Parke

Devon

A peaceful retreat set within the beautiful Devon countryside

near Bovey Tracey, Devon, TQ13 9JQ

Opening times
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Four grey cows graze in the parkland with shrubs and trees surrounding the rough grass.

Café
Home Farm Café (not NT) - open 10am-5pm (10am-4pm November to March) and selected evenings. Dinner bookings essential, please call 01626 830016
Café - more information
Car park
Small car park, unsuitable for large vehicles, caravans or trailers. Free for National Trust members and Blue Badge holders. Otherwise it's £3 for 2 hours, £5 all day, cash or JustPark 80641. National Trust members can register their membership card with JustPark. No overnight parking
Dogs allowed
Dogs welcome - please keep under effective control with 'paws on the path'. Please use a short lead in the car park, around livestock, and in the Walled Garden. Off-lead play area between the disused railway line and river: what3words: ///acted.headlight.lunge
Picnic area
A flat grassed area with picnic benches which can be accessed down the stone path from the car park.
Toilet
Down a set of steps just beyond the café courtyard, open all hours, including one accessible toilet and a baby-changing facility
Small car park with limited spaces. Several uneven paths in the woodland area, with some steep gradients and steps.
View the full Accessibility Guide for Parke here - AccessAble.co.uk
Accessible toilet
Near the café courtyard. To avoid the steps, continue down the hill past the café and turn right through a white picket gate. Follow the path to the toilets on your right
Designated parking
Four designated accessible spaces in the car park. Blue badge holders park for free
Drop-off point
Down the main path from the car park, outside the café
Steps/uneven terrain
Steep hill down to the café and river. Uneven terrain through the woodland. Two steps to access the Walled Garden which has narrow paths in places
Parke car park - what3words: ///hillsides.farms.clipboard
Map
Directions via Google Maps
By road
Just 2 miles from A38 Devon Expressway, connecting Plymouth and Exeter.
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.

Opening times for 24 May 2026
Asset	Opening time
Estate and walks	Dawn - Dusk
Home Farm Café (not NT)	10:00 - 17:00

Planning your visit

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A visitor walking their dog on a path between trees at Parke

Your accessible visit to Parke

Find accessibility information to help you explore the Parke estate.

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Parke map

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A ground level view of grasses in the evening sun at Parke

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