Special Events for 2018
- Tavistock Parish Church celebrates 700th Anniversary
- 27th April Plymouth Area
- 16th June Dartmoor Festival Orchestra
- 28th July Exon Singers Festival begins
- August 8th & 9th Plymouth Firework Championships
- September Widecombe Fair
- October Goose Fair in Tavistock
Location & Tavistock
We are nestled peacefully in the tranquil heart of the Tamar Valley on the Devon Cornwall Border, which is designated as an area of outstanding natural beauty.
We are only 3 1/2 miles from the ancient stannary town of Tavistock, which has an abundance of individual as well as main stream shops as well as many eating places to enjoy.
Eating & Shopping
There are many excellent local pubs and high quality eating hotels in the area with a local Inn only a 5 minute drive away.
Close to Higher Woodley Farm
- Dartmoor National park, which is an excellent place for walking and horseriding with many guided walks available. Ordinance Survey Maps, books and leaflets of local walks, including letter-boxing on Dartmoor are available for you to browse through.
- Horse Riding
- Numerous National Trust Properties
- We also have Coarse, fly and river fishing nearby. For sea fishing there are boats available to hire from Plymouth and Looe.
- Beautiful gardens including The Garden House and Landscape gardens at Hotel Endsleigh.
- There are many golf courses in the area including St Mellion and Tavistock golf clubs.
- Walking and Hiking
- Tamar trails in Gulworthy woodlands complete with Adventure trails with Zip wires.
- One Option - Discover the Tamar valley on a trail, which takes you from nearby Milton Abbot, walk to Calstock and then take the train on the Tamar Valley railway to Bere Alston.
- Mountain Bike riding through the woods
- Canoeing on the River Tamar
- Swimming Pools which include 50 metre pool at Mount Kelly and Meadowlands leisure centre
- Wharf cinema and concert centre
- Higher Woodley is ideally situated to visit the North and South Coast
