Ashburton Information Centre – The Card House loop from Ashburton

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Ashburton Information Centre – The Card House loop from Ashburton

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Ashburton Information Centre – The Card House loop from Ashburton

00:23

3.71km

40m

Running

Easy run. Great for any fitness level. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: July 18, 2026

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Dartmoor National Park

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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2.48 km

View of Moretonhampstead from Terrace Walk

Highlight • Viewpoint

Exit the Information Centre, turn left and follow the road around past the Town Hall. Turn left and walk up North Street. When an opening appears in the high stone …

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2.83 km

Ashburton Information Centre

Highlight • Rest Area

We are a single point of contact for information about Ashburton and the surrounding area serving visitors, local residents and businesses.

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2.91 km

Look at the slates hanging above the Ashburton Co-op store and you should be able to pick out the suits of a pack of cards. The building was originally an old gambling den and later became the ‘Card House Cafe.

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2.94 km

Mermaid Inn (Former Church’s Hardware Shop)

Highlight • Settlement

Look out for the plaque at Church’s hardware shop in North Street. Whilst pursuing royalist troops following their defeat at Bovey Tracey, General Fairfax stayed the night at the Mermaid Inn which is now Church’s.

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2.98 km

Fire Insurance Mark at 9 East Street

Highlight • Other

Number 9 East St (now a greengrocer) has a fire insurance mark on the front of the building. These were placed at a height that was easy to see, but …

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3.08 km

Fish-Scale House

Highlight • Settlement

As you walk down East Street notice the aptly named fish-scale house with it slates on the facade of the house on your right.

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3.15 km

The Real Old Library

Highlight • Other

As you walk down East Street, you will pass the Real Old Library on the left. 49 East Street used to be a private lending library in Victorian times.

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3.23 km

The Golden Lion Statue

Highlight • Structure

This building is notorious for being the headquarters of the Monster Raving Loony Party - Alan Hope (“Howling Lord Hope”) the leader of the Official Monster Raving Loony Party is …

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3.71 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

2.88 km

796 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

2.41 km

1.30 km