Parke

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By road

Just 2 miles from A38 Devon Expressway, connecting Plymouth and Exeter. Four electric vehicle charging points are now available. See “Facilities” for more information. Drivers will require their own cables to charge.

Parking: Car park free to National Trust members and Blue Badge holders, or £3 for 2 hours and £5 for all day. To find the entrance to the car park - what3words: ///hillsides.farms.clipboard

On foot

A short walk of roughly 1 mile from the town of Bovey Tracey along a public footpath. The estate is also on the Dartmoor Way long distance walking trail and the Wray Valley Trail.

By train

Newton Abbot train station 6 miles and Exeter St Davids train station 16 miles.

By bus

Stagecoach bus 39 from Exeter or Newton Abbot. Stop at the Dolphin Hotel in Bovey Tracey then walk 600 metres (a third of a mile) along level ground to the Parke estate. Country Bus 193 runs between Bovey Tracey and Newton Abbot via Hay Tor Wednesday and Friday (except Public Holidays). Country Bus 271 runs during the summer only and Country Bus 671 runs on Wednesdays.

Cycling

The Newton Abbot to Bovey Tracey cycleway mainly follows the route taken by the granite quarried from beneath Haytor (a granite tor in Dartmoor National Park) and transported to Newton Abbot. It is a moderate 9 mile cycle route along fairly quiet roads, with some traffic-free sections, waymarked with blue cycleway signs. National Cycle Network Route 28 forms part of the Wray Valley Trail. Parke is also accessible from Route 272 and the Dartmoor Way.