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The Golden Lion Statue – The Card House loop from Ashburton

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The Golden Lion Statue – The Card House loop from Ashburton

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The Golden Lion Statue – The Card House loop from Ashburton

01:30

14.1km

180m

Running

Moderate run. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: June 20, 2026

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Dartmoor National Park

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482 m

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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566 m

The Real Old Library

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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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635 m

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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732 m

Fire Insurance Mark at 9 East Street

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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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803 m

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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828 m

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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965 m

Old Exeter Inn

Highlight • Pub

The Exeter Inn is the oldest pub in Ashburton, built in 1130 to house the workers of St Andrew's Church and has remained an inn ever since.

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14.1 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

7.82 km

2.61 km

1.59 km

1.49 km

483 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

7.55 km

3.44 km

2.63 km

246 m

206 m

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Friday 26 June

26°C

15°C

15 %

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The Golden Lion Statue – The Card House loop from Ashburton

The Golden Lion Statue

The Real Old Library

Fish-Scale House

Fire Insurance Mark at 9 East Street

The Card House

Mermaid Inn (Former Church’s Hardware Shop)

Old Exeter Inn

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