About the Area

Newhouse Barton Cottages is surrounded by 
a number of popular tourist areas 
Totnes, Dartmoor National Park and Torquay to name a few

Totnes

Totnes is an historic market town that combines alternative therapies, breathtakingly beautiful countryside and a fascinating history. Sitting in the heart of South Devon on the banks of the River Dart, this unique and charming town has an international reputation for its lively and diverse community and relaxed atmosphere.

Things to do in Totnes

For shopping addicts Totnes offers an excellent range of small independent retailers and unique shops, the town is famed for its promotion of ethical products, wholefoods and fair trade goods. In the Civil Hall Square you’ll find the weekly market which held on Fridays and Saturdays, an Elizabethan market held each Tuesday morning (May-September), when traders dress in Elizabethan period costumes and the Totnes Sunday Good Food Market held

Dartmoor National Park

When you visit Devon, and travel into the very heart of it, you will discover a magical, ancient landscape of stunning views, awe inspiring granite tors, deep wooded valleys with fast flowing rivers, and rugged, wide open spaces. This is Dartmoor, where you can truly escape to find peace, quiet and extreme beauty.
Dartmoor Ponies are an iconic sight, living as semi-wild herds all over the moor. Where else can you see the wonderful sight of wild pony foals playing together against a backdrop of one of the most stunningly beautiful areas in the UK?
Dartmoor has a very gentle side. Safe, quiet areas where you can picnic with the family, easy to follow trails for strolling, walking and cycling, many lovely open spaces where the children can run to their heart’s content and a huge number of child friendly and dog friendly places to stay, to eat and attractions to visit.

Things to do in Dartmoor National Park

In the moors not only is it full of wild open moorlands and deep river valleys, the area is dotted with many villages such as Princetown, home to Dartmoor prison and Widecombe on the Moor and various other attractions such as the miniature pony centre, South Devon Railway and Pennywell farm.  

Torquay

Torquay with its mild climate, sandy beaches and Torbay palms is known as part of the English Riviera.  It is the home town for the well known writer Agatha Christie who lived there during her early years. 

Things to do in Totnes

It not only has sandy beaches for al the family to enjoy, it also has a model village at Babbacombe and art galleries and gardens at Torre Abbey.  Torquay harbour offers shops, cafes and a marina.  For those interested in wild life a visit to Living Coasts maybe on the agenda and for young dinosaur hunters, Dinosaur World.  There are many other places to visit such as Kents Cavern, Bygones and Cockington Court to name a few.