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What's going on locally

Latest Events

06 July 2009, 18.00 - 21.00

Community Site Training

10 July 2009, 20.00 - 11.00

Racket Science at the Union Inn

19 July 2009, 12:30 - 16:30

Jazz on the Lawn

25 July 2009, 12:00 - 00:00

Music Day

05 August 2009, 14:00 - 16:00

Stream Dipping at Parke

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Featured Event

Moretonhampstead Carnival

27 August 2009

Come to our fantastic Moreton Carnival!

An exciting event with lots going on throughout the week culminating with the fantastic Carnival procession! Look out for publi...

Weather

Today - light showers

light showers Max: 21°C
Min: 15°C
Sunrise: 05:05
Sunset: 21:29

Tomorrow -sunny intervals

sunny intervals Max: 19°C
Min: 15°C
Sunrise: 05:05
Sunset: 21:28

Visitors

Featured Accommodation

The White Hart Hotel

Hotel, brasserie & bar serving delicious meals of high quality in a newly refurbished restaurant.

About Moretonhampstead

Voted Village of the Year 2002, Moretonhampstead is an ancient market town situated on the edge of Dartmoor in Devon. It sits in the shelter of hills on three sides and the beautiful Wray valley on the fourth. Dartmoor is only four miles away, and no matter which road you take you cannot fail to be impressed by the breathtaking views. The town is about 15 miles from Exeter, Newton Abbot, Okehampton and Princetown and is a perfect place from which to visit the moors, the Devon countryside and the seaside.

Moretonhampstead began as a small Saxon settlement around A.D. 700. The name is derived from the original Saxon - 'Mortun' meaning 'an enclosed piece of land near the moor'. The addition of Hampstead came from one of the many Lords of the Manor much later on.

The town offers visitors’ opportunities for hiking, cycling, and pony trekking, fishing and just relaxing. Moretonhampstead boasts a variety of cafes, pubs, local shops and nearby hotels. It is a beautiful place to visit and we hope that this website helps you to find what is on offer for you.