Challacombe is a Village in the county of Devon.

Challacombe postcode: EX31 4TT

Retail in Challacombe

There are great places to visit near Challacombe including some great cities, historic buildings, villages, canals, rivers and streams, beaches, geological features, sssis, hiking areas, nature reserves, towns, parks, airports, castles and ruins.

Exeter is one of Challacombe's best, nearby cities to visit in Challacombe.

There are a number of historic buildings near Challacombe including Exeter Cathedral, St Mary Steps, and St Stephen's Church - Exeter.

Don't miss Starcross, Lynton and Lynmouth, Littleham, Otterton, Branscombe, Beer, and Hope Cove's villages if visiting the area around Challacombe.

Challacombe has some unmissable canals nearby like Exeter Canal, and Grand Western Canal at Tiverton.

There are a number of rivers and streams near to Challacombe including East Lyn River.

There are a number of beaches near Challacombe including Blacklands Beach, Branscombe Beach, and Hope Cove.

Places near Challacombe feature a number of interesting geological features including Valley of Rocks.

Don't miss Dartmoor's sssis if visiting the area around Challacombe.

The area around Challacombe's best hiking areas can be found at Dartmoor.

Dartmoor is one of Challacombe's best, nearby nature reserves to visit in Challacombe.

Towns to visit near Challacombe include Dartmouth, Tiverton, Crediton, Topsham, Budleigh Salterton, Sidmouth, and Seaton.

There are a several good parks in the area around Challacombe like Bicton Park.

There are a several good airports in the area around Challacombe like Exeter Airport.

Don't miss Berry Pomeroy Castle's castles if visiting the area around Challacombe.

Berry Pomeroy Castle is one of Challacombe's best, nearby ruins to visit in Challacombe.

Challacombe History

There are some historic monuments around Challacombe:

