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Car park

Drakeford Bridge

 

Map reference:  SX 789 800

Nearby post code:  TQ13 9LG  (Pullabrook, nearest habitation, 600 metres from the bridge)

Lat / Long - used by some car sat navs:   50� 36' 28.5" N,    3� 42' 46.1"W

 

1. From the main road roundabout at Bovey Tracey (2nd roundabout in friom the A38), take the B3387, sign-posted HAYTOR,
    WIDECOMBE. 
2. Shortly, pass Parke on the right, Dartmoor National Park HQ. 
3. Come to a fork: go LEFT for HAYTOR, WIDECOMBE
    Watch for this junction coming back - it's an awkward look back to your left
4. At the next junction, TURN RIGHT, sign-posted LOWERDOWN, BECKY FALLS & MANATON.
   The Edgemoor Hotel is on the right.
5. Follow this road, WATCH FOR A JUNCTION. JOIN ROAD, BEARING LEFT
4. Follow the road for some distance until seeing a junction to the RIGHT, sign-posted LUSTLEIGH  1�
5. TURN RIGHT TO DRAKEFORD BRIDGE .....

Alternative - for public unisex / disabled toilet - instead of turning right, BEAR LEFT up the short hill and TURN LEFT into Yarner Wood. Drive to the car park at the end of the road. The toilet is to the RIGHT of the office block.

 

6. Follow this road until seeing Drakeford Bridge ahead - do not turn off onto a small sideroad to Pullabrook.
   TURN LEFT into the car park.
   This seems a long narrow road going out, it is much quicker coming back!

 

There are 2 maps below .....


Reproduced from Dartmoor OS Explorer map 1:25 000 scale by permission of Ordnance Survey
on behalf of The Controller of Her Majesty's Stationery Office.
� Crown copyright. All rights reserved. Licence number 100047373.

 

Link to Google Satellite map - the car park is labelled "Bovey Valley WEoods - Pullabrook car park".

Link to Google Street View - view approaching turn-ff from Bovey Tracy. 

You can click ahead to drive ahead, drag the scene left or right to turn about, click ahead again to drive back along the route  You can also zoom in or out with the mouse thumbwheel - I'm not sure about other devices.