# Things to see in Princetown (United Kingdom): 59 places and when to go

> Princetown is a town in United Kingdom, and this site lists 59 places in and around it, mainly Nature (41), Mountains (37), History (11). The best known are Lydford Castle, Cut Hill and Great Mis Tor. The best time to come is April to September; also possible: February to March, October and December. In June there are 16 h 12 of daylight, and in December, 7 h 47. Here is what there is, when to go, how to get there and what else is nearby.

- Address: https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/princetown/
- Reviewed on: 2026-10-02
- Language: en

## In a nutshell

- **Where:** United Kingdom · 50.5442, -3.9952
- **Places:** 59 places on this site, in the town and around it.
- **What people come for:** [Nature](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/naturaleza/) (41) · [Mountains](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/montana/) (37) · [History](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/historia/) (11) · [Hiking](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/senderismo/) (4) · [Wildlife](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/fauna/) (3) · [Food and drink](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/gastronomia/) (3)
- **Best time:** April to September.
- **Also possible:** February to March, October and December.
- **Nearest airport:** BRS Bristol, 129 km as the crow flies
- **Highest point:** Cut Hill, at 603 m.

## What to see in Princetown

The places in and around Princetown, best known first, each with its own page: what it is, when to go and what is next to it. Distances are from the centre, as the crow flies.

- [Lydford Castle](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/lydford-castle/): Castle in Devon, England, UK · 14 km
- [Cut Hill](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/cut-hill/): Mountain in the United Kingdom · 9.3 km
- [Great Mis Tor](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/great-mis-tor/): Tor on Dartmoor, in Devon, England, UK · 4.2 km
- [Grimspound](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/grimspound/): Archaeological site in Manaton, Teignbridge, Devon, England, UK · 14 km
- [Childe's Tomb](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/childe-s-tomb/): High cross in Devon, England, UK · 5.0 km
- [Down Tor](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/down-tor/): Tor on Dartmoor, England · 4.2 km
- [Great Links Tor](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/great-links-tor/): Tor on Dartmoor, in Devon, England, UK · 14 km
- [Ryder's Hill](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/ryder-s-hill/): Hill on Dartmoor in Devon, England, UK · 8.5 km
- [Sharpitor](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/sharpitor/): Tor in Lustleigh, Devon, England, UK · 4.2 km
- [Vixen Tor](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/vixen-tor/): Tor on Dartmoor, in Devon, England, UK · 4.6 km
- [Beardown Man standing stone](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/beardown-man/): Menhir in Dartmoor Forest, West Devon, England, UK · 6.2 km
- [Brat Tor](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/brat-tor/): Tor on Dartmoor, England · 13 km
- [Fox Tor](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/fox-tor/): Tor on Dartmoor, in Devon, England, UK · 5.4 km
- [Grey Wethers](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/grey-wethers/): Prehistoric stone circles in Dartmoor · 11 km
- [Holne Chase Castle](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/holne-chase-castle/): Hillfort in Devon, England, UK · 14 km
- [Hookney Tor](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/hookney-tor/): Granite topped hill on Dartmoor in Devon, England · 14 km
- [Drizzlecombe](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/hut-circle/): Area in Dartmoor of archaeological significance · 6.4 km
- [Ringmoor stone row and cairn circle](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/ringmoor-down-stone-circle/): Archaeological site in Sheepstor, Devon, UK · 8.1 km
- [Yellowmead stone circle](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/yellow-mead-stone-circle/): Stone circle · 5.8 km
- [Aish Tor](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/aish-tor/): Tor on Dartmoor, in Devon, England, UK · 12 km
- [Amicombe Hill](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/amicombe-hill/): Hill in Devon, England, UK · 13 km
- [Beardown Tors](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/beardown-tors/): Tor on Dartmoor, in Devon, England, UK · 4.1 km
- [Bellever Tor](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/bellever-tor/): Tor on Dartmoor, in Devon, England, UK · 6.4 km
- [Berra Tor](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/berra-tor/): Tor on Dartmoor, in Devon, England, UK · 12 km

And the other 35, by what you come to do:

