Retirement Properties Spotlight in Chagford

Chagford : Chagford is a delightful small town on the edge of Dartmoor in excellent walking country. It was once a Stannary town - where the miners weighed their tin, and today has beautiful Georgian and Tudor houses lining its streets and a fine sixteenth century bridge spanning the River Teign. Nearby is Gidleigh Park, one of the finest hotels in the country, and at Drewesteignton, just two miles away, is Sir Edwin Lutyens masterpiece, Castle Drogo. Castle Drogo is now owned by The National Trust and is a monumental medieval-style castle with granite walls and huge mullioned windows. Dartmoor is famous for its wild beauty and is one of the largest areas of open country in southern England.