Dartmoor Halfway Inn

View prices & book 8.5 199 reviews
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, 1 Mar 2025 to

Pitch types & availability

Accommodation

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2 adults
0 children

Reviews

8.5

Overall rating based on 199 reviews View breakdown

Peaceful

Voted 52% of visitors View breakdown

81%

would recommend this site to a friend

76%

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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

Perfect location for visiting Dartmoor area.

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi No rating
Lucy A. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Non-electric hardstanding and grass pitch

Liked: Everything was fantastic. Site was clean and spacious, plenty of hot water for showers.
The pub itself is just exceptional, staff couldn't do enough for us. Super dog friendly as well. Food was outstanding. Can't rate high enough.
People had said there was lots of road noise, but in fairness after around 9pm the road quietened down and was barely heard.
Would highly recommend a stay or even just a pub visit. As we will certainly be returning soon. There is very little phone signal on the site, however free WiFi at the pub, but this did not affect us at all in fact it was nice not to have phones beeping all the time!!

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Won’t be returning

Overall 4/10
Location 8
Value for money 2
Accommodation 2
Facilities / Activities 2
Customer service 8
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 8
Wifi 10
Linda H. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Fully-serviced hardstanding and grass pitch (premium)

Liked: Location

Disliked: Service pitches were small, drain was set high so water didn’t drain away properly, only 1 toilet in shower block which was clean but dated.nice pub but very limited menu with fries being only option on most of the main courses so ordered side Salad as a side but that consisted of mixed leaves

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Location was perfect - food was good - facilities were excellent…

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 2
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Non-electric hardstanding and grass pitch

Liked: Location was perfect - food was good - facilities were excellent

Disliked: No WiFi across the site
Loud traffic all night

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Fantastic site and location. We will be back!

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 10
Lynsey H. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric hardstanding and grass pitch (comfort)

Liked: Friendly staff, clean facilities, clean site, private pitches, beautiful scenery, welcoming country pub, delicious food in the restaurant, fair prices, great location for accessing hikes etc. We had a brilliant stay and will definitely be back! Thank you.

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Will stay again

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 6
miles b. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Non-electric hardstanding and grass pitch

Liked: Lovely place. Brilliant facilities. Went for dinner inside the pub and had a few beers and was lovely. Can’t complain and will definitely be staying again.

Disliked: WiFi inside worked brilliantly. Didn’t reach me outside but had good enough signal for YouTube etc for the evening.

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Staff was lovely and clean facilities

Overall 10/10
Location 8
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 2
Zoe M. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric hardstanding and grass pitch (comfort)

Liked: The site was in a lovely location! Pub was great with fantastic food!

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Clean tidy and friendly

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 8
Accommodation 8
Facilities / Activities 8
Customer service 8
Child friendliness 8
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 2
Graham W. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Fully-serviced hardstanding and grass pitch (premium)

Liked: Clean park with good pitches, each separately devided by bushes.

Toilets are simple and clean

Disliked: Only one of each loo, so think would be a wait for ‘the morning wee’

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Great site, clean and friendly.

Overall 8/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 8
Facilities / Activities 8
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 2
Graham W. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Fully-serviced hardstanding and grass pitch (premium)

Liked: We had a touring and tent set up so had two pitches next to each other.
Site is easy to access and set up for a large tourer.

Toilets are clean and well maintained.

Hedges between each pitch are a nice to have.

Staff helpful and friendly.

Disliked: In peak season think there would be a wait for the loo. 1 boys and 1 girls with an addition of disabled loo.

As long as you don’t mind a bit of road noise too as main road can be heard but not off putting.

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Beautiful site well situated toilets and showers spotlessly clean copious hot water…

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 8
Patricia M. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric hardstanding and grass pitch (comfort)

Liked: Beautiful site well situated toilets and showers spotlessly clean copious hot water available. Excellent food in the restaurant highly recommended will certainly visit again.

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Highly recommend

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 10
Wifi No rating
Helen P. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric hardstanding and grass pitch (comfort)

Liked: Beautiful clean site, very clean facilities. Staff in pub that manage site very friendly and accommodating.
Good in pub wonderful, good selection, especially the gluten free options. Had evening meal and Breakfast. Both high standard. Very dog friendly.

Disliked: Nothing

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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 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 BST (GMT+01:00)

GPS

50.53458°N
-3.68937°W

Nearest transport

Coach
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

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.

Offers

Conditions apply - see pitch type section for details

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? 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:  12 p.m. –  Anytime
    Depart by:  12 p.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 £25 (for 1 night, 6 people) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.