- **History**: [Brisworthy stone circle](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/brisworthy-stone-circle/), [Postbridge Clapper Bridge](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/clapper-bridge/)
- **Nature**: [Chinkwell Tor](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/chinkwell-tor/), [Combestone Tor](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/combestone-tor/), [Great Trowlesworthy Tor](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/great-trowlesworthy-tor/), [Hangingstone Hill](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/hangingstone-hill/), [North Hessary Tor](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/north-hessary-tor/), [Pil Tor](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/pil-tor/), [Shovel Down](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/shovel-down/), [The Garden House](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/the-garden-house/), [Blackadon Nature Reserve](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/blackadon-nature-reserve/), [Dendles Wood NNR](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/dendles-wood-nnr/), [Devil's Tor](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/devil-s-tor/), [Furze Tor](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/furze-tor/), [Herne Hole Tor](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/herne-hole-tor/), [Hollow Tor (Rundlestone)](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/hollow-tor/), [Leusdon Common](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/leusdon-common/), [Little Bee Tor](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/little-bee-tor/), [Penn Beacon](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/penn-beacon/), [Rugglestone Rock](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/rugglestone-rock/), [Sharp Tor (Yartor Down)](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/sharp-tor/), [Sheeps Tor](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/sheeps-tor/), [Sittaford Tor](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/sittaford-tor/), [South Hessary Tor](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/south-hessary-tor/), [Stannon Tor](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/stannon-tor/), [Wedlake Tor](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/wedlake-tor/), [Western White Barrow](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/western-white-barrow/), [White Tor Camp, Cudlipptown Down](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/white-tor/)
- **Hiking**: [Dartmoor Way](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/dartmoor-way/), [Abbot's Way](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/abbot-s-way/), [Drake's Trail](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/drakes-trail/), [West Devon Way](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/west-devon-way/)
- **Food and drink**: [Dartmoor Brewery](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/dartmoor-brewery/), [Stannary Brewing Company & Taproom](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/stannary-brewing-company-taproom/), [TQ Beerworks Ltd](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/tq-beerworks-ltd/)

## When to go to Princetown

The best time to visit Princetown is **April to September**; also possible: February to March, October and December. This comes from its own places: a month counts as the town's best time when it is the best time for half of what there is to see.

| Mes | Época | Hours of daylight |
| --- | --- | --- |
| January | Better not | 8 h 14 |
| February | Possible | 9 h 47 |
| March | Possible | 11 h 33 |
| April | Best time | 13 h 33 |
| May | Best time | 15 h 15 |
| June | Best time | 16 h 12 |
| July | Best time | 15 h 49 |
| August | Best time | 14 h 19 |
| September | Best time | 12 h 22 |
| October | Possible | 10 h 25 |
| November | Better not | 8 h 40 |
| December | Possible | 7 h 47 |

In June there are 16 h 12 of daylight, and in December, 7 h 47. In April, 59 of the 59 places are at their best.

When to go to United Kingdom in general, with its festivals and peak seasons, is in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/#cuando-ir).

## Getting to Princetown

The nearest main airport is Bristol Airport (BRS, Bristol), 129 km as the crow flies. How to get around United Kingdom (train, car, bus) is in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/#moverse), and what to sort out before you leave is in [its checklist](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/#antes-de-salir).

- [Where it is](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=50.5442%2C-3.9952)
- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=50.5442%2C-3.9952)

## Other towns nearby

- [Plymouth](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/plymouth/): 67 places · 21 km
- [St Ives](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/st-ives/): 22 places · 30 km
- [North Tawton](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/north-tawton/): 19 places · 30 km
- [Paignton](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/paignton/): 65 places · 32 km
- [Exeter](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/exeter/): 75 places · 37 km
- [Liskeard](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/liskeard/): 21 places · 38 km

And all of United Kingdom, in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/).

## Frequently asked questions

### What is there to see in Princetown?

The best known: [Lydford Castle](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/lydford-castle/), [Cut Hill](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/cut-hill/), [Great Mis Tor](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/great-mis-tor/), [Grimspound](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/grimspound/), [Childe's Tomb](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/childe-s-tomb/). In all, 59 places in the town and around it, all on your trip map from day one.

### When is the best time to visit Princetown?

April to September; also possible: February to March, October and December. In June there are 16 h 12 of daylight, and in December, 7 h 47.

### How do you get to Princetown?

The nearest main airport is Bristol Airport (BRS), 129 km away. From there, [directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=50.5442%2C-3.9952) opens the route on the map.

### How do I add it to my trip?

Create a trip with Princetown as the destination and these 59 places are on your map, each with its category. The ones you like go into a day's plan with one tap, and Kokai reminds you when you pass nearby.

Data from [OpenStreetMap](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright), licensed under the ODbL, from [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/), CC0, cities from [Natural Earth](https://www.naturalearthdata.com/) and airports from [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/). Daylight hours are calculated from the latitude. More in [credits](https://kokai.app/en/aviso/#creditos).