Okehampton Deer Park is located situated to the West and South of Okehampton and represents part of the northern fringe of Dartmoor National Park and its fantastic high tors which rise to over 2000ft.
Travelling to the Deer Park
Traffic free cycling, established walking routes, buses and trains give the visitor the perfect opportunity to just relax and enjoy the scenery on a car free day out.
| Cycling | Okehampton and Meldon are both on the Devon Coast to Coast section of National Cycle Route 27 The Granite Way offers fantastic traffic free cycling through large parts of the Deer park but particularly on its western flanks See http://www.devon.gov.uk/granite_way-2.pdf |
| Bus | X9, X90 from Exeter (or Bude) 118 from Tavistock For times and details of these and other services please visit Traveline (http://www.travelinesw.com) or call 0871 200 2233 |
| Rail | Services from Okehampton to Meldon and during the summer months from Exeter see http://www.dartmoor-railway.co.uk |
| Road | Okehampton and Meldon can be reached via the A30 with parking available at Okehampton Railway Station and Meldon Reservoir. |
This is street map for Old Town Prk
http://www.multimap.com/maps/?zoom=15&countryCode=GB&lat=50.731&lon=-4.0064&dp=904
To visit the area we would suggest that you have access to the following Ordinance Survey Maps. If you are walking on Dartmoor then OL28 is particularly useful.
Please remember that weather on Dartmoor can be unpredictable so always be prepared and if planning a longer walk please let someone know your expected route and time of return.
| Explorer (1:25,000) | |
| No. 113 | Okehampton |
| No. OL28 | Dartmoor |
| Landranger (1:50,000) | |
| No. 191 | Okehampton and North Dartmoor |