Newton Abbot - market town and civil parish in Devon, England

Newton Abbot is a market town in Devon, England. It runs alongside the River Teign, and has a population of about 25,000.

Understand

Get in

By train

Newton Abbot station 📍 is on the Riviera Line serving Exeter, Starcross, Dawlish, Teignmouth, Newton Abbot, Torre, Torquay and Paignton.

Get around

See

• St. Leonard's Tower, Newfoundland Way, TQ12 1EX (in the centre of Newton Abbot), 50.529417°, -3.612615°.
• Forde House, 50.5273°, -3.5957°. Jacobean manor house
• Bradley Manor, Totnes Rd, TQ12 1LX, 50.5261°, -3.62583°, +44 1803 661907, bradley@nationaltrust.org.uk. Medieval manor house.
• Tucker's Maltings, Teign Rd, TQ12 4AA, 50.531884°, -3.599331°, +44 1626 334002. Brewery open to the public. 2022-08-20
• Railway Museum, 2A St Paul's Rd, TQ12 2HP, 50.530139°, -3.603601°, +44 1626 201121.

Do

Buy

• Farmer's Market, Courtnay St, TQ12 2QN, 50.530922°, -3.609732°, +44 1626 353567. Tue and Fri: 9:00am-3:00pm. 2017-10-21
• Market days are on Wednesday and Saturday in Market Square.

Eat

Drink

• Ye Olde Cidar Bar, East St, TQ12 2LD, 50.528976°, -3.608027°, +44 1626 354221. A historical monument to cider-only pubs serving a good range of real ciders . Make sure to have a pint of Eric's Farmhouse Rough. 2022-08-20

Sleep

• Premier Inn Newton Abbot, Newton Abbot Racecourse, Newton Rd, Kingsteignton, TQ12 3AF, 50.540722°, -3.599868°, +44 871 527 9300.
• Rock Inn, Haytor Vale TQ13 9XP (off B3387), 50.581°, -3.737°, +44 1364 661305. Excellent little hotel in former quarrymen's cottages, great comfort, service and dining. B&B double £110 2020-06-15
• Ilsington Country House, Ilsington TQ13 9RR, 50.573°, -3.723°, +44 1364 661452. Stylish country house hotel and spa on edge of Dartmoor, open Feb-Dec. B&B double £135 2020-06-25

Go next

• Newton Abbot is 5 miles from the coast at Teignmouth and Torquay. Travelling north west, visit Dartmoor National Park, again just a few miles from the town.