National Park Visitor Centre, Princetown

Our visitor centre has bags of history. Once a hotel, author Arthur Conan Doyle stayed here while writing his famous Sherlock Holmes novel The Hound of the Baskervilles.

Opened as a visitor centre in 1993, it contains a variety of changing exhibitions and displays. Come and find out more about Dartmoor's wild stories, learn about the moorland's wildlife and spend time in our conservation garden (currently unavailable), home to several antiquities.

We stock a great range of goods for the outdoor enthusiast. Grab a map or a guide book or buy gifts for your loved ones from our Dartmoor Range.

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Princetown provides an excellent jumping off point to the open moorland, particularly if you like walking or cycling. Our staff will be pleased to help you plan a route if you need a few ideas.

Princetown has a good selection of pubs and cafes, parking and public toilets with access for the disabled. Learn more.

The weather is changeable so remember to come prepared for whatever Dartmoor brings!