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
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Languages spoken

English

Open from Sat, 01 Mar 2025 to

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Reviews

8.4

Overall rating from 222 Pitchup.com customers

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Child friendliness
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Cleanliness
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Peaceful

80% would recommend this site to a friend

75% would stay here again

What customers say

Lovely campsite, spacious pitches. Pub gets top marks for grub and service. Toilets a bit scarce when busy, and some road noise. Handy spot for touring.

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Arrival date (latest first)

Would definitely book again don’t let other reviews put you off.

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Chris R.

Electric hardstanding and grass pitch (comfort)

Liked Lovely pitch lovely staff had a lovely stay and the food was delicious.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Fantastic…

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Miranda B.

Electric hardstanding and grass pitch (comfort)

Liked Fantastic

Recommend to friends Visit again

Good sized pitch - good location for what we wanted to visit family

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3 out of 10
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Anonymous

Electric hardstanding and grass pitch (comfort)

Liked Loved the pitch sizes - we are self contained so no problems. Pub food was good too. Location was great for what we needed.

Disliked Lot of road noise. Facilities weren’t appropriate for the size of the site - one wc and two showers for over 25 pitches. We were lucky and could use our own facilities as they were occupied.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Unlikely to ever return

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3 out of 10
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Anonymous

Fully-serviced hardstanding and grass pitch (premium)

Liked The food at the restaurant was a little pricey, but very good. Staff were polite, friendly and very helpful particularly concerning the wellbeing of one of our party experiencing a diabetic hypo.

Disliked The fully serviced pitch was extremely uneven (Pitch 21). Found numerous old metal guy rope pegs lying on the pitch adjacent to where the tyres were on our Motorhome. Each pitch had its own bin - ours was already full when we arrived. The shower block was insufficient for the site size, and the fittings and cleanliness left a lot to be desired. For two nights we paid £100 - we left after the first night!

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Avoid and check who's on site before booking.

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Anonymous

Non-electric hardstanding and grass pitch

Liked Venue, Location

Disliked Travellers onsite, dog mess all over grass areas, kids walking around with air rifles, kids causing nuisance and annoying campers, dogs barking constantly, machinery and large vehicles onsite with said community. Toilets not left respectfully. A real shame as the site is lovely, just not with that company. Clearly saw the income potential instead of returning customers. Firearms onsite with young kids is just ridiculous!

Recommend to friends Visit again

Friendly staff and perfect pitches.

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Tracey D.

Non-electric hardstanding and grass pitch

Liked The individual areas for pitching up, nice privacy.

Disliked It's on a very noisy busy road, especially at night when trying to sleep. There were also a group of people who were loud talking and playing music until very late, need some sort of contact number to report it.
Also, not enough toilets for the amount of people on the site.

Recommend to friends Visit again

If I could give negative star rating I would.

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Anonymous

Fully-serviced hardstanding and grass pitch (premium)

Liked Not a lot

Disliked Poor pitch, unlevel and too small, broken light with exposed wiring left lying on pitch, poor facilities, one ladies toilet and one gents, additional toilets - poortaloo! Unfriendly staff. Site welcomed travellers with all their tree cutting trucks, tarmac vans, children towing caravans without number plates. Noisy. Dogs barking continuously, left unattended from 5-10pm, and then again from 7am. Staff couldn’t care less. Left site couple of days early.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Nice but would not stay again, pitch much too small for a large tent

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6 out of 10
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Karen J.

Fully-serviced hardstanding and grass pitch (premium)

Liked The beer garden and the shower, toilet facilities

Disliked We had Sunday lunch which was late coming out and then it was lukewarm and not worth the money. The pitch was too small we could not do 1 side of the tent pegs because there was hedges

Recommend to friends Visit again

Nice option if traveling with a tent and you can't cook your own food

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Roy T.

Non-electric grass tent pitch (basic)

Liked The restaurant, nice personel and good food.

Disliked Facilities, 2 showers which were good for camping standards but only one real toilet for the whole camping and two mobile toilets. Quite close the a medium road. I sleep with earplugs and definitely needed them.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Great place to stay for a bit of peace and quiet. Very friendly staff.

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Sarah W.

Electric hardstanding and grass pitch (comfort)

Liked Quiet well organised site. Great showers and toilet facilities. Lovely pitches.

Disliked Not easy to walk to a bus stop, busy main road.

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.

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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?
    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 R590 (for 1 night, 6 people) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.