Chagford

Chagford is a delightful little Devon town with a village-like feel. Housing beautifully furnished and picturesque holiday cottages, it snuggles in the lee of the Dartmoor National Park above the pretty River Teign. At its heart, a distinctive –and still functioning - octagonal market house stands in The Square in the centre of Chagford from which run streets of beautifully preserved 15th and 16th Century buildings built using the distinctive Dartmoor granite. One of these lanes leads, by way of a short stroll, to the impressive St. Nicholas Church where, “so ‘tis said,” a local bride was shot on her wedding day and provided the inspiration for the classic novel, Lorna Doone. It’s a far more peaceful town these days offering comfortable self-catering accommodation to couples, families or larger groups of friends.