Druids Well

Druids Well is a water source on Dartmoor with roots that probably reach back to medieval times or beyond. Like many wells scattered across the moor, it would have been essential to the people who lived and worked on these high, exposed slopes, where fresh water is never far away but always worth knowing about.

Today the well remains part of the moorland landscape, a quiet reminder of how people have drawn water from Dartmoor for centuries. It sits within the granite country where such springs and wells still seep reliably from the ground, and visiting it offers a moment to consider the practical everyday life of those who inhabited or crossed the moor in ages past.