Shop: National Trust Shop. Independent craft workshops open near the abbey.
Tea Room/ Restaurant: Licensed restaurant/tea-room in reception building. Restricted menu from November to March. Children’s menu available.
WC: Baby changing and feeding facilities. Parent and baby room. Adapted WC next to main WCs.
Parking: Free parking, 150 yards from the entrance. Separate disabled parking with transfer available.
Seats and benches: Seating is provided in the gardens and house.
Average visitor duration: 1 to 2 hours.
Accessibility: The sensory list reflects the 700-year history of the house. The garden includes a scented herb garden, which is at its peak between June – August. Ramped entrance to the property. 2 wheelchairs available. Ground floor has steps. Stairs to other floors. Seating is available and audio visual/video, interpretation material from inaccessible floors is available. The grounds are partly accessible with slopes. There is a map of the accessible route and a staff driven multi-seater vehicle. The shop has a low level counter but a wooden lip to the doorway. The restaurant has a level entrance with a wooden lip to doorway. A Braille guide and large print guide are available. There is an induction lip in reception and a subtitled version of the introductory film is available on request.
Guide dogs welcome.
Children’s programme/ events or other educational activities:: Suitable for school groups. Education room/centre. Hands-on activities. Children's quiz/trail. Occasional watercolour workshops and live interpretation. Call for details
Maps of sites/ visitor information etc: Four ways marked walks through woodland and farmland, map available from reception.
Transport:
Bus: Plymouth Citybus 55 from Yelverton (with connections from Plymouth railway station) can be used on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday. The First 48 can be used from Plymouth on Sundays.
Cycling: NCN27 runs within two miles of the abbey. See website for local cycle routes.
Road: The Abbey is six miles south of Tavistock and eleven miles north of Plymouth. Turn off the A386 south of Yelverton. From here the Abbey is well signposted. Free parking at site.
Train: Beer Alston station is four and a half miles from the Abbey.
