River Dart Country Park, Totnes, South Devon
One of South Devon's and Dartmoor's best days out for kids
The River Dart Country Park is an area of woodland and parkland in the eastern section of Dartmoor National Park. The country park is named after the River Dart that flows through its grounds.
Location of River Dart Country Park
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To visit River Dart Country Park, follow the A38 to Ashburton. Brown signs direct you to the attraction. A long driveway takes you to kiosks where you pay to enter. The driveway rises over a bridge. You'll see a campsite to your left and various outdoor activities to your right. The driveway arcs towards Holne Park House where you'll find plenty of parking.
River Dart Country Park
This listing provides information on the country park from the perspective of a day visitor. Note that you can also holiday at River Dart Country Park. Book a pitch at their touring and camping site or stay at the bed and breakfast in Holne Park House. This is the large country house at the heart of the attraction.
River Dart Adventures is an outdoor attraction within the country park. Most day visitors come for this. It's a mix of free and paid activities.
Free activities include the lake with its pirate ship, a mini commando assault course, slides, climbing frames and rope swings.
Paid activities include an indoor bouldering centre, water zorbs, a zip wire, high ropes course, kayaking and canoeing. You buy tickets from the main house. These paid attractions are packaged under the name 'Dare Devils' and sold at the CRS Adventures desk at the main house within the River Dart Country Park. All the activities we tried were supervised by instructors.
Note that you can also book day experiences with CRS Adventures. These experiences include rock climbing on Dartmoor, caving and canoeing on the River Dart away from the country park.
There are woodland and river walks, a restaurant and shop.
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