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Walking holiday on the
Dart Valley Trail
Steam Trains, Boats, Castles and Gardens
they are all here!
6 nights, 5 days walking
Total Distance:
27 miles
Min/max daily distance:
2/10 miles
Average Daily distance:
6 miles
Grading:
easy/moderate
Features:
steam railways
castles
butterflies and otters
boat trips
You make your own way to Torquay. We can assist with coach or train transfers if necessary. Car parking is available for the duration of the walk.
You follow the South West Coast Path around Torquay Harbour to Cockington's famous thatched village and Cockington Court. Then walk the John Musgrave Heritage Trail to the most haunted castle in England, Berry Pomeroy Castle, and then on to the River Dart at Totnes.
Today you can choose between trains and boats! Take the steam train on the South Devon Steam Railway along the River Dart to Buckfastleigh where you can visit the Butterfly Farm and Otter Sanctuary and Buckfast Abbey. Or take the Riverlink boat down the River Dart to Dartmouth.
Follow the River Dart downstream and lunch at one of the pubs at Ashprington or Tuckenhay on Bow Creek. The walk today ends in the riverside village of Dittisham.
Start the day with a ferry ride across the River Dart to the National Trust property of Greenway, one of the homes of Agatha Christie. The gardens are renowned for woodland shrubs and half-hardy plants. Continue on down the River Dart to Kingswear and finish with another ferry across to Dartmouth.
There are choices again today: you can visit Dartmouth Castle, or walk the South West Coast Path to the National Trust property of Coleton Fishacre, the house built by the D'Oyly Carte family and containing 24 acres of garden. Or take the Paignton and Dartmouth Steam Railway from Kingswear to Paignton. Or take a river trip. So this really is a walking holiday catering for all interests.
What's included
in your UK walking holiday
on the Dart Valley Trail
- accommodation at high quality guest houses, inns or small hotels on a bed and breakfast basis
- room with en-suite or private bathroom, tea and coffee making facilities
- daily luggage transfer
- support should there be any problems on route
- detailed itineraries
Short walking breaks are also available, with 2 or 3 days walking. Just select the part of the path you want to walk.
The above distances are only a suggestion. If you would like to walk longer or shorter distances, we can arrange that too.
You can combine this walk on the Dart Valley Trail with the South West Coast Path
to make a circular route.
per person double occupancy
All prices subject to change
Optional Extras
for your UK Walking Holiday
on the Dart Valley Trail
- upgrade to the region's most elegant, prestigious and famous hotels, where available
- transfers back to car or station
- parking facilities
- rest days
- inn to inn walks
By Car to Torquay where parking is available
By Train / Bus to Torquay
Contact us for schedule and availability. Lines
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