• Meacombe burial chamber
• Seven Lords' Lands round barrow
• Two hut circles N of Lower Blackaton
• Kerbed cairn and cist 635m south west of The Grey Wethers
• Partially enclosed stone hut circle settlement 900m and 940m north west of Warren House Inn
• Cairn on Hurston Ridge 1km north west of Warren House Inn
• The North Teign coaxial field system (western part) and associated later remains at Shovel Down, Stonetor Hill and Long Ridge
• Blowing house on Down Ridge
• Two hut circles NW of Bush Down
• Hut circles on Bonehill Down
• Burial chamber on Blackslade Down
• Tinners' building in Great Stannon Newtake, 810m north west of Stannon Tor
• An agglomerated enclosure and two stone hut circles 580m west of Laughter Hole Farm
• Two cairns on the summit of Water Hill 450m north west of Warren House Inn
• Pound at Newbridge
• Four cairns on Holne Lee 1140m north west of Greatcombe
• Sherberton stone circle 315m SSE of Little Sherberton
• A prehistoric settlement with enclosures, an irregular aggregate field system and cairn north of Bellever Tor
• North Bovey village cross: a wayside cross at the south west end of North Bovey village green
• Stone circle 400m south west of Buttern Hill
• Cairnfield 370m west of Blackaton Brook Ford
• Grimspound, a partially enclosed prehistoric settlement with field system and two post-medieval caches between Hookney Tor and Hameldown Tor
• Hut circles W of Higher Shapley
• Hut circle at Tunhill Rocks
• Hut circle 150yds (140m) NE of Moorlands Farm
• Gunpowder factory at Powder Mills, a partially enclosed stone hut circle settlement and round cairn
• Hembury Castle
• Chambered cairn 830m south of Buttern
• Hut circles on Hedge Down
• Cairn on Corndon Tor
• Down Ridge stone circle and outlying standing stone 570m and 650m south of Forest Inn
• A partially enclosed stone hut circle settlement 670m south of The Grey Wethers
• Enclosed prehistoric settlement and round cairn 880m south west of Venford Reservoir dam
• Round cairn 80m SSW of White Moor stone circle
• Partially enclosed stone hut circle settlement 780m south west of Metherall
• A partly enclosed stone hut circle settlement on Kennon Hill
• A prehistoric settlement complex, length of reave, tin streamwork and stamping mill on the western slopes of Cosdon Hill
• A ring cairn 700m south east of Runnage Bridge, on the southern side of Soussons Down
• Medieval farmstead 340m south east of Cold East Cross
• Partially enclosed stone hut circle settlement 350m south west of Horn's Cross
• Partially enclosed stone hut circle settlement 420m north west and 440m west of Horn's Cross
• Enclosure and fields N of Yar Tor
• Headland Warren boundary stone 570m NNE of Headland Warren Farm
• Cairns N of Corndon Tor
• Eight cairns forming part of a cairn cemetery on Holne Ridge and a stone alignment immediately west of Horn's Cross
• Stone hut circle and length of boundary walling 860m south west of Venford Reservoir dam
• Stone hut circle settlement 290m south east of Manga Rock
• Stone circle and cairn 330m south of Little Hound Tor
• Unenclosed stone hut circle settlement on Tom's Hill, 870m north west of Sandeman Bridge
• Enclosed prehistoric settlement and three round cairns 870m south east of Horn's Cross
• Part of a coaxial field system, prehistoric settlements and cairns on Buttern Hill
• Dispersed stone hut circle settlement and associated fields 490m south east of Silk House
• Round cairn on Soussons Down, 1.2km north west of Soussons
• Coaxial fields, prehistoric settlement, two cairns and a stone alignment in Little Stannon Newtake, 900m south east of Stannon Tor
• Round cairn 80m south west of Little Hound Tor summit
• Two cairns on Cator Common
• Stone hut circle 450m north east of Teignhead Farm
• Round cairn 780m south of the Thirlstone
• Medieval farmstead and field system, post-medieval tinworks, prehistoric settlements and cairns north and west of Gibby Coombe
• Enclosure on Cator Common, 400m ESE of Riddon Brake
• Cairn cemetery 900m north east of Hapstead Ford and 2km WSW of Fore Stoke
• Two double stone alignments, cairn and standing stone 700m south west of Laughter Hole Farm
• Coaxial fields forming part of Shapley Common coaxial field system, 720m north of Hookney Tor
• Three agglomerated enclosures containing stone hut circles, a cairn cemetery, post-medieval fields and tinworks on Chagford Common
• Two stone hut circles and field system, 590m south of Buttern, forming part of a coaxial field system on Buttern Hill
• Cist and cairn 590m SSE of Skir Ford
• Prehistoric settlement and irregular aggregate field system 600m west of Laughter Hole Farm
• Huts and fields on Hayne Down
• Three agglomerated enclosures, a round cairn and part of the Stannon block field system lying within Great Stannon Newtake
• Shorter Cross: a wayside cross on the north side of a minor road, 350m north west of Middlecott
• Wayside cross on Down Ridge 730m south west of Saddle Bridge
• Hamel Down Cross
• A stone hut circle settlement and irregular aggregate field system at the northern tip of Long Ridge
• Stone hut circle 215m south east of Hartland Tor
• King's Barrow on King Tor, Hookney Down
