top tourist destinations in Princetown

  

Best Princetown places to visit

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

Blackbrook River The Blackbrook River, also known as the Blackabrook River, is a tributary of the West Dart River on Dartmoor in Devon.

Dartmoor kistvaens There are over 180 known cists on Dartmoor, a 954 km (368 square miles) area of moorland in south Devon, England. The box-like stone tombs were created when the ancient people of the area lived in hut circles. Cists are unique in that about 94% have the longer axis of the tomb orientated in a NW/SE direction.

Dartmoor tin-mining Tin mining industry on Dartmoor, Devon, is thought to have originated in pre-Roman times. From the 12th century onwards tin mining was regulated by a stannary parliament which had its own laws. Tin is smelted from cassiterite, a mineral found in hydrothermal veins in granite.

Crockern Tor Crockern Tor is a tor in Dartmoor National Park, Devon, England. Composed of two large outcrops of rock, it is 396 metres above sea level. The lower outcrop was the open-air meeting place of the Stannary Convocation of Devon from the early 14th century until the 18th century.

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