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High Cross House

Heritage Site in Devon South Hams

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High Cross House

Dartington Hall "Dartington Trust is a centre for learning, arts, ecology and social justice based on a 1,200 acre estate near Totnes". <span class="nowrap"><a title="www.dartington.org" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" href="http://www.dartington.org">Link</a><img style="margin-left:2px;" alt="External link" title="External link - shift click to open in new window" src="https://s1.geograph.org.uk/img/external.png" width="10" height="10"/></span>
Dartington Hall Credit: Colin Smith

High Cross House is a historic heritage site located in Devon, England. Situated in a picturesque countryside setting, this magnificent house dates back to the 18th century and has become an iconic landmark in the region.

The house was originally built as a family residence and has since been recognized for its architectural significance and historical value. It boasts a striking Georgian design, characterized by its symmetrical facade, grand entrance, and elegant proportions. The house is constructed with local stone, giving it a charming and authentic feel.

High Cross House has undergone careful restoration, ensuring that its original features are preserved and showcased. Inside, visitors can explore the beautifully decorated rooms, which have been furnished with period-appropriate furniture and artwork, providing an immersive experience into the past. From the grand drawing room to the intimate study, each room reflects the opulence and lifestyle of the Georgian era.

The house is surrounded by stunning gardens, which have also been meticulously restored to their former glory. Lush lawns, vibrant flower beds, and ornate fountains create a serene and tranquil atmosphere, perfect for a leisurely stroll or a picnic.

High Cross House is not only a significant architectural gem but also serves as a cultural hub, hosting various events, exhibitions, and educational programs throughout the year. It is a popular destination for history enthusiasts, art lovers, and those seeking a peaceful retreat in the heart of Devon.

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Images are sourced within 2km of 50.45/-3.701 or Grid Reference SX7962. Thanks to Geograph Open Source API. All images are credited.

