Church House Inn Newton Abbot

General Information

Church House Inn is at the very heart of the quaint hamlet of Holne, just four miles from Ashburton. Set on the south-eastern slopes of Dartmoor, a community features existed here since the 11th century. Today a population of around 250 persons live in this pretty setting. It's the incomparable Church House Inn within the boundary of Dartmoor National Park. Stonemasons building The Church of St Mary the Virgin, next door, built the Inn in 1329 to give board and accommodations, plus ales surely for themselves. A hollow yew tree in the churchyard, planted around 1300, exists today. Holne is notorious as the birthplace of Charles Kingsley, author of Water Babies and Westward Ho! During Victorian times the Church House Inn was an accepted vacation destination. The newly discovered visitor's book, dating from 1800, clearly shows the principal delights visitors delighted during their visit. Today customers arrive from all parts of the globe, such is the fame of this historic Inn. Clients come to appreciate the rugged Dartmoor landscape and often to engage in the diverse recreation pursuits accessible. The two Moors Way footpath stretching across Dartmoor and up to Exmoor passes though Holne.

Transportation

The Church House in is situated on the crossroads at the very heart of Holne countryside in the Dartmoor National Park, about 4 miles west of the cities of Ashburton and Buckfast. Follow the signs for Holne countryside and the Church House Inn is located next to the countryside church.