What to explore?

• Leper Colony (see below)
• Great Torrington Museum
• Dartington Glass Factory & tours
• Rosemoor Gardens
• Obelisk

	Walk 1 Torrington Common, river & Obelisk (3.5 miles)
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Difficulty:

Note: There are several steady climbs and descents.

The Walk

A The walk starts from Torrington's main Car Park. By the toilets turn right into South Street, then left into High street and continue past St Michael and All Angles Church crossing A386 into School Lane.
Continue for half a mile ignoring lane on right ,then beyond the outskirts of the town turn left into a public footpath.

B Continue through the Common for a bit more than half a mile then turn left into another public footpath which zigzags uphill towards a small car park near a cemetery. Follow a service road to the main road.

C Turn left then almost immediately on the edge of the cemetery turn right into a tarmac footpath opposite. At the end take path diagonally cutting through wasteland .Near residential area into a small alley leading to Mill Street.

Next, turn right until main road then left. Before bridge turn left into a track next to a Toll House.

D Across the river lies Taddiport where during the 13th century lepers were housed - fields were set aside for them to cultivate but only two remain ,see picture below.

Continue taking path nearest to the river then after half a mile take a left path zigzagging uphill. Cross another path then up until next crossing of paths.

E Turn right then continue until the Obelisk which was built 1in 1818 to commemorate the battle of Waterloo (1815).

Turn left then climb steadily up hill to the car park.

A GPS is highly recommended.

Note: Free Parking available for this walk only - see below.

	Walk 2 to Puffing Billy (3.9 miles)
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Difficulty:

It follows part of the Tarka Trail which you can download from here

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	Walk 3 to Obelisk (1.5 miles)
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  Difficulty:

Start from South Street and walk West to the Torrington Methodist Church.

Follow path right of Church into Warren Lane.

After 160m turn left onto a path . Continue for another 150m then at the junction with another footpath turn left.

Continue South onto a service road.

At the junction with Mill Street turn left then soon take next footpath on right.

At the end of this path turn left onto another path and continue East.

Use map to guide you.