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Bovey Potteries

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📷 Gareth James · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

50.58246, -3.67452

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
  • ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
  • ☕The Old Pottery Restaurant — a good base for a longer summer day out

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
CaféParking· FreePicnic spotPlayground

Best for

4 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Goldfinch, Woodpigeon, House Sparrow +62 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Goldfinch, Woodpigeon, House Sparrow +62 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Emperor Dragonfly, Black-tailed Skimmer, Common Blue Damselfly +39 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Emperor Dragonfly, Black-tailed Skimmer, Common Blue Damselfly +39 more · last seen 2026

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

9 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Templer WayWalking route
Named routeRef TWRegional walking route
Dartmoor WayWalking route
Named routeRef DWRegional walking route
Yarner Wood Nature TrailWalking route
Named routeRef YWLocal walking route
Orange WayWalking route560 km
Named routeRef ORWLength 560 kmRegional walking route
River Teign WalkWalking route
Named routeRef RTWRegional walking route
Brimley Gardenspublic footpath · 12 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 12 mPath type: residential
Brimley Haltpublic footpath · 165 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 165 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
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Cycling

46 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN272Cycling route
Named routeRef 272National Cycle Network
A383 cycle routeCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 28Cycling route
Named routeRef 28National Cycle Network
Dartmoor Way (Cycle)Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Wray Valley TrailCycling route
Named routeRef WVTLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route189 m
Named routeRef 272Length 189 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

5 public paths nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Old pottery kilns at the 'House of Marbles' in Bovey Tracey

📷 Gareth James · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Old pottery kilns at the 'House of Marbles' in Bovey Tracey

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🌱Mill Marsh Park,Urban park1.2 km→🌱Mill Marsh ParkUrban park1.3 km→🦉STOVERNature reserve2.7 km→🏞️STOVERCountry park2.7 km→✦Cromwell's ArchHistoric site1.3 km→✦Cromwell's Arch and adjacent archHistoric site1.3 km→

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