Dartmoor Halfway Inn

View prices & book 8.5 203 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.

Campground type

Camper sites 24
RV sites 24
Tent sites 20
Open now
Opens March 1
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Languages spoken

English

Open from Sat, Mar 1 2025 to

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Reviews

8.5

Overall rating from 203 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
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Wifi
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Peaceful

82% would recommend this campground to a friend

76% would stay here again

What customers say

Well-kept, clean site with spacious, private pitches. Praised for its great pub, friendly staff, and central location. Some noted limited toilets, road noise, and a sewage smell near facilities. Overall, many found it pleasant and recommend it.

Summary AI-generated from Pitchup.com customer reviews

Reviews page 1 of 21
Arrival date (latest first)

Good facilities. Nice pub. Friendly staff

Overall

10 out of 10
Location
 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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Marc A.

Primitive cement/asphalt and grass campsite

Liked Everything.

Disliked Nothing. All good

Recommend to friends Visit again

Clean facilities, Amazing site, Welcoming and Friendly staff.

Overall

10 out of 10
Location
 10
Value for money
 10
Accommodation
 10
Facilities / Activities
 10
Customer service
 10
Child friendliness
 10
Cleanliness
 10
Wifi
 10
Dani J.

FHU cement/asphalt and grass campsite (premium)

Liked The campsite was lovely and clean, the plots that we had were very private with hedges either side which was nice to have. The facilities are all in great condition and cleaned often. The pub is amazing, the food, staff and drinks were really nice.

Disliked Nothing

Recommend to friends Visit again

Excellent site. Great pitches with clean facilities.

Overall

8 out of 10
Location
 8
Value for money
 8
Accommodation
 8
Facilities / Activities
 6
Customer service
 8
Child friendliness
 No rating
Cleanliness
 10
Wifi
 5
Anonymous

Primitive cement/asphalt and grass campsite

Liked Private pitches with hedges . Very clean and tidy.
Nice pub with decent food and drink
Friendly staff

Disliked Only 1 toilet

Recommend to friends Visit again

Great site, very quiet, perfect stopover for Santander ferry

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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
 10
Child friendliness
 10
Cleanliness
 10
Wifi
 No rating
Stuart H.

Powered cement/asphalt and grass campsite (comfort)

Liked Everything was great, nice pitches, clean toilets and showers, very quiet location.

Recommend to friends Visit again

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

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10 out of 10
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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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Kyle R.

FHU cement/asphalt and grass campsite (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

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

Primitive grass tent campsite (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
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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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Danielle J.

FHU cement/asphalt and grass campsite (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
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Accommodation
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Anonymous

Powered cement/asphalt and grass campsite (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…

Overall

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

Primitive grass tent campsite (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
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Customer service
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Child friendliness
 7
Cleanliness
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Wifi
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Terry J.

Primitive cement/asphalt and grass campsite

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

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

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 campgrounds

Unfortunately, we have no nearby bookable campgrounds.

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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 –  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 $33.20 (for 1 night, 6 people) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.