Dartington Hall "Dartington Trust is a centre for learning, arts, ecology and social justice based on a 1,200 acre estate near Totnes". <span class="nowrap"><a title="www.dartington.org" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" href="http://www.dartington.org">Link</a><img style="margin-left:2px;" alt="External link" title="External link - shift click to open in new window" src="https://s1.geograph.org.uk/img/external.png" width="10" height="10"/></span>
Dartington Hall
"Dartington Trust is a centre for learning, arts, ecology and social justice based on a 1,200 acre estate near Totnes". LinkExternal link
Dartington Hall "Dartington Trust is a centre for learning, arts, ecology and social justice based on a 1,200 acre estate near Totnes". <span class="nowrap"><a title="www.dartington.org" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" href="http://www.dartington.org">Link</a><img style="margin-left:2px;" alt="External link" title="External link - shift click to open in new window" src="https://s1.geograph.org.uk/img/external.png" width="10" height="10"/></span>
Dartington Hall
"Dartington Trust is a centre for learning, arts, ecology and social justice based on a 1,200 acre estate near Totnes". LinkExternal link
Dartington Hall "Dartington Trust is a centre for learning, arts, ecology and social justice based on a 1,200 acre estate near Totnes". <span class="nowrap"><a title="www.dartington.org" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" href="http://www.dartington.org">Link</a><img style="margin-left:2px;" alt="External link" title="External link - shift click to open in new window" src="https://s1.geograph.org.uk/img/external.png" width="10" height="10"/></span>
Dartington Hall
"Dartington Trust is a centre for learning, arts, ecology and social justice based on a 1,200 acre estate near Totnes". LinkExternal link
Dartington Estate - Deer Park Fallow deer by Park Copse. Dartington Hall's estate offers good walking opportunities in 880 acres with woodland, wildlife and the River Dart. <span class="nowrap"><a title="www.dartington.org" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" href="http://www.dartington.org">Link</a><img style="margin-left:2px;" alt="External link" title="External link - shift click to open in new window" src="https://s1.geograph.org.uk/img/external.png" width="10" height="10"/></span>
Dartington Estate - Deer Park
Fallow deer by Park Copse. Dartington Hall's estate offers good walking opportunities in 880 acres with woodland, wildlife and the River Dart. LinkExternal link
Dartington Estate - Footpath Looking towards Park Copse. Dartington Hall's estate offers good walking opportunities in 880 acres with woodland, wildlife and the River Dart. <span class="nowrap"><a title="www.dartington.org" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" href="http://www.dartington.org">Link</a><img style="margin-left:2px;" alt="External link" title="External link - shift click to open in new window" src="https://s1.geograph.org.uk/img/external.png" width="10" height="10"/></span>
Dartington Estate - Footpath
Looking towards Park Copse. Dartington Hall's estate offers good walking opportunities in 880 acres with woodland, wildlife and the River Dart. LinkExternal link
Dartington Estate - Pale The pale is an historic deer park wall, here breached by a footpath leading "beyond the pale". Dartington Hall's estate offers good walking opportunities in 880 acres with woodland, wildlife and the River Dart. <span class="nowrap"><a title="www.dartington.org" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" href="http://www.dartington.org">Link</a><img style="margin-left:2px;" alt="External link" title="External link - shift click to open in new window" src="https://s1.geograph.org.uk/img/external.png" width="10" height="10"/></span>
Dartington Estate - Pale
The pale is an historic deer park wall, here breached by a footpath leading "beyond the pale". Dartington Hall's estate offers good walking opportunities in 880 acres with woodland, wildlife and the River Dart. LinkExternal link
Dartington Estate - Footpath "Beyond the pale", following the historic deer park wall. Dartington Hall's estate offers good walking opportunities in 880 acres with woodland, wildlife and the River Dart. <span class="nowrap"><a title="www.dartington.org" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" href="http://www.dartington.org">Link</a><img style="margin-left:2px;" alt="External link" title="External link - shift click to open in new window" src="https://s1.geograph.org.uk/img/external.png" width="10" height="10"/></span>
Dartington Estate - Footpath
"Beyond the pale", following the historic deer park wall. Dartington Hall's estate offers good walking opportunities in 880 acres with woodland, wildlife and the River Dart. LinkExternal link
Dartington Estate - Pale The historic pale (deer park wall) has a lower parapet here where deer may jump into the lower ground. Being lower on the deer park side, they could not jump back out. <span class="nowrap"><a title="www.dartington.org" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" href="http://www.dartington.org">Link</a><img style="margin-left:2px;" alt="External link" title="External link - shift click to open in new window" src="https://s1.geograph.org.uk/img/external.png" width="10" height="10"/></span>
Dartington Estate - Pale
The historic pale (deer park wall) has a lower parapet here where deer may jump into the lower ground. Being lower on the deer park side, they could not jump back out. LinkExternal link
Dartington Estate - Deer Park Fallow deer by Park Copse. Dartington Hall's estate offers good walking opportunities in 880 acres with woodland, wildlife and the River Dart. <span class="nowrap"><a title="www.dartington.org" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" href="http://www.dartington.org">Link</a><img style="margin-left:2px;" alt="External link" title="External link - shift click to open in new window" src="https://s1.geograph.org.uk/img/external.png" width="10" height="10"/></span>
Dartington Estate - Deer Park
Fallow deer by Park Copse. Dartington Hall's estate offers good walking opportunities in 880 acres with woodland, wildlife and the River Dart. LinkExternal link
Dartington Estate - Fallow Deer Dartington Hall's estate offers good walking opportunities in 880 acres with woodland, wildlife and the River Dart. <span class="nowrap"><a title="www.dartington.org" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" href="http://www.dartington.org">Link</a><img style="margin-left:2px;" alt="External link" title="External link - shift click to open in new window" src="https://s1.geograph.org.uk/img/external.png" width="10" height="10"/></span>
Dartington Estate - Fallow Deer
Dartington Hall's estate offers good walking opportunities in 880 acres with woodland, wildlife and the River Dart. LinkExternal link
Moor Road, Staverton An easily-overlooked cul-de-sac leading away from the main junction by the Sea Trout Inn.
Moor Road, Staverton
An easily-overlooked cul-de-sac leading away from the main junction by the Sea Trout Inn.
Old Boundary Marker on Staverton Bridge Parish Boundary Marker carved into the coping stones at the apex of the second pedestrian refuge from the southwest end of Staverton Bridge, River Dart. Inscribed D for Dartington parish and S for Staverton parish. Milestone Society National ID: DV_RTSV03pb
Old Boundary Marker on Staverton Bridge
Parish Boundary Marker carved into the coping stones at the apex of the second pedestrian refuge from the southwest end of Staverton Bridge, River Dart. Inscribed D for Dartington parish and S for Staverton parish. Milestone Society National ID: DV_RTSV03pb
Playing field, Dartington A football pitch at the southern side of the Dorothy Elmhirst Playing Fields, seen from the A385. Behind the trees is Bidwell Brook School.
Playing field, Dartington
A football pitch at the southern side of the Dorothy Elmhirst Playing Fields, seen from the A385. Behind the trees is Bidwell Brook School.
Playing field, Dartington Looking right from <a href="https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/6982903">SX7862 : Playing field, Dartington</a>, with overlap. Behind the trees is Bidwell Brook School.
Playing field, Dartington
Looking right from SX7862 : Playing field, Dartington, with overlap. Behind the trees is Bidwell Brook School.
Access gates, Dorothy Elmhirst Playing Fields Looking right from <a href="https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/6982928">SX7862 : Playing field, Dartington</a>, with overlap. On the right in the background is part of Dartington Church of England Primary School.
Access gates, Dorothy Elmhirst Playing Fields
Looking right from SX7862 : Playing field, Dartington, with overlap. On the right in the background is part of Dartington Church of England Primary School.
Footpath sign, Dartington Dartington Footpath 13 starts here by the A385 and runs alongside the Dorothy Elmhirst Playing Fields. Adhering to it is a sticker for The White Rose, an anti-lockdown group, reading "Let's all stay inside until nobody dies ever again!".
Footpath sign, Dartington
Dartington Footpath 13 starts here by the A385 and runs alongside the Dorothy Elmhirst Playing Fields. Adhering to it is a sticker for The White Rose, an anti-lockdown group, reading "Let's all stay inside until nobody dies ever again!".
Dorothy Elmhirst Playing Fields Looking across the southern edge of the football pitch shown in <a href="https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/6982928">SX7862 : Playing field, Dartington</a>.
Dorothy Elmhirst Playing Fields
Looking across the southern edge of the football pitch shown in SX7862 : Playing field, Dartington.
Dog-related notices, Dartington On Dorothy Elmhirst Playing Fields, and both making it fairly clear that dogs come first.
Dog-related notices, Dartington
On Dorothy Elmhirst Playing Fields, and both making it fairly clear that dogs come first.
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High Cross House is located at Grid Ref: SX7962 (Lat: 50.45, Lng: -3.701)

