National Park Visitor Centre, Princetown
Opening times for 5 November - 31 March
Wednesday - Sunday 10:00 - 15:00
The centre is open daily
Christmas Holiday: Saturday 21 December - Sunday 5 January with the exception of Christmas Eve and Christmas Day
February half term: Saturday 15 February - Sunday 23 February
Please note the centre is shut for maintenance Monday 24 February - Friday 28 February (inclusive)
Opening times for 29 March - 30 June
Daily 10:00 - 16:00
Opening times for 1 July - 30 September
Daily 10:00 - 17:00
Opening times for 1 October - 3 November
Daily 10:00 - 16:00
Find us:
Tavistock Road, Princetown, Yelverton, PL20 6QF
There is a large car park nearby.
Phone: 01822 890414.
Email: visit@dartmoor.gov.uk
Our visitor centre has bags of history. Once a hotel, author Arthur Conan Doyle stayed here while writing his famous Sherlock Holmes novel The Hound of the Baskervilles.
Opened as a visitor centre in 1993, it contains a variety of changing exhibitions and displays. Come and find out more about Dartmoor's wild stories, learn about the moorland's wildlife and spend time in our conservation garden (currently unavailable), home to several antiquities.
We stock a great range of goods for the outdoor enthusiast. Grab a map or a guide book or buy gifts for your loved ones from our Dartmoor Range.
Princetown provides an excellent jumping off point to the open moorland, particularly if you like walking or cycling. Our staff will be pleased to help you plan a route if you need a few ideas.
Princetown has a good selection of pubs and cafes, parking and public toilets with access for the disabled. Learn more.
The weather is changeable so remember to come prepared for whatever Dartmoor brings!
