Woodland Camping

If you decide to give the car a holiday too and get out and about on foot, a nature reserve is on site for hours of rambling and wildlife watching. You could also take a trek on the Templer Way heritage trail, 18 miles of pathway following the old granite lines from the Haytor quarries to the Teignmouth docks; it starts and ends at Stover Country Park five miles' walk away or about 50 minutes by bike. A 20-minute drive (or about an hour and five minutes by train from Alston Cross) will land you at Totnes, the Devon town with Totnes Castle, the costume museum and a scenic River Dart setting. After that, take a detour to Dartington a couple of miles outside Totnes, for an arty vibe, independent shops and a 13th-century pub. The Torbay coastal towns of Torquay and Paington are half an hour away. Also part of Torbay and 45 minutes from the site is Brixham, the excellent little fishing town with pirate festival, seafood festival and the replica of the Golden Hind by the harbour. Also 45 minutes' drive from Woodland Camping is the handsome town of Dartmouth: for a fab way to arrive, take a River Dart cruise from the harbour at Paignton.