Administrative County: Devon

District: South Hams

Police Authority: Devon and Cornwall

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Located within 500m of 50.45,-3.701
Barrier: stile
Lat/Long: 50.4476898/-3.7011139
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Crossing
Crossing: unmarked
Crossing Markings: no
Lat/Long: 50.4497065/-3.7026182
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Bench
Lat/Long: 50.4506431/-3.6943701
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Post Box
Brand: Royal Mail
Brand Wikidata: Q638098
Brand Wikipedia: en:Royal Mail
Collection Times: Mo-Fr 09:00; Sa 07:00; Su off
Drive Through: no
Operator: Royal Mail
Operator Wikidata: Q638098
Post Box Design: 2010_pattern
Post Box Mounting: pier
Post Box Type: lamp
Ref: TQ9 82D
Royal Cypher: EIIR
Royal Cypher Wikidata: Q33102113
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Fountain
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Flora
Historic: monument
Lat/Long: 50.4510149/-3.6970756
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Memorial Figure
Artist Wikidata: Q151097
Artist Wikipedia: en:Henry Moore
Artist Name: Henry Moore
Artwork Type: sculpture
Tourism: artwork
Wikidata: Q19759173
Lat/Long: 50.4502665/-3.6952433
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Swans
Historic: monument
Lat/Long: 50.4511472/-3.6957121
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Shelter
Bench: yes
Shelter Type: pavilion
Lat/Long: 50.4500824/-3.6970222
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Bench
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Camp Dartington
Addr City: Totnes
Addr Postcode: TQ9 6EE
Addr Street: Upper Drive
Email: campsite@dartington.org
Phone: +441803847150
Tourism: camp_site
Website: https://www.dartington.org/visit/stay/camp/
Lat/Long: 50.4500963/-3.7023994
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