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Bovey TraceyBovey Tracey is one of the main entrance towns to Dartmoor, with a number of visitor attractions good Pubs some Fine restaurants and a mixture of shops. A pretty cob and Dartmoor - granite built town centre, situated on the River Bovey. Other local attractions include the House of Marbles glass blowing and visitor centre. many fine walks extend from Bovey and include the National Parks office at Parke where you can wander through the grounds of this Fine Dartmoor House. On alternate Saturday mornings, the town’s Farmers Market sells local Dartmoor produce. The History Bit East Street, thought to be Front House Lodge. The Royalists evaded capture by using the old trick of throwing coins out of the windows for the poorly paid Cromwellian troops to fight over myth or not? Whilst they escaped by the back door and fled the town to Heathfield. The Battle of Bovey Heath was fought the following day with Cromwell’s army winning 400 horses and capturing seven regimental colours. Following its part in the battle, a section of Bovey Heath is now a site of a Scheduled Ancient Monument and a number of important artifacts from the battle have been found over the years. The area is at the edge of the Bovey Basin, famous for its excavation of valuable clays, the town’s pottery industry was established in the c.1750’s. In 1820 George Templar, to connect the granite quarries at Haytor and the Stover Canal at Teigngrace, built an 8-mile granite tramway, which has to be seen. This was to transport granite down to the River Teign, and the coast. The present day Templar Way Trail follows much of the original route, from moor to sea. The old market cross stands close to the Town Hall and is now a carefully restored War Memorial. The railway from Newton Abbot to Bovey Tracey was built in 1866 and sadly the last train ran through the station on 2nd March 1959. The station building is home to the Town’s Heritage Trust. |
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