Two Bridges Hotel

Inside, it still has coaching-inn character: fires, old clocks and antiques, traditional lounges, a bar and a restaurant. Day visitors can come for lunch or dinner, morning coffee, drinks or a Devon cream tea; the menu leans on seasonal local produce, and Dartmoor Brewery's Jail Ale is the obvious local drink to look for. The place began as the Saracen's Head, and the Two Bridges name refers to the old crossings of the West Dart and Cowsic. The setting is part of the appeal, so look from the gardens or terrace towards the river rather than treating it as just a white building beside the road.

Opposite the hotel is the small visitor car park for Wistman's Wood, but spaces are very limited; hotel parking is for guests and customers, so don't assume it is a free trailhead. The short route to the wood is about 4 km return and changes from a broad track to rough, muddy ground. This is a protected place of fragile mosses and lichens: stay on the route and don't walk through the wood or scramble on its boulders. For a longer outing, the hotel's circuit to Wistman's Wood and Crockern Tor is about 5 miles and includes a steep section and high stiles.

The hotel sits at the B3212/B3357 junction near Princetown. There are Blue Badge bays, a step-free route to the entrance, accessible toilets and step-free ground-floor public rooms, but no lift to the first floor. Assistance dogs are welcome; other dogs need prior arrangement and aren't allowed in the restaurant. For a photo, use the little bridge and river in the foreground so the hotel has a sense of place; a straight front-on shot loses the Dartmoor setting.