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
The bell tents
Plenty of open green space on site
The entrance to bell tent 's'
The bell tents
Pitches in sunny and shady spots
Outside the pub
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River lemon, which passes just behind the site
The bell tents
Plenty of open green space on site

  • 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.

Site type

Touring caravan pitches 24
Motorhome pitches 24
Tent pitches 20
Open now
Opens 1 March
Please note

Languages spoken

English

Open from Sat, 01 Mar 2025 to

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Accommodation

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2 adults
0 children

Reviews

8.5

Overall rating from 199 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
 5
Peaceful

81% would recommend this site to a friend

75% would stay here again

What customers say

A neat, tidy park with good, private pitches, separated by hedges. Campers loved the pub, staff, and central location. Though some noted limited loos, road noise and sewage smells, most found it a pleasant, recommendable stay.

Summary AI-generated from Pitchup.com customer reviews

Reviews page 1 of 20
Arrival date (latest first)

Great pitch will go again. Central location. Squeegees great addition

Overall

10 out of 10
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 10
Value for money
 10
Accommodation
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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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Kyle R.

Fully-serviced hardstanding and grass pitch (premium)

Liked Easy to get to, very central location, pub is nice, staff made a great check-in and smooth as possible, friendly and polite and great service all round.

Disliked Not a negative review but shower rooms could do with a squeegee as floors get soaking and night mare to get changed in.
Could do with several speed bumps on the gravel track around the pitches and some speed signs.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Clean and tidy place. Very friendly staff

Overall

9 out of 10
Location
 10
Value for money
 9
Accommodation
 10
Facilities / Activities
 10
Customer service
 9
Child friendliness
 7
Cleanliness
 9
Wifi
 10
Anonymous

Non-electric grass tent pitch (basic)

Liked Great location

Recommend to friends Visit again

Great site, level pitches, pub on site

Overall

9 out of 10
Location
 8
Value for money
 8
Accommodation
 8
Facilities / Activities
 7
Customer service
 10
Child friendliness
 8
Cleanliness
 7
Wifi
 10
Danielle J.

Fully-serviced hardstanding and grass pitch (premium)

Liked Quiet site, friendly staff and pub on site. Only a short drive to lots of places to visit. Pitch was a great size, and flat. Loved that they were segregated by hedges too.

Disliked Cobwebs ;)

Recommend to friends Visit again

Recommended for a central location with plenty to do and see

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10 out of 10
Location
 10
Value for money
 10
Accommodation
 No rating
Facilities / Activities
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Customer service
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Child friendliness
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Cleanliness
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Wifi
 10
Anonymous

Electric hardstanding and grass pitch (comfort)

Liked Peace and quiet
Good pub
Good food
Great shower/toilet facilities
Large pitches
Great central location

Recommend to friends Visit again

Beautifully located, manicured and very pleasant camping park. There is a well…

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10 out of 10
Location
 10
Value for money
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Accommodation
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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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D J.

Non-electric grass tent pitch (basic)

Liked Beautifully located, manicured and very pleasant camping park. There is a well kept, facilities building. We only stayed one night, while at the festival in e nearby town but we enjoyed the dinner at the pub.

Disliked Literally nothing. We loved it.

Recommend to friends Visit again

A brilliant little site, that i hope to be able to visit again soon.

Overall

9 out of 10
Location
 7
Value for money
 9
Accommodation
 9
Facilities / Activities
 7
Customer service
 10
Child friendliness
 7
Cleanliness
 9
Wifi
 3
Terry J.

Non-electric hardstanding and grass pitch

Liked Pitch was clean and tidy. Site was quiet enough to enjoy birdsong even though there is a main road close by.. food in the pub was extremely good and i would definitely recommend the steak pie..Staff were ery friendly and helpful.

Disliked No bus stops close by, or safe enough to walk to.
Bit of a sewer mell at top of site, but probably due to the hot dry weather. Spasmodic wi fi on the site, perfect for us but may be a problem for others..

