Learn traditional woodland crafts using hand-tools such as draw-knives, side-axes, shave-horses and pole lathes in a beautiful woodland setting. 1 day, 3 day and 6 day courses available.
This lovely annual event is held near Woodovis Park in August. A wonderful afternoon of fun in the park. Music, cream teas, dog shows, stalls, runner duck racing, and a whole lot more! View previous photos here. Dates will be displayed on our Whats On page.
Don’t forget you can hire E-bikes from us. We set you off with suggested routes to take in beautiful sights, country pubs, cream teas and cool sparkling rivers to paddle in. It’s all you need to make the most of both the Tamar Valley AONB and Dartmoor National Park.
Really discover Dartmoor on a guided walk or try a navigation course. Run by experts who can explain the moorland in as much detail as you want, making it all the more interesting and fun.
Tavistock is a beautiful and friendly town that is worthy of any visitor, the ancient stannary town possesses world heritage status setting this town apart. The vibrancy and uniqueness of Tavistock is undeniable with a a range of beautiful local independent shops. Don’t miss the famous pannier market, full of fantastic stalls and beautiful crafts. Tavistock has wonderful architecture, unique shops and amazing locally produced food. Tavistock is well worth a visit.
What’s better then splashing around in a pool on Dartmoor? Do our Widgery Cross, Brat Tor (& a secret poem) walk and you’ll come across this lovely pool. With cows watching on in amazement, you’ll have a great day to remember.
The Annex bar & restaurant in Tavistock offers breakfast, a daytime café, and tapas. Vegan and vegetarian food available. Dog-friendly restaurant. Plus delicious cocktails!
A delightful restaurant, whether for a fancy breakfast treat, a bistro style lunch or a delicious dinner. Beautiful building, particularly upstairs, with a great ambiance and fantastic food.
Daily activity sessions including; gorge scrambling, weaseling, abseiling, kayaking and high ropes. Have a taster of some really unusual things. Great for all the family, or, parents who don’t want to join in can just enjoy the spectacle!
Made to measure guided walks that help you discover the magical essence of Dartmoor at your own pace.
Enjoy the splendour of Dartmoor up close on a full or half day guided tour. These superb e-bikes make cycling fun –even on the hills.
New for 2025 at Woodovis Park. Nature Workshops! Connect with nature and have fun outdoors! A seasonal selection of nature-based activities! Why not have a go at making wooden pendants, beads and games. Have fun whilst learning more about the nature around us!
Suitable for all ages £4 per person
WEDNESDAYS 6PM
April 9th & 16th
May 28th
July 23rd ,30th
August 6th, 13th, 20th, 27th
Fancy learning some cool new circus tricks and using real circus equipment? Come and give it a go with our Circus Master!
Suitable for all ages £4 per person
FRIDAYS 6PM
April 11th & 18th
May 30th
July 25th
August 1st, 8th, 15th, 22nd, 29th
COMBAT ARCHERY – When you have tried the fantastic archery that Stephen and his team provide then you must try the new Combat Archery! Archery with a twist, fun filled games such as “Team Deathmatch”, “Capture The Flag” and “Fire And Ice” Definitely not to be missed this year!
Suitable for adults and children over 9 years £15
TARGET ARCHERY – 1 hour fun lesson on the Petanque Court! Stephen and his team are qualified instructors who will teach you all you need to become a real Robin Hood! This archery activity is new to Woodovis Park. Target Archery has a fun twist on normal archery; all the danger has gone, the sharpest thing in play is your aim! It is much more fun and can played by all!
Suitable for adults and children over 6 years £10
TUESDAYS 6pm
April 8th & 15th
May 27th
July 22nd & 29th
August 5th , 12th, 19th & 26th
October 28th
Clive PiG – International storyteller feller! Come and enjoy a mixture of…. Magical myths, laughable legends, fabulous folk tales, PiG’s tales, musicals tales and story songs.
FREE TO ALL
MONDAY 6.30PM
April 7st & 14th
May 26th
July 21st & 28th
August 4th, 11th, 18th & 25th
October 27th & 29th
Our very own Snack Shack will be serving a variety of delicious foods for you to enjoy during your holiday. From tasty snacks to full on meals. So fill your boots and try our scrumptious delights at the Snack Shack!
Lil Pizza Heaven is a pop-up dining experience, producing the finest quality Neapolitan style sourdough pizza, cooked to perfection in an authentic Italian stone-based pizza oven. With an extensive menu of tasty toppings, their gourmet pizzas are a firm favourite.
