Harford Bridge Holiday Park

Park reception (added by manager 08 Jul 2011)

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Family-run site by the River Tavy in Dartmoor National Park
River walks, fishing and kayaking within a 20-minute drive
Shop with fresh bread and local produce; diner van at weekends

Up with the lark? You want to try waking up with the otters. The River Tavy runs right past Harford Bridge Holiday Park and visitors to this Devon diamond often spot otters fishing the waters, along with kingfishers and dippers. This spacious and well-maintained site is on the western edge of Dartmoor National Park, a five-minute drive from the town of Tavistock. It’s almost a town itself, albeit a very quiet one, with a shop selling fresh baked bread and pastries, local produce, free-range eggs, milk and sweets. There are barbecue areas around the site for outdoor grilling and if that seems like too much hard work, wait for the weekend, when the Riverside Diner trailer sets up in the courtyard. If you did want to fit in some activity alongside all that feasting, there’s a tennis court to get competitive on, along with table tennis, table football and a sturdy kids’ playground for the smaller folk. There’s no slacking off for dogs either: canine friends are welcome on site and there’s a separate field for walkies. As it's a family-run site, the owners know what people need when holidaying with the brood, so the amenities include a pair of family wetrooms as well as heating in all the washrooms. There’s also a TV for those who can’t tear themselves from the screen.

Site type

Open all year

Tourist board rating

Languages spoken

English

Features

Dogs allowed

Leisure on site

Bar or club house

Cycle hire

Evening entertainment

Fishing

Fitness centre

Games room

Indoor swimming pool

Kids' club

On-site restaurant/cafe

Outdoor swimming pool

Play area

TV room

Take away

Tennis

Watersports

Amenities on site

Bath available

Car parking by pitch/unit

Composting toilet

Disabled facilities

Dog park

Drying room

Food shop

Free wifi

Ice pack freezing

Internet access

Launderette

Parent & baby washroom

Pick-up from public transport

Portable toilet

Pub toilets

Public telephone

Shower available

Toilet block

Washing-up area

Wifi

Groups welcome

Family friendly

Motorcycle friendly

Rallies welcome

Single-sex groups welcome

Student groups welcome

Rules

Barbecue provided

Barbecues allowed

Campfires allowed

Commercial vehicles allowed

Dogs allowed

Dogs allowed all year

Themes

Peaceful

Spectacular scenery

Walkers' paradise

Wildlife haven

Utilities

Charging facilities

Chemical disposal

Electric car charging point(s)

Gas cylinders available

Recycling available

Renewable energy

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby

Dog walk nearby

Nearby farmers' market

Public transport nearby

Shop nearby

Type

Large (51-200 pitches)

Nearby leisure

Canoeing/kayaking nearby

Climbing nearby

Cycle hire nearby

Cycling nearby

Fishing nearby

Golf nearby

Horse riding nearby

Indoor pool nearby

Mountain biking nearby

Restaurant nearby

Sailing nearby

Tennis nearby

Watersports nearby

Touring and motorhomes

Drainage hook-up points for tourers

Motorhome service point

Water hook-up points for tourers

Location

Harford Bridge Holiday Park

Peter Tavy

Tavistock

Devon

England

PL19 9LS

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London GMT (GMT+00:00)

GPS

50.57103°N
-4.11421°W

Nearest transport

Coach

2.1 mi Bus Station

11.9 mi North Road

Rail

6 mi Gunnislake Rail Station

6.6 mi Calstock Rail Station

7 mi Bere Alston Rail Station

Ferry

13.8 mi Devonport Ferry Terminal

14 mi Torpoint Ferry Terminal

14.2 mi Plymouth (Barbican) Landing Stage

Please note: All distances on this page are calculated "as the crow flies" - please check actual distance depending on your mode of travel using the Get directions button above.

Local attractions

Whether you’re an angler or an ambler, a paddler or just a waterside picnicker, the attractions of the River Tavy will be hard to resist. If it’s wanders you’re after, follow the water down into Tavistock and then take Drake’s Trail on foot or on wheels along a 21-mile trail combining country views with significant spots from the swashbuckling story of Sir Francis. Top it off with a trip to Buckland Abbey (20 minutes), where the sailor finally settled and where his descendants lived until 1938. For more active engagement with the water, land some trout (with luck) at Tavistock Trout Fishery, a couple of minutes’ drive from the site, or try kayaking from Canoe Tamar, 20 minutes away. Moorland wilderness on your agenda? Head for Haytor Rocks (45 minutes) to climb the rocky granite outcrops on Dartmoor’s eastern side; amid the vast open vistas, look out for buzzards overhead and the remains of 4,000 years’ worth of human settlement and industry. For wildlife on a smaller scale, few can fail to smile at the residents of Dartmoor's Miniature Pony Centre (45 minutes), while Paignton Zoo (an hour and 10 minutes) has the whole A to Z (almost) from Hamadryas baboons to Hartmann’s mountain zebras. Get wild and a bit wet yourselves after that at the town’s Splashdown Quaywest waterpark.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name	Distance	Type	2020	2019	2018	2017
Plymouth Hoe East	14.4 mi	Estuary	N/A	Good	Excellent	Excellent
Plymouth Hoe West	14.4 mi	Estuary	N/A	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent
Bovisand	16.3 mi	Sea	N/A	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent
Sharrow	16.7 mi	Sea	N/A	Excellent	Excellent	N/A
Portwrinkle	16.8 mi	Sea	N/A	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Dartmoor Zoological Park 12.3 mi

National Marine Aquarium 14.1 mi

Castle Drogo 15.8 mi

Buckfast Abbey 15.8 mi

Paignton Zoo Environmental Park 25.4 mi

National Trust

Lydford Gorge 5 mi

Buckland Abbey 6.2 mi

Cotehele 7.2 mi

Cotehele Mill 7.2 mi

Lawrence House 11.9 mi

Cycle routes

Find local routes on the National Cycle Network - over 12,000 miles of cycling routes.

Other

Merrivale - 10 Tors including Staple - Roos - Cox - nr Vixen 2.5 mi

Four Winds Car Park - Seven Tors - Four Winds 3.7 mi

Aqueduct, Crazywell Pool and Princetown 5.1 mi

The Round Dozen Tors 5.1 mi

Lowery Cross CP - Burrator Plantations - Crazywell 5.4 mi

Please note: All distances on this page are calculated "as the crow flies" - please check actual distance depending on your mode of travel using the Get directions button above.

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What attractions are near Harford Bridge Holiday Park? Whether you’re an angler or an ambler, a paddler or just a waterside picnicker, the attractions of the River Tavy will be hard to resist. If it’s wanders you’re after, follow the … Read more