Ok but not the best

If you're in or near Truro it's a good option but not the best in the area.

On the plus side there is ample space for off lead running. It does get busy sometimes and the walk choice is limited to wide service roads going up into the woods or a wet weather muddy walk along the brookside. The latter is pleasant enough, the former also attracts horses and people on horses and sometimes cycles.

It's OK but gets very busy with things like cycles

Not the easiest place to find it has a massive pay and display car park. It's also popular with families with pushchairs and cyclists as many of the paths are well made and fairly smooth. In my view it's popularity makes it less appealing as, unless your branch off the made paths it can be busy with wheeled objects so less chance for off lead runs.

Haven't tried the cafe. I confess if we're wlking near Bodmin our preference is for Respryn on the Lanhydrock estate as it's wheel free

Lovely big quiet beach but a bit of a trek

The nearest parking is the National Trust "honesty box" car park on Lamledra Hill. From there it's maybe 10-15 minutes or so down hill across some fields (sometimes with stock in so take a lead with you). You join the coast path and then drop down to the beach itself.

It's a big beach made up mostly sand but some shingle bits and I'm told that it a summer haunt for naturists but I've never seen any and I tend to stay away from beaches except early in the day during the height of the holiday season.

With the tide out walking along the beach and throwing a ball for Buster makes it a steady 25 minutes or more each way so a decent leg stretch and whenever we've been there it's very quiet, you'll see an occasional other dog walker or maybe somebody walking the coast patch but it's certainly one of the quietest beaches in the county.

The walk back up is less exciting as it's reasonably steep but the views are good so stopping to catch your breath has it's reward.

Bit of a mixed bag

It's easily accessible from both junctions 9 and 10 although use the sat nav as signposts aren't the best.

Loads of parking space and a great mix of open meadow for ball throwing and woodland for squirrel chasing - sounds really good so why only 3 stars?

You can only park for a full day so £4.50 (March to October) is steep for an hour or so of break on the journey.

It's also a very confusing place - there are no maps near the car park and even fewer signs to guide you around.

Probably wouldn't bother again as a stop on a journey

Second visit

We live in Cornwall so only get up country occasionally to visit relatives etc and this was our second visit here and it is just as good as before.

Easy to find, loads of free parking and everything from woodland walks to great ball throwing meadows.

The cafe remains good value and it's such an easy alternative to the dreaded service areas and, as we were heading north, we came off at junction 7 and rejoined at 6 missing most of the roadworks! Result

Great walk

A few minutes off the A30 with all of Dartmoor available - what's not to like?

We were there before the pub opened so parked closer to the walk - drive into the village and, as you pass the green with the pub on the left, drive straight ahead past the dead end sign - there is parking for maybe five or six cars up there right by the gate.

Through the gate and it's a fairly easy uphill stroll for as far as you want to go and it's all open country so there's a whole mass of paths to choose from ideal for a bit of ball throwing.

There's even a Bronze Age stone circle up there to aim for and the views are pretty spectacular.

Will certainly go again and maybe try to tie it in with a visit to the pub

A walk of two halves

I used tolive in Over Haddon and know this walk well and revisited it recently. The top part near Monyash is great and open, a nice dale.

The wooded centre part is a pleasant wooded walk.

As you approach the bottom end it doesn't become less pretty - indeed the part that is terraced to form trout hatcheris is truly lovely - howvere the bottom part is no longer dog friendly.

Much of the river has been allowed to "go back to nature" (ie overgrow so you can't see it) and, as it's an area of special scientific interest dogs have to be on a lead.

I am not doubting the scientific interest bit but I feel the lower portion of the walk is no longer a patch on what it was and such wonderful water deserves to have a dog splashing in it as they used to.

Won't be returning

Nice walk, good views

The title says it all.

The car park isn't the cheapest and the second one you come to saves a bit of a hike back up the hill on your return.

The woods are nice and the paths all good underfoot, another plus is that on a hot or wet day the tree covering provides shelter.

On the downside dogs are supposed to be kept on a lead (no idea why as no stock anywhere) so we ignored that part except near the only road; facilities are limited to a small toilet block and dogs shouldn't go in the water - partly because it's a reservoir but they also have algae problems from time to time so we kept Buster well out of it.

Not perect but would happily return

Brilliant and free

Just a few minutes from the M1/A38 junction this place is a delight.

Lots of off lead sniffing through the wooded areas - some of the paths are tarmacced if it's wet and you don't have waterfproof shoes.

Also plenty of places for ball chasing and such like.

The cafe seemed fairly popular but we didn't use it.

Really handy to know it's there and everybody we met - all locals - were very friendly. We'll certainly go again

Brilliant and easy to access

We exited the M5 at J7 heading north and rejoined at J6 so a perfect stop off.

Loads of off lead running space and enjoyable sniffs around the woods. Also lots of kids entertainment - the webiste does a better job than I can of describing - but this makes it a multi purpse stop, kids and dogs in one location.

The cafe served reasonable food so all told a really handy stop off heading north or south.