MARCH
22nd : Tavistock Farmer’s Market
22nd : Book Fair Butchers Hall Tavistock
28th : History Talks at The Guildhall Heritage Centre
APRIL
5th: Tavistock Easter Trail
12th: Tavistock Farmer’s Market
17th Butchers Hall Spring Fair
20th: Easter Egg Hunt Woodovis Park
20th Tavistock Music & Arts Festival
26th: Tavistock Street Food Festival
26th: Tavistock Farmer’s Market
MAY
04th: Eat Tavistock Festival
10th: Tavistock Farmer’s Market
24th: Tavistock Farmer’s Market
24th: Tavistock Street Food Festival
25th: Tavistock Country Garden Show
25th Nature Inspired Market at the Butchers Hall
JUNE
01st: Tavistock Steam Fair
5th, 6th 7th: Royal Cornwall Show
14th: Tavistock Farmer’s Market
20th Butchers Hall Makers Market
21st: Tavistock Cream Tea Week
28th: Tavistock Street Food Festival
28th: Tavistock Farmer’s Market
28th: Armed Forces Day, Plymouth Hoe
JULY
12th: Tavistock Farmer’s Market
20th: Tavistock Carnival
20th: Clovelly Maritime Festival
26th: Tavistock Farmer’s Market
26th: Tavistock Street Food Festival
27th: Totnes & District Show
30th: Yealmpton Agricultural Show
AUGUST
07th: Honiton Show
07th: Butchers Hall Summer Fair
09th: Tavistock Farmer’s Market
13th & 14th: British Firework Championships, Plymouth
23rd: Tavistock Farmer’s Market
23rd: Tavistock Street Food Festival
23rd– 26th: Torbay Royal Regatta
22nd – 25th: Dartmouth Royal Regatta
SEPTEMBER
13th: Tavistock Farmer’s Market
13th & 14th: Plymouth Seafood & Harbour Festival
25th Butchers Hall Art & Crafts Market
27th: Tavistock Farmer’s Market
OCTOBER
08th: Tavistock Goose Fair
11th: Tavistock Farmer’s Market
16th: Butchers Hall Autumn Fair
25th: Tavistock Farmer’s Market
29th: Halloween Event at Woodovis Park
Please visit https://www.visit-tavistock.co.uk/whats-on for more exciting places to visit and things to do!
It doesn’t feel like hard work, gives you a great full body workout whilst feeling able to walk further for longer whilst still talking! These introductory sessions last 1.5 hours, poles are included and you get a great walk in Dartmoor too.
Here are some links to websites where you can get lots more information about our area.
Tamar Valley
Tamar Trails
Discover Dartmoor
Dartmoor National Park Authority
Drake’s Trail
Visit Devon
Visit Cornwall
Gourmet pizzas, fresh salads, sandwiches, pastas and meals – all with an emphasis on organic and local ingredients. Every meal is home-made, and great for lunch or dinner whilst their famous pizzas can be eaten in or take-away. They will even deliver to Woodovis Park!
Our neighbours, with 2 AA rosettes, stunning views and one of the best restaurants in Devon, if not the South West. If you have a very special occasion, then you won’t be disappointed here, the whole experience is divine!
The blacksmiths is a friendly local serving top class food and drinks seven days a week with its roots firmly within tradition and quality. Serving amazing pub classics in their truest form with great drinks in a relaxed ambience, welcome to one and all. A cosy, country inn which, if you are keen, is a lovely walk from Woodovis along mostly quiet country lanes.
A pub combined with restaurant serving unpretentious food prepared by owner and chef John Hooker (who held 3AA Rosettes and competed in BBC2’s Great British Menu in 2010 and 2011). South West ingredients with big hearty flavours.
A 15th Century Inn located on the River Tamar. Traditional home-cooked food, prepared using local produce. With open log fires it makes a cosy setting and on balmy days enjoy sitting outside and soak up the tranquility.
A 15th Century pub which is renowned for great food and well-kept real ales. Candle-lit tables, ancient timber beams, warming log fires and a garden looking out over Dartmoor countryside. What more can you ask for?
A charming, traditional, Cornish, village pub. Serves delicious home cooked food , which is freshly prepared to order, using the best locally sourced produce. The Eliot Arms offers a warm welcome to all visitors old and new.
A quirky take on a Wetherspoons pub. You know what you are getting; meals at great value for all the family. Dogs allowed in the garden only.
Lovely Village Pub Open for Food & Drink 7 Days a Week. Serving great quality home cooked food using local producers in a comfortable and relaxing environment.
Traditional fish and chips made from locally sourced potatoes and sustainable cod, freshly cooked to order. Eat in or take-away. South West Regional Winners and National Finalists in the SEAFISH independent Fish and Chip Take Away of the Year 2014.