Recommend to friends Visit again

Good site with nice pub

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9 out of 10
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
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Child friendliness
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Cleanliness
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Wifi
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Anonymous

Fully-serviced hardstanding and grass pitch (premium)

Liked Nice site with pub which does really good food. Be aware though that there are only a few toilets and showers so if the site is busy you could be queuing. Wi-Fi now available on the site.

Recommend to friends Visit again

The lay out of site…

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5 out of 10
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
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Child friendliness
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Cleanliness
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Wifi
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Steph H.

Electric hardstanding and grass pitch (comfort)

Liked The lay out of site

Disliked Smelly around toilet area, toilets were dirty
Pitch needed the grass cut
Restaurant didn’t have any food left when we went Tuesday at 7 pm

Recommend to friends Visit again

It’s a lovely spot and we love the hedges giving privacy between…

Overall

6 out of 10
Location
 10
Value for money
 10
Accommodation
 7
Facilities / Activities
 5
Customer service
 6
Child friendliness
 No rating
Cleanliness
 8
Wifi
 1
Peter M.

Fully-serviced hardstanding and grass pitch (premium)

Liked It’s a lovely spot and we love the hedges giving privacy between each unit. The pub was great too, a slightly limited menu, but that meant everything was very well executed.

Disliked The toilet and shower block smelt horrible the whole weekend, the stink extends down the whole park if the wind is the wrong direction, please fix this, other guests commented to us how awful this was, especially the glampers. There is only one toilet for each gender and that really isn’t enough when you’re that busy.
The fully serviced pitches need putting right, ourselves and our caravan neighbours were unable to use the grey water drainage as the grate is higher by about 30cm than ground level. Showers etc just won’t drain at that height!!

Recommend to friends Visit again

A bit pricey for what is on offer. Friendly staff and ok for 1 nite

Overall

6 out of 10
Location
 10
Value for money
 6
Accommodation
 8
Facilities / Activities
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Customer service
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Child friendliness
 8
Cleanliness
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Wifi
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Anonymous

Electric hardstanding and grass pitch (comfort)

Liked Easy to find. No fuss check in. Tidy pitch.
Pub was nice. Food tasty.

Disliked Very basic facilities. 1 ladies toilet with 2 showers. Not a very nice smell in the toilet block.
Pub didn’t have much food choice sadly.

Recommend to friends Visit again

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 Composting toilet 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 Single-sex groups welcome Student groups welcome

Rules

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

Utilities

Charging facilities Chemical disposal Electric car charging point(s) Gas cylinders available Recycling available Renewable energy

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby Dog walk nearby Shop nearby

Type

Medium (26-50 pitches)

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

Coach
6.4 km Rail Station
6.4 km Rail Station
7 km Shelter
Rail
6.4 km Newton Abbot Rail Station
11 km Totnes Rail Station
12.2 km Torre Rail Station
Ferry
11.9 km Totnes Ferry Landing
13.2 km Shaldon Teignmouth Ferry Landing
13.5 km Teignmouth Ferry Landing
Airport
29.2 km 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 12.8 km Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Watcombe 13 km Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Shaldon 13.2 km Estuary N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Torre Abbey 13.5 km Sea N/AExcellentExcellentGood
Ness Cove 13.5 km Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Buckfast Abbey 7.7 km

Paignton Zoo Environmental Park 14.2 km

Living Coasts 14.4 km

Castle Drogo 19.9 km

Exeter Cathedral - Church of Saint Peter 23.8 km

National Trust

Compton Castle 9.5 km

The Church House 9.8 km

Greenway 18.3 km

Castle Drogo 19.9 km

A la Ronde 23.3 km

Cycle routes

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

Other

The Templer Way: Part 2 4.2 km

Stover Country Park - River Teign - Stover Park 4.3 km

STOVER PARK 4.4 km

Newton Abbott - Manor, River and Woods 5 km

Ashburton - River and Woods 5.2 km

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.

Nearest sites

Unfortunately, we have no nearby bookable sites.

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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? No 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?
    Camping and touring
    Arrive:  noon –  Anytime
    Depart by:  noon

    Please check-in at the bar upon arrival.

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  • How much does it cost to stay at Dartmoor Halfway Inn? From R596,27 (for 1 night, 6 people) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.