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# Drewsteignton

Drewsteignton is a village, civil parish and former manor within the administrative area of West Devon, England, also lying within the Dartmoor National Park.

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## Every way there

- Cardiff → Drewsteignton 96 km · quickest by road, 2h 36m · £18–24 [Guide](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/cardiff-to-drewsteignton) [Today](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Cardiff&to=Drewsteignton)
- Bristol → Drewsteignton 118 km · quickest by road, 1h 58m · £14–18 [Guide](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/bristol-to-drewsteignton) [Today](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Bristol&to=Drewsteignton)
- London → Drewsteignton 272 km · quickest by road, 4h 9m · £28–37 [Guide](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/london-to-drewsteignton) [Today](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=London&to=Drewsteignton)

Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds.

The field note

What is in and around Drewsteignton, ranked by how widely it is written about, how you reach it, and the nearest places where we have researched how people move.

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What Drewsteignton has

- Y Scheduled flights Cardiff (CWL), 83 km
- N Trains and coaches no timetable feed known for this country
- Y Ferries Exeter Quay, 18 km; sailings estimated
- Y Driving and taxi OpenStreetMap roads; cab fare from the country band
- N Bike and scooter share no share feed known
- N Cruises no open itinerary source anywhere

Y routable now · F found, not yet implemented · N no source known. Nearest place with more: Exeter, 19 km.

50.703°, -3.789°

It is located in the valley of the River Teign, 13 miles (21 km) west of Exeter and 9 miles (14 km) south east of Okehampton. Visitor attractions in the area include the village centre itself, nearby Castle Drogo, and Fingle Bridge. The population of the ward at the 2011 census was 1,616.

Get in

## Getting to Drewsteignton

Leave the A30 at Woodleigh junction exit towards Cherton Bishop then drive through Crockernwell. 4 mi (6.4 km) north of Moretonhampstead on the A382 turn right to Drewsteignton. The Two Moors Way passes through Drewsteignton and Castle Drogo.

See

## Worth seeing

1. Castle Drogo Castle Drogo Drive, EX6 6PB (near Exeter), castledrogo@nationaltrust.org.uk.
2. Drewsteignton Village Garden
3. Fingle Bridge EX6 6PW.
4. Prestonbury Castle
5. Spinsters' Rock
6. Wooston Castle

Do

## Things to do

1. Hunters Tor
2. Sharp Tor Overlooks the River Teign 220 m (720 ft) high.

Eat

## Where to eat

1. The Old Inn Hillmorhayes, EX6 6QR, enquiries@old-inn.co.uk.

How locals move

## Getting around Drewsteignton the local way

- Get in Brittany Ferries carry vehicles and foot passengers to Plymouth from Roscoff, Saint-Malo (both France), or Santander (Spain).
- Get in Poole in Dorset is by road from Exeter, and receives Brittany Ferries from Cherbourg (France) and Condor Ferries from Saint Helier (Jersey).
- Get in The other English Channel ferry ports are within a few hours' drive of Devon.

From [Wikivoyage: Devon](https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Devon), CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us. Last edited 2026-08.

Text adapted from [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drewsteignton) and [Wikivoyage](https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Drewsteignton), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photograph: Wikimedia Commons (see Commons), Wikimedia Commons.


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