Great Indian food to eat in or takeaway. A lovely atmosphere in this popular restaurant serving one of the best Indian meals for miles around. You won’t be disappointed for sure.
The newest eatery in Tavistock. Bistro, Restaurant & Bar! Great for a meal out or if you fancy a few cocktails. They even do a piece of coffee and a cake if you fancy popping in.
The Wharf has been described as the ‘Jewel of Tavistock’. This venue houses many live concerts throught out the year as well as boasting a theatre, cinema, art gallery and a piano bar.
See the lastest blockbuster movies on the big screen at the Plymouth Vue Cinema.
Why not take in a show from some of the countries greatest live acts at the Plymouth Pavilions.
Catch some of the classic ‘West End’ shows at the Theatre Royal. Many ‘West End’ shows have actually started here before transferring to London.
Tenpin is the UK’s largest chain of tenpin bowling centre’s offering a complete tenpin bowling experience. Tenpin also boasts a food diner, a licensed bar, amusement arcades and pool tables.
The open air Sterts Theatre at Upton Cross offers a range of out-door theatrical performances and concerts, that can be enjoyed in a natural setting, accompanied by a meal from the cafe or a picnic in the extensive grounds.
Take an instant BBQ and an evening picnic and park up on the moors near a river. Enjoy the peace and tranquillity of our beautiful Dartmoor – be sure to leave no traces behind you!
Just a 5 minute drive from us is the lovely Brentor. Just park up and walk up to the church at the top, it’s a great place to enjoy watching the sun go down with great views across Dartmoor, too.
Crackington Haven faces due West. It’s just a 40 minute drive away, and with a pub right on the front it’s a great place to go to extend your day and catch a beautiful sunset over the ocean!
Sit outside and enjoy the great night sky. Experience The Milky Way in its full glory as we have very little light pollution being surrounded by countryside.
Learn to take landscape photos like the professionals in the stunning surroundings of Dartmoor. Combine a guided tour with camera tuition creating fantastic lasting memories and skills to take away and use again and again.
Offering a whole host of courses from arts and crafts, jewellery with a twist, creative writing, photography, film to cookery courses. From courses for adults to whole family courses.
At 365 square miles, Dartmoor is the largest open space in southern England. It has wild open moorland, granite tors and wooded river valleys all of which make wonderful walking territory.
The Drake’s Trail has something for all age groups and fitness levels, starting with the new off-road cycling section between Tavistock and Plymouth. You can also download podcasts from the website for a guided audio tour!
See our selection of recommended taxis here. In addition to this we can recommend Tavicab XL on 07525 730003 who have a taxi equipped to take a wheelchair.
If you fancy a bit of ‘shopping till dropping‘ Plymouth has all the regular shops in Drake´s Circus the indoor mall.
Dartmoor Cycles are based right next to the start of Drake’s Trail. They will advise you on the route and will also introduce you to the latest downhill cycling.
Devon Cycle Hire will deliver bikes to your pitch at Woodovis Park. They are right next to the lovely Granite Way for the more gentle approach! Quality bikes, traffic free cycling over two viaducts along the Granite Way. Direct trail access, Devon pubs on the route and spectacular views of Dartmoor. Booking advisable.
These routes offer walkers and cyclists some of the most varied and rewarding routes in the South West, as well supporting the villages of the Valley along the way. Cycle routes suitable for more experienced riders.
By train and by foot is a great way to explore our lovely Tamar Valley (and beyond). Not only an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, but also a World Heritage Site!
An great way to visit Plymouth or to explore the valley. Free parking just 10 minutes away in Gunnislake and you purchase your ticket on the train.
Steam Locomotives run from Launceston through several miles of countryside to the hamlet of Newmills. At Launceston there is a café, museum, workshop, well stocked shop and bookshop, and adjacent to the railway at Newmills is a popular farm park.
There’s much more to travelling than getting from A to B. Journeys in South West England can be a highlight of your stay, providing unique views, the chance to unwind or to step back in time. Here are just a few of our favourites for you to try.
This is a fortified medieval house and richly planted garden with a quay, mill and variety of woodland walks, a mile or so riverside walk from Calstock.
This is 8 acres of glorious gardens, including a two-acre walled garden, with some wonderful panoramic views over stunning South Devon landscape. Teas and light lunches are served in the house.
This is a 13th century abbey, later converted into the home of Sir Francis Drake. Explore the legendary life of Sir Francis Drake and the Armada.
The castle and grounds are lovely to visit, and during the school holidays there are all sorts of fun and adventurous activities going on for the little’uns.
