Dartmoor Halfway Inn

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View of the site from hill, plenty of open green space on site
View of the site from hill, plenty of open green space on site
River lemon, which passes just behind the site
Plenty of open green space on site
Pitches in sunny and shady spots
Outside the pub
Spacious pitches with gravel paths
Stay out of the rain in the beach huts
Outdoor seating in the grounds of the inn
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River lemon, which passes just behind the site
Plenty of open green space on site
Pitches in sunny and shady spots

  • Riverside site in the grounds of a pub-restaurant
  • A couple of minutes’ drive from the edge of Dartmoor National Park
  • A 10-minute drive from Newton Abbot and 30 from Torquay
Want to feel like you’re getting a secluded and peaceful getaway without having to give up being close to other people? At Dartmoor Halfway Inn, a family-friendly site in the grounds of a pub-restaurant 10 minutes’ drive from the town of Newton Abbot in Devon, South West England, you get the best of both worlds. Two minutes from the edge of Dartmoor National Park, The Halfway Inn is well placed for exploration – you can walk, cycle, ride, canoe or climb your way around the park, travel from scenic village to scenic village, or learn about the history of the area. The site and pub are dog friendly too, so ramblers should feel free to bring their canine companions along for the walk. On site, kick back by the river Lemon, which passes just behind the campgrounds, or relax in the open green field – kids who aren’t quite ready to sit still for the evening can burn off any residual energy in the on-site playground. When the whole family is ready for dinner, stroll over to the Halfway Inn for a slap-up meal, then knock back a few beers or a couple of glasses of wine – or juice for the kids – and toddle back to where you’re spending the night less than 200 metres away. If you’d prefer a change of scenery, there are plenty of other restaurants in Newton Abbot and within 10 minutes’ drive of Halfway Inn.

Campground type

Camper sites 24
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Tent sites 20
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Opens March 1
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English

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2 adults
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0 dogs

Reviews

8.5

Overall rating from 237 Pitchup.com customers

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Location
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Value for money
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Accommodation
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Facilities / Activities
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Customer service
 9
Child friendliness
 8
Cleanliness
 9
Wifi
 7
Peaceful

87% would recommend this campground to a friend

85% would stay here again

What customers say

Pitches offer privacy with hedges. The adjacent pub is praised for its good food and friendly staff. Facilities, including restrooms and showers, are generally clean and well-maintained. However, a recurring issue is the limited number of restrooms, leading to queues. Some guests noted road noise and WiFi can be unreliable on site. A sewage smell around the restroom block was also mentioned by several visitors.

Summary AI-generated from Pitchup.com customer reviews. Last updated 8/4/2026

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Arrival date (latest first)

A great place to stay. Close to Moors and town

Overall

8 out of 10
Location
 8
Value for money
 8
Facilities / Activities
 8
Customer service
 10
Child friendliness
 No rating
Cleanliness
 8
Wifi
 8
 David C. 3 reviews

Primitive cement/asphalt and grass campsite

Liked Location, Staff, facilities

Disliked Toilets very smelly

Recommend to friends Visit again

Would never stay again. Hope they get it sorted it was awful

Overall

2 out of 10
Location
 5
Value for money
 1
Facilities / Activities
 1
Customer service
 No rating
Child friendliness
 No rating
Cleanliness
 1
Wifi
 1
 Debora T. 1 review

Powered cement/asphalt and grass campsite (comfort)

Liked The site area is well maintained

Disliked Left after 1st night. The sewage smell coming from the toilets was too much. Could not use the toilets or showers because of the awful smell , it made you wretch. I was physically sick with smell

Recommend to friends Visit again

Tidy camping area, fully serviced pitch…

Overall

8 out of 10
Location
 7
Value for money
 4
Facilities / Activities
 2
Customer service
 6
Child friendliness
 No rating
Cleanliness
 5
Wifi
 2
 Stef K. 1 review

FHU cement/asphalt and grass campsite (premium)

Liked Tidy camping area, fully serviced pitch if required. Private pitches.
Onsite pub food is nice.