• Round cairn on the summit of Little Hound Tor
• Bennett's Cross: a wayside cross on the south side of the B3212, 900m north east of the Warren House Inn
• Hut circle village 600yds (548m) SE of Swincombe
• Stone alignment, cairns, enclosed prehistoric settlement and a length of reave on Hurston Ridge
• Two cairns 720m and 800m east of Higher White Tor
• Four cairns 310m south of Horn's Cross forming part of a cairn cemetery on Holne Ridge
• Cairn cemetery and earthwork bank 340m south west of Blackaton Brook Ford
• Cairn cemetery 880m south west of Wallabrook Bridge
• Two irregular aggregate field systems with associated settlements, part of a coaxial field system, boundary stones and historic fields on Riddon Ridge
• Hunter's Tor camp
• Holne Chase Castle
• Hut circles SE of Yar Tor
• Four hut circles N of Bush Down
• Stone alignment and cairn 470m east of Stannon Brook source
• Platform cairn 370m south east of Challacombe Cross
• Prehistoric fields and settlements north east of Venford Reservoir forming part of the Dartmeet coaxial field system
• Linscott Cross: a wayside cross on the north side of a minor road 280m north west of Howton Farm
• Coaxial field system and prehistoric settlements at Kestor
• Two prehistoric settlements 1280m SSW of The Grey Wethers
• Horn's Cross
• Partially enclosed stone hut circle settlement 560m west of Horn's Cross
• Three hut circles at north end of Vogwell Down
• Stone alignment and cairn 800m SSW of Yardworthy
• Wayside cross 1120m ENE of Childe's Tomb
• An unenclosed stone hut circle settlement 400m north west of Scorhill stone circle
• Stone hut circle 580m south west of Statts Bridge
• Hospit Cross: a wayside cross at Bovey Cross, 900m NNE of North Bovey village
• Three round cairns 960m and 920m north east of Outer Huccaby Ring
• Three hut circles E of Bush Down
• Three stone hut circles 300m south east of Headland Warren Farm
• Prehistoric fields, settlements and cairn south east of Venford Reservoir forming part of the Dartmeet coaxial field system
• Chambered cairn 430m south of Buttern
• Cairn 190m west of Archerton
• Cairn on Chagford Common 320m west of West Vitifer Mine
• Deserted medieval settlement at Blackaton, 340m and 400m north east of Lower Blackaton
• Blowing houses at Week Ford
• Cairn 500m NNW of Archerton
• Tinworks, field systems, settlements, warren, cairns and a stone alignment at Headland Warren
• Hut circle 400yds (370m) SE of Swincombe
• Cairn and cist on Chittaford Down, 300m north of Archerton
• Hele Cross: a wayside cross 700m south east of Wormhill
• Hut circles and field system SW of Combestone Wood
• A round cairn on White Ridge lying 570m north of the source of Stannon Brook
• Watching Place Cross: a wayside cross at the junction of the B3212 with the B3344
• Two stone hut circles 80m and 130m north of Rippon Tor
• Partially enclosed stone hut circle settlement known as Kraps Ring
• Stone hut circle settlement, cairnfield and field system 580m north east of Gartaven Ford
• Two stone circles known as The Grey Wethers, three round cairns, two ring cairns and an oval enclosure in Great Stannon Newtake
• Cairn on Hameldown Tor
• Prehistoric settlement and irregular aggregate field system 340m south west of Laughter Hole Farm
• Ring cairn on Holne Moor 430m south west of Seale's Stoke
• Four cairns 560m east of Hapstead Ford and 1660m east of Ryder's Hill, forming part of a cairn cemetery in the Mardle Valley
• Gidleigh Castle (remains of)
• An unenclosed stone hut circle settlement 1.1km south east of Gartaven Ford, south west of Rippator
• Medieval strip fields, tinworks, prehistoric settlements, and a cairn on the lower western slopes of Hamel Down
• Round cairn on Long Ridge 800m north east of Teignhead Farm
• Lizwell Bridge
• Wayside cross on Down Ridge 1.1km south west of Saddle Bridge
• Five cairns, two stone alignments and three cists, forming part of a ritual complex on Lakehead Hill
• A stone circle, known as Fernworthy Circle, three stone alignments and five cairns 425m and 525m north west of Sandeman Bridge
• Round cairn 400m south east of Higher White Tor
• Cairn and cist 430m north east of Grimspound
• Stone hut circle and field system 580m north west of North Creaber, forming part of a coaxial field system on Buttern Hill
• Two cairns at Ausewell Rocks
• Prehistoric enclosed settlement known as Outer Huccaby Ring and associated irregular aggregate field system
• Two cairns with cists E of Whiteworks tin mine buildings
• Huccaby Ring
• Coaxial fields and prehistoric settlements 180m north and 350m north west of Hartland Tor
• Deserted medieval settlement at Challacombe
• Ringleshutes tinwork
• Hut circles E of the Saddle Tor
• Hut circles and field systems E of Mel Tor
• Prestonbury Castle (hillfort)
• Scorhill stone circle, three cairns and a length of reave
• Round cairn 620m south east of Challacombe Cross
• Camp 325yds (300m) SE of Archerton
• Settlement on Smallacombe Rocks
• Two stone hut circles 850m WSW of the confluence of Gallaven Brook and Walla Brook, 1045m north east of the Thirlstone
• Hut circles on Heatree Down
• Round cairn 530m north east of Gartaven Ford
• Cairnfield and field 1030m north west of Archerton