Beautifully sited on the fringe of Dartmoor, Lydford boasts three defensive features. Near the centre is a 13th-century tower on a mound, built as a prison. To the south is an earlier Norman earthwork castle: to the north, Saxon town defences.
This is an early 19th century forge, powered by three water wheels, which produced sickles, scythes and shovels for both agriculture and mining.
Plymouth Gin!! Ooooh! Yum, yum! Plymouth Gin is the only English gin still made at its original distillery. The Black Friars Distillery in Plymouth, the oldest working English distillery – since 1793.
This is an exquisitely furnished and decorated 18th century mansion set in a period garden and 500 acre landscaped park.
Set on a large natural mound, Launceston Castle dominates the surrounding landscape. Begun soon after the Norman Conquest, its focus is an unusual 13th century round tower keep built by Richard, Earl of Cornwall, inside an earlier circular shell-keep.
The grandest and most welcoming house in Cornwall, set in 450 acres of woods and parkland running down to the Fowey river and encircled by formal and woodland gardens, lovely in all seasons.
Its wonderful location, set high on the rugged North Cornwall coast, offers dramatic views. Tintagel Castle is steeped in legend and mystery; said to be the birthplace of King Arthur, you can still visit the nearby Merlin’s Cave.
14th century ruins, once the largest castle in Devon. Although ruined, the gravity defying keep still stands tall in its tranquil setting of woodland and with a river running past.
It stands in a superb waterside location, guarding the entrance to the Dart estuary. Magnificent battlement views and a fascinating history make the castle the perfect venue for a great day out.
Over 900 years old. On a hilltop with super views over the river Dart. Worth a visit when visiting the lovely town of Totnes.
Dartmoor’s latest attraction! Over 100 vintage and classic vehicles from Victorian horse-drawn carts to cars, motorcycles from pre-1920s to the 1990s.
Whatever the season, the garden is a unique and enchanting place that people return to time and time again to find ideas and inspiration.
These gardens have been in existence for more than 400 years. This makes a really full day out. Enjoy The Jungle, the productive gardens, the Lost Valley, Farm Walk and the pleasure grounds.
The famous biomes, tropical and Mediterranean gardens built in an old used up quarry. Plans for a new building to house a desert landscape in a ‘bowed tennis racket shape’!
Internationally known gardens with over 700 different varieties of rhododendrons, camellias, blue hydrangeas and specimen conifers. 50 acres in all.
This tranquil garden and estate is renowned for its glorious position at the head of Carrick Roads, with panoramic views down the estuary towards Falmouth and the sea.
Set in a wooded valley dropping steeply to the hamlet of Durgan on the shore of the beautiful Helford estuary, Glendurgan is one of the great sub-tropical gardens of the South West.
Situated in the centre of Tavistock, this market is open from Tuesdays through to Saturdays with different sales each day. Tuesday is antiques, collectables and bric-a-brac. Wednesdays and Thursdays is a mixed market with a varied range of goods and crafted wares. Fridays is the charter market and Saturdays consists of the Aladdin’s cave every 1st Saturday of the month, crafts market every 2nd Saturday of the month, a mixed market every 3rd Saturday of the month and a Victorian market on the 4th.
Farmers markets are an ever increasingly popular way to purchase some of the best food and drink in the country. You can get to meet the folk who produce these wonderful things, sample their wares, and get ideas on how to cook and present your food. The markets generally run from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm throughout the year:
Wednesdays – each week – Holsworthy
Thursdays – each week – Exeter
Fridays – each week – Launceston
1st Saturday in the month – Kingsbridge
2nd Saturday in the month – Tavistock, Plymouth, Dartmouth
3rd Saturday in the month – Okehampton & Ivybridge
4th Saturday in the month – Tavistock, Plymouth, Totnes, Widecombe
A wide and spacious sand/shingle beach with many rock pools at low tide. East beach has a reputation as an unofficial nudist beach.
A sheltered sandy cove with rock pools to explore, this beach is located close to Plymouth and backed by low cliffs.
Two sand and shingle beaches with numerous rock pools. Popular with families and the east beach (known as Finnygook beach) can be used by experienced surfers. Tides can be strong, so be careful
Low cliffs surrounding the small cove of Wembury beach. There are large areas of sand and many rockpools to explore at low tide.
Large sandy beach. All facilities nearby, including car parks, toilets, cafes and pub. Seaton Valley Countryside Park offers walks, picnic and amenity areas.
Stunningly beautiful three-mile stretch of fine sandy beach backed by slate cliffs, reached by paths at Freathy, Tregonhawke and Tregantle. Beware of strong rip tides.