Disliked The smell of the toilets was awful even when sat eating outside there was a smell
Of foul sewers. The shower block was not very clean either.
It was ok for 1 night but I don’t think I would stay for longer.
Some pitches are quite tight to park in due to a hedge opposite.
WiFi connection was very bad

Recommend to friends Visit again

Great location and facilities

Overall

10 out of 10
Location
 10
Value for money
 10
Facilities / Activities
 6
Customer service
 8
Child friendliness
 No rating
Cleanliness
 8
Wifi
 No rating
lamorna l. 1 review

Primitive cement/asphalt and grass campsite

Liked Brilliant stop off

Recommend to friends Visit again

Wouldn't stay again, sewer water smelling toilets

Overall

2 out of 10
Location
 7
Value for money
 4
Facilities / Activities
 1
Customer service
 7
Child friendliness
 5
Cleanliness
 2
Wifi
 1
 sophie w. 1 review

Powered cement/asphalt and grass campsite (comfort)

Liked Lovely pub on the front, and nice private pitches

Disliked Toilets constantly smelt of sewer water, there was no hot water for washing your cooking items and only 1 toilet. There was on site WiFi, but it never worked to be able to use

Recommend to friends Visit again

Friendly staff and nice outdoor seating…

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5 out of 10
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Wifi
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Gemma W. 2 reviews

Primitive cement/asphalt and grass campsite

Liked Friendly staff and nice outdoor seating at the pub

Disliked The smell of the toilet block was awful- sewer/septic tank smell and we were pitched close to it. Would not return for this reason

Recommend to friends Visit again

Goede staanplaats met genoeg ruimte voor…

Overall

8 out of 10
Location
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Value for money
 7
Facilities / Activities
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Customer service
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Child friendliness
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Cleanliness
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Wifi
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Anonymous

Powered cement/asphalt and grass campsite (comfort)

Liked Goede staanplaats met genoeg ruimte voor ons Volkswagen T3 camperbusje.
Lekker eten in de pub.
Vriendelijk ontvangst door het personeel van de Dartmoor Halfway inn.

Disliked Sanitair, er is 1 toilet, dus soms moet je even wachten. Dat was echter geen probleem

Recommend to friends Visit again

An ok site for a brief stay

Overall

7 out of 10
Location
 9
Value for money
 8
Facilities / Activities
 6
Customer service
 8
Child friendliness
 No rating
Cleanliness
 8
Wifi
 10
 Steve H. 4 reviews

Powered cement/asphalt and grass campsite (comfort)

Liked Pitches were large and private.
WiFi was good

Disliked Entry to site was via a bell and only during the pub opening hours of 8am to 10pm. Sometimes between those hours you could wait 5 mins for the barrier to be lifted. A better system is needed.
The drains smelt quite bad during our stay.
There weren't enough toilets for all on site.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Nice small clean site.…

Overall

8 out of 10
Location
 8
Value for money
 10
Facilities / Activities
 10
Customer service
 10
Child friendliness
 No rating
Cleanliness
 10
Wifi
 7
 Yvonne H. 3 reviews

Primitive cement/asphalt and grass campsite

Liked Nice small clean site.

Disliked Nothing to dislike other than some traffic noise

Recommend to friends Visit again

Would not recommend.

Overall

1 out of 10
Location
 10
Value for money
 2
Facilities / Activities
 1
Customer service
 1
Child friendliness
 No rating
Cleanliness
 1
Wifi
 10
 Thomas O. 1 review

Powered cement/asphalt and grass campsite (comfort)

Liked Grounds overall were nice.

Disliked Toilets were shockingly bad.
Pub manager was rude.
Really foul smell of sewage throughout duration of stay.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Features

Dogs allowed

Leisure on park

Bar or club house Cycle hire Evening entertainment Fishing Fitness centre Indoor swimming pool Kids' club On-site restaurant/cafe Outdoor swimming pool Playground Recreation room/arcade TV room Takeout Tennis Watersports

Amenities on park

Bath available Composting toilet Dog park Drying room Free wifi Grocery store Ice pack freezing Internet access Laundromat Parent & baby washroom Payphone Pick-up from public transport Portable toilet Pub toilets Restrooms Shower available Washing-up area Wifi

