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You’ll find Bovey Tracey perched on the edge of dramatic Dartmoor National Park, and an ideal base if you want to explore the outstanding natural landscape of South Devon and the moorlands. Known as the gateway to Dartmoor, Bovey Tracey is a charming and historic place to stay, with a strong rural heritage.
Bovey Tracey is a beautiful and welcoming town where the winding streets and picturesque parks provide the perfect environment to relax in. Home to many restaurants, bars, coffee shops and attractions, Bovey Tracey is the ideal place to unwind.
For retail, Bovey Tracey is typical of the strong tradition of towns in Devon offering a range of quality independent retailers, with delicatessens, high-class butchers, farm produce, and fair-trade shops.
History of Bovey Tracey
Taking its name from the river Bovey, the town is an established Saxon settlement, with its second name coming from the de Tracey family who ruled the area after the Norman Conquest. Bovey Tracey was the scene of a major battle during the English Civil War, which ended in victory for Cromwell’s troops. Their names live on today with the Cromwell Arms pub and a ruined priory arch also named after Cromwell.
Things to do in Bovey Tracey
With the wild and imposing Haytor as a backdrop, Bovey Tracey is ideal for exploring the Tors of Dartmoor. There’s a range of outdoor sports for adrenaline junkies, including climbing, canoeing and walking. Dartmoor is one of the UK’s National Parks and covers 358 square miles. A place of myth, history and natural beauty, with many antiquities and natural wonders, you can easily access everything that Dartmoor has to offer from Bovey Tracey.
Something a little different
MAKE Southwest is an acclaimed exhibition space for contemporary craft and design as well as a leading charity for craft education. In the historic Riverside Mill in the heart of the town, MAKE Southwest is home to 3 exhibition galleries, a large retail gallery and an event space which hosts a range of workshops and courses. You can even bring your pooch to enjoy the art as MAKE Southwest galleries are dog friendly! The House of Marbles in Bovey Tracey is a great family attraction where you can visit the glass, games, marble and pottery museums.
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Pottery Road, Bovey Tracey
Create Your Own Bauble
Embrace A Time-Honoured Tradition
Indulge in the annual tradition of glassmaking at Teign Valley Glass Studio, and infuse your festive season with a touch of magic by crafting your very own handmade bauble. This special…
Riverside Mill, Fore Street, Bovey Tracey
Wednesday 29 May, 2019
10am-12.30pm & 1.30-4pm
Free, drop-in event.
Join us for a fun event this half-term holiday. Get creative with colours - stencil, cut and fold to make moving letters, shapes and symbols. Help craft an amazing 3D graffiti…
Newton Abbot
It's one of the biggest craze's of the year, so many children love it that we thought we would bring it to life by having a "My Little Pony" themed day at the centre! Meet and greet your favourite characters as they trot around the centre all day.…
Bovey Tracey
This children's workshop will give you everything you need to make a gorgeous fruit garland, made from pom-poms!
Designed specifically for primary-school aged children to make with a parent, this workshop is designed for all skill levels, promising…
Bovey Tracey
This is one of the most relaxed ways to shop for your Christmas Gifts in Devon this festive season!
House of Marbles will be opening for some special late night shopping evenings, every Thursday from 5pm – late from 30th November until Christmas.…
Newton Abbot
Italian-Peruvian soprano Claudia Alvarez Calderon and Exeter based pianist Alex Wilson are back at Lustleigh Village Hall with special guest from Italy, bass Fulvio Bussano, for an early Valentine's day treat: "Is it true love?", a recital of opera…
Bovey Tracey
Addressing flora, green spaces and all issues environmental, this exhibition includes the beautiful and varied world of plants, flowers, grasses and trees that make our world so lush and wonderful to live in. We have a great selection of top…
Pottery Road, Bovey Tracey
Halloween Glass Pumpkin
Crafting Your Way To A Pumpkin That's More Treat Than Trick
Ready to trade in your predictable pumpkin carving kit for something a tad more, let's say, elegant this Halloween? Oh yes, we're talking about making your very own…
Bovey Tracey
Annual exhibition showing the best new craft work from the Devon Guild of Craftsmen Membership. A tradition every summer for over 60 years, selected Members exhibit as a collective showcasing the best contemporary craft from across the South West.…
Bovey Tracey
Jubilee Gallery, open daily 10am-5.30pm. Free entry
Get Fresh is a very exciting part of our exhibitions programme enabling us to showcase a range of fresh and innovative work from emerging makers across the South West of England.
This biennial…
North Bovey
You are invited to join us for our 'Celebration of Culture' cooked by our special guest, Abhijit Dasalkar, Head Chef at The Greenway Hotel. Discover his delicious dishes and colourful cooking.
You will be welcomed with Indian street food and…
Pottery Road, Bovey Tracey
Create Spooky Characters!
Join our fun and interactive clay character workshop, where you can shape, mould and bring to life your very own scary or cute clay creatures.
Who is it for? ✨
This workshop is designed to welcome primary school-aged…
Pottery Road, Bovey Tracey
Create Your Own Scratch Art Designs!
A Fun-Filled Workshop
This Scratch Art Workshop is perfect for all young artists who love to create dazzling designs! This session will teach children how to transform simple black surfaces into vivid, colourful…
Lustleigh
This course is a simple foraging walk where we will identify a number of edible and poisonous wild mushrooms, fruits and plants.
Dartmoor is one of the most beautiful places in the UK with not many roads but plenty of wild food, and clean growing…
Bovey Tracey
Bovey Tracey Tourist Information Centre staff will be delighted to help you make the most of your time in our area providing helpful friendly and professional advice.
Bovey Tracey
Our Glassmaking workshops provides an excellent opportunity to experience a variety of glass crafting techniques with a choice of what you can make and take home as a keepsake.
Perfect for newcomers and those who have tried glassmaking before, you…
Bovey Tracey
Craft Your Own Vibrant Glass Bird
Create a Treasured Keepsake
Step into the captivating world of glassmaking with our Glass Bird Workshop. In just 30 minutes, you'll transform molten glass into a beautiful, hand-sculpted bird. Choose from…
Manaton, Newton Abbot
Experience this beautiful Dartmoor garden for yourself. Stroll over undulating lawns through informal planting, passing ponds and mature rhododendron to a walled rose garden and a woodland carpeted with ferns and bluebells. Marvel at the massive…
Pottery Road, Bovey Tracey
This Summer at House of Marbles, we have an array of exciting events and ways to get involved, with a wide range of reasons to visit us, including craft workshops, new glass workshops in Teign Valley Glass Studio and the popular Design-a-Marble…
Bovey Tracey
Join us this Summer for creative holiday fun! We are running a sewing club for children age 7+ on a Tuesday, craft club for children age 4+ on a Wednesday, craft & cuppa drop-in parent led sessions & workshops on Saturday mornings too! Drop off…
83 Fore Street, Bovey Tracey
Five Elements: An exciting and evocative artistic exploration of the elements: earth, air, fire, water and aether.
Our artists include Angie Seaway, Rachael Bennett, Peter Grainger and Jeremy Diggle.
All art on display will be for sale. We also…
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