• Prehistoric settlements, fields and enclosures within the Shapley Common coaxial field system, 770m south of Challacombe Cross
• Two round cairns 800m north west of Statts Bridge
• Two round cairns 400m north west of Scorhill Farm
• Part of the Dartmeet coaxial field system and other archaeological remains on Holne Moor west and north west of Venford Reservoir
• Settlement W of Holwell Tor
• Blowing Mill at Outer Down
• Hut circle 300yds (270m) SW of Meacombe
• Hut circles E of Pritton
• Coaxial fields, prehistoric settlements and cairns on Halshanger and Horridge Commons, forming part of the Rippon Tor coaxial field system
• Cranbrook Castle
• A cairn and cist 380m west and a cairn and standing stone 370m south west of Bellever Tor, forming an outlying part of a cairn cemetery
• Ring cairn on Holne Ridge 860m north west of Hapstead Ford and 1180m north east of Ryder's Hill
• Three stone hut circles 780m SSW of Venford Reservoir dam
• Ouldsbroom Cross
• Cairn and cist 875m north west of Arch Tor
• Hut 700yds (640m) NW of Sharp Tor
• Round cairn on Watern Tor
• Two cairns with two cists and a stone hut circle on the east facing slope of Lakehead Hill forming part of a ritual complex
• White Moor Stone
• Prehistoric settlement and field system 240m east of Challacombe Cross
• Leapra Cross: a wayside cross at the entrance to Moor Gate Farm
• Yar Tor stone row and adjacent cist
• Round cairn 580m south of Horn's Cross forming part of a cairn cemetery on Holne Ridge
• Tor cairn 50m north east of Hookney Tor
• Five barrows on Hamel Down
• Irregular aggregate field system and stone hut circle 755m north east of Dunnabridge Pound Farm
• Earthworks in Boro' Wood
• Four round barrows on Soussons Down, 960m north west of Soussons
• Two Headland Warren boundary stones, 275m and 430m north of Birch Tor
• Coaxial field system, associated and later remains at Throwleigh Common and Kennon Hill
• Two stone hut circles and part of a coaxial field system at Frenchbeer Rock
• Stone hut circle 210m east of Scorhill stone circle
• Prehistoric enclosed settlement 740m north west of Hartland Tor
• Ring cairn 296m south east of Riddon Brake
• Two stone hut circle settlements with an irregular aggregate field system east of Rival Tor, 900m south west of Buttern Hill
• Roundy Park prehistoric enclosure and cairn with cist, 560m north east of Archerton
• Blowing house and mill at Gobbet
• Round cairn and enclosure 930m south of Hound Tor
• Stone alignment, hut circle settlement, medieval long house and post-medieval farmstead at Assycombe
• Medieval settlement 470m east of Hartyland
• Unenclosed stone hut circle settlement, two cairns and section of field system 330m north east of Hemstone Rocks
• Prehistoric stone hut circle settlement 630m south of Hemstone Rocks
• Brimpts Mine, three prehistoric settlements and associated reaves 550m north west of Outer Huccaby Ring
• Huts and fields NE of Rippon Tor
• Stone hut circle on Down Ridge 480m south west of Saddle Bridge
• Two stone hut circles and a length of boundary walling 250m west of Rippon Tor
• Stone hut circle 380m north west of North Creaber
• Ring cairn south west of Hound Tor, 215m east of East Lodge
• Prehistoric enclosed settlement known as Broadun Ring, 500m north west of Hartland Tor
• Hut circles E of Southway
• Two cairns and a cist 300yds (270m) NW of Swincombe intake
• Pound NE of Holwell Tor
• Circular enclosure 290m north of Great Parford
• Prehistoric and medieval settlements and their field systems at Hound Tor
• Stone cross on Ter Hill
• Kistvaen 325yds (300m) S of Archerton
• Enclosed prehistoric settlement 150m south east of Hookney Tor
• Village cross, Cross Street
• Cairn and cist on the northern side of Fernworthy Reservoir, 660m north west of Metherall
• Clapper Bridge, Postbridge
• A partially enclosed stone hut circle settlement, two cairns containing cists and a post-medieval building 440m NNW of Powder Mills
• Hut circle NE of Thornworthy Lodge
• Week Down cross: a wayside cross 530m south west of Yellam
• A cairn cemetery on Long Ridge
• Blowing mill 260m south east of Teignhead Farm
• Enclosure 200yds (180m) WSW of Meacombe
• Hameldown Beacon barrow
• Five round barrows on Black Hill
• Stone hut circle 140m north west of Higher Shilstone
• Round cairn and Headland Warren boundary stone 210m north of Birch Tor
• Hut circles and fields on Buckland Common
• Four stone hut circles and associated boundary walls south east of Fernworthy Reservoir, 250m north west of Metherall
• Blackaton Ball tin mill
• Three Headland Warren boundary stones, 350m, 330m and 400m south east of Headland Warren Farm
• Warren in Whiddon Park
• Foale's Arrishes, huts and fields, Blackslade Down
• Medieval strip field system, tinworks, part of a prehistoric settlement, a cairn and reave on Challacombe Down
• Broadun prehistoric enclosed settlement, 780m NNW of Archerton
• Hut circle and field system NW of Saddle Bridge
• Beetor Cross: the site of a wayside cross and a later, 18th century, waymarker 230m south east of Beetor
• Stone hut circle settlement and post-medieval shelter 990m north east of Hawthorn Clitter, 1030m east of The Thirlstone