A sheltered sand and shingle beach with rock pools. New facilities nearby are currently under development, including boat hire and watersports. Car park, toilets, cafe. Easy access.
Car parking either at small quayside park or 15 minute walk from the main car park in West Looe. Easy access. All year dog ban on East Looe beach. Dogs allowed on Plaidy.
A long rocky beach which stretches around Hannafore Point to the west of Looe.
There are several small beaches in Talland Bay – the main one by the Beach Cafe is probably the best for children and has sand both at high tide and low tide.
Attractive, sheltered sand and shingle beaches with all facilities nearby, including pubs, cafes and beach shops. Great to take the ferry across from the Barbican, or the Cremyll ferry to Mount Edgecombe and walk round.
At low tide the massive expanse of sand sweeps from the main beach up the estuary to the slip road, making it possible to walk along the sands.
A sheltered horse-shoe shaped cove with a fine sandy beach. There are excellent walks along the South Devon Coast Path with glorious scenery.
A beautiful and vast sandy beach backed by low cliffs at the mouth of the River Avon. A real ‘must’ because of the lovely Burgh Island. Enjoy a trip across to Burgh Island on the hugh tractor. The Venus Cafe does great take-away food.
Bantham is a vast sandy beach on the South Devon Coast Path. It is backed by marum-covered sand dunes, with many rock pools to explore.
Owned by the National Trust it is an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The beach is made up of coarse sand and rocky outcrops, with rock pools to explore at low tide.
The 3 main beaches at Hope Cove are all small and sheltered by the coastline. Their shores are lapped by small waves, making them perfect for younger children.
Situated between two headlands, this beach provides fantastic coastal views and is completely submerged at high tide. There are miles of safe inland sailing along this stretch of coastline.
A fine sandy family beach which is accessible via the road, coastal footpath or a passenger ferry from Salcombe town centre.
The East Portlemouth side of the Salcome Estuary is lined by many beaches, and at low tide one can walk the entire fore-shore.
This amazing looking little bay is sheltered from the north by the cliffs of Pencannow and by the headland of Cambeak to the south.
Whether you wish to swim, sunbathe, surf, hunt for marine life in the hundreds of rock pools or just comb the beach for that personal memento, Widemouth offers all this and more.
A National Trust car park can lead you to this lovely beach but beware at low tide when swimming can be dangerous. Life’s a Beach is a great cafe there for you.
Trebarwith with its vast cliffs, dark caves and fine golden sand. Gull Rock is almost reminiscent of a dog’s head, keeping watch off shore. This is the sort of idyllic Cornish beach that features in many tourist brochures.
The closest beach to the town with level access from the Summerleaze car park, but also approached via the Downs or from the Canal at low tide.
Out & About
Rest and Relaxation– Tripadvisor.co.uk 2024
Comfortable and clean in a beautiful location . A lovely peaceful location where you can choose to relax and unwind from your busy lifestyle or take daily drives to some outstanding locations near by or further afield. What ever you choose you won’t be disappointed.
Beautiful Relaxing Campsite– Tripadvisor.co.uk 2024
Beautiful, spotless Campsite. Very peaceful and relaxing. Extremely Eco friendly. Loved the swimming pool and spa and even had it completely to ourselves on a couple of occasions. The staff are all very friendly. We will delivery visit again!
We shall return, without a doubt! – Tripadvisor.co.uk 2024
An excellent weeks stay at Woodovis. Clean, warm, well stocked accommodation. Friendly, helpful staff. Plenty to do from the site both on the Moor and off. We’re not big swimmers but even we had a dip and Jacuzzi in the free, beautifully maintained pool. We shall return without a doubt.
Love this place– Tripadvisor.co.uk 2024
Excellent site, immaculately kept. So much more that I discovered this time – the enclosed field for dog walking, the amazing doggy spa, the snack shack and amazing visiting pizza trailer.
Positioned in an outstandingly beautiful place surrounded by so many places of interest and things to do. Super friendly staff. Will be back of course!
Excellent site with lots of fantastic facilities– Tripadvisor.co.uk 2024
Excellent site, the faculties were fantastic, everything you could think of. The indoor pool and spa was great, doggie wash, bike wash and plenty to do. Nice and peaceful at night. All the staff were very friendly and helpful, with a good shop. Close to the lovely town of Tavistock and National Trust places.
Amazing – Tripadvisor.co.uk 2024
Flawless experience from booking, pre-arrival communication, check-in, facilities & great customer service. So helpful to us on our first camping trip, assisted with tent/pegs & even provided correct power cable!
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