Stover Country Park, Newton Abbot. Open daily. Admission charge

Details

Accessibility:

The main car park has disability parking bays which are close to the Interpretation Centre. It has disability access toilets open from 07:00am until 5:00pm. Many of the walks are across level footpaths with picnic tables and benches on route. Two manual wheelchairs are available to borrow from the Rangers office and a mobility vehicle is also available to hire.

Brief Description:

A site of ‘special scientific interest’ and covering 114 acres of grassland, heathland, woodland, marsh and a lake giving natural habitat to a vast range of wildlife. The Rangers office building has a Nature Interpretation Centre.

Further Information:

Address:

Stover Country Park,
Newton Abbot,
Devon
TQ12 6QG

Telephone:

01626 835236

Email:

stover@devon.gov.uk

Website:

https://new.devon.gov.uk/stovercountrypark/

Opening Hours:

Open 7 days a week. Visit website for details.

Directions:

From the A38 Devon Expressway between Ivybridge and Exeter take the exit onto the A382 south. Continue for about 273 yards/250 metres and the entrance will be visible on the east side of the road. Its car park has an Admission charge.

OS SX831750

Transport:

For more travel information go to http://www.travelinesw.com/ or call Devon Transport Co-ordination Service on 01392 382800 

Amenities:

There is usually an ice cream van on site selling refreshments. Newton Abbot has a local Trago Mills shopping and leisure park and supermarkets such as Tesco and Sainsbury’s. The town has plenty of high street shops, restaurants, cafés, and a museum and cinema.