Medieval longhouse opens its doors

This spring Dartmoor National Park Authority is pleased to be able to offer a limited number of tours of its grade 1 listed medieval longhouse which has been closed to the public while it undergoes extensive renovations.

The work has been carried out with support from the Heritage lottery funded Moor than meets the eye (MTMTE) landscape partnership, with additional funding from the National Park Authority. We have reached a point in the project where, for a limited period, we are able to run some tours in April before the final phase of internal work commences (probably sometime in May). There are unlikely to be any tours once this work begins until later in the year.

The work carried out so far has revealed some fascinating information about the development of this building from its original two rooms to the building we see today.

All this work and additional research carried out by the MTMTE funded Moor Medieval project into Dartmoor’s medieval farmsteads has provided us with an updated story to tell about this fascinating building.

This is a fantastic opportunity to view Higher Uppacott before some of the stripped back features are once again covered over.

Saturday 1 April, 10:30am
Wednesday 5 April, 10:30am
Sunday 9 April, 10:30am
Thursday 13 April, 10:30am
Saturday 15 April, 10:30am
Saturday 22 April, 10:30am
Sunday 30 April, 10:30am
Monday 1 May 10:30am & 13:30pm

All tours will last approximately 1 ½ hours.

Booking: Please book your place by telephoning Princetown visitor centre on 01822 890414 or email visit@datmoor.gov.uk

Parking: You will be advised at the time of booking on parking arrangements, as there is limited parking at the house.

Charge: Adults £5.00, children 14 & under free (tours more suited to children 8+)

Please be aware that Higher Uppacott is a work in progress so is presented in an unfinished state and that visitors need to take care when on site.  The house has uneven floors, low beams and stairs.