Groups welcome

Family friendly Motorcycle friendly Single-sex groups welcome Student groups welcome

Rules

Barbecue grills allowed Barbecue provided Campfires allowed Commercial vehicles allowed Dogs allowed Dogs allowed all year

Utilities

Charging facilities Dump station Electric car charging point(s) Propane/gas cylinders available Recycling available Renewable energy

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby Convenience store nearby Dog walk nearby

Type

Medium (26-50 sites)

Location

Dartmoor Halfway Inn

Ashburton Road

Bickington

Newton Abbot

Devon

England

TQ12 6JW

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London +0100 (GMT+01:00)

GPS

50.53458°N
3.68937°W

Nearest transport

Bus
4 mi Rail Station
4 mi Rail Station
4.4 mi Shelter
Rail
4 mi Newton Abbot Rail Station
6.8 mi Totnes Rail Station
7.6 mi Torre Rail Station
Ferry
7.4 mi Totnes Ferry Landing
8.2 mi Shaldon Teignmouth Ferry Landing
8.4 mi Teignmouth Ferry Landing
Airport
18.1 mi Exeter International Airport

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

You can barely turn a corner in this part of Devon without coming face to face with a stately manor – Bradley, Compton Castle, Greenway, Castle Drogo, Coleton Fishacre, Cockington Court, Torre Abbey and Dartington Hall are all with 45 minutes’ drive, and a visit to the spectacular 16-sided A la Ronde, 35 minutes away, is highly recommended. Tipplers might like to make the trip to Buckfast Abbey outside Buckfastleigh (10 minutes), though you won’t be able to do tours or tastings at the factory. If the Abbey doesn’t get you steaming, head to the South Devon Railway and climb aboard the vintage train, or abandon alcohol-related puns altogether and head to the Buckfast Butterfly Farm and Dartmoor Otter Sanctuary. Fawlty Towers fans will be keen to learn that Torquay is less than 30 minutes away. Although you can no longer visit the real-life hotel behind the comedy, there’s plenty to keep you entertained: follow the Agatha Christie Mile to get a glimpse of some of the spots that inspired the murder mystery maven, dive below the Devon coast in the prehistoric Kents Cavern, or play giant at Babbacombe Model Village.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020201920182017
Maidencombe 8 mi Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Watcombe 8.1 mi Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Shaldon 8.2 mi Estuary N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Torre Abbey 8.4 mi Sea N/AExcellentExcellentGood
Ness Cove 8.4 mi Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Buckfast Abbey 4.8 mi

Paignton Zoo Environmental Park 8.8 mi

Living Coasts 9 mi

Castle Drogo 12.4 mi

Exeter Cathedral - Church of Saint Peter 14.8 mi

National Trust

Compton Castle 5.9 mi

The Church House 6.1 mi

Greenway 11.3 mi

Castle Drogo 12.4 mi

A la Ronde 14.5 mi

Cycle routes

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

Other

The Templer Way: Part 2 2.6 mi

Stover Country Park - River Teign - Stover Park 2.6 mi

STOVER PARK 2.8 mi

Newton Abbott - Manor, River and Woods 3.1 mi

Ashburton - River and Woods 3.2 mi

Local events

  • Beautiful Days (Friday, August 21, 2026 – Friday, August 21, 2026)

    Ottery St Mary, England 23.7 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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Frequently asked questions

  • Does Dartmoor Halfway Inn have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Dartmoor Halfway Inn dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Dartmoor Halfway Inn? You can barely turn a corner in this part of Devon without coming face to face with a stately manor – Bradley, Compton Castle, Greenway, Castle Drogo, Coleton Fishacre, Cockington Court, Torre … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Dartmoor Halfway Inn?
    RV, travel trailer and tent sites
    Arrive:  noon –  9:30 p.m.
    Depart by:  10:30 a.m.
    On-park accommodation
    Arrive:  noon –  9:30 p.m.
    Depart by:  10:30 a.m.

    Please check-in at the bar upon arrival.

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  • How much does it cost to stay at Dartmoor Halfway Inn? From $33.72 (for 1 night, 6 people) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.