Sett Makers Bankers

Out on the moorland fringe near Tavistock, Sett Makers Bankers is what happens when you stop and actually read the landscape. This Iron Age settlement sits quietly on the Devon slopes - a scatter of ancient house platforms and earthworks that only reveal themselves once you know what you're looking for. The site takes its unusual name from the sett-makers who worked here centuries ago, crafting the badger-like creatures' homes from local stone, though the archaeology runs far deeper than that.

Walking the site demands a bit of imagination. There's no visitor centre, no interpretation boards, just the ground itself and the remains of roundhouses where people lived two thousand years ago. It's the sort of place that rewards the kind of visitor who likes puzzles - someone willing to trace the earthworks and picture the settlement as it was. Families with older kids who are into archaeology will get something out of it, but younger children may find it too abstract and empty.

The real draw here is combining it with other Dartmoor walks and a park stay. Langstone Manor Holiday Park sits just three miles away and offers proper facilities if you're based there - the glamping pods are well-rated. Dartmoor Domes, five miles off, gives you another solid option. From either, you can tackle Sett Makers Bankers as part of a morning moorland walk before heading to somewhere with more immediate visual impact. Allow an hour, bring the OS map, and go on a clear day when the views actually matter.