Bovey Tracey Holidays

Bovey Tracey holidays - A gateway to Dartmoor
If you’re looking for an idyllic weekend break in the country or a hiking holiday over beautiful rolling hills, you’d do well to start your holiday in Bovey Tracey. Bovey Tracey, known as Bovey and pronounced ‘Buvvy’ by the locals, is a small and pretty town in Devon. It’s known as the Gateway to Dartmoor and sits on the south-east boundary of Dartmoor National Park. Its location puts Bovey Tracey holiday makers close to the moors but just 20 minutes from the bustling and historical city of Exeter and a similar distance from the English Riviera of Torbay, Paignton and Torquay.

Holiday in Bovey Tracy - Take any budget holiday
Those looking for a cheap holiday in the UK will find Bovey Tracey a perfect starting point. Camping holidays and caravan parks nearby cater for those prepared to rough it a little, and depending on your budget you can choose from all sizes and scales of guest houses, bed and breakfasts, hotels and of course self-catering cottages and apartments. Even more to the point, there are so many things to do in Bovey Tracey and locally that a budget holiday is perfectly possible. Things to see include glass-blowing and the largest collection of marbles in the world at the House of Marbles, a church dating from the 12th century, and nearby Bovey Heathfield, site of the civil war Battle of Bovey Heath and home to a Devon Wildlife Trust nature reserve. The enchanting wilds of Dartmoor provide free hill walking holidays, horse-riding and even cycling holidays if you stay on the roads and paths. You can go rock climbing on the granite hills (tors) or spend hours angling by the riverside. The River Dart is popular with West Country tourists interested in canoeing and white-water kayaking.

Bovey Tracey holidays – Inland base for your UK beach holiday
Of course a Bovey Tracey holiday isn’t just about Dartmoor and the surrounding villages. Shopping and sightseeing in Exeter can fill days, or you could visit the famous UK seaside holiday resorts of Torquay and Torbay. Fringed with palm tree-look-alikes (actually New Zealand cabbage trees), the beaches here have more in common with the Mediterranean than a typical English seaside resort town. You can even hire a classic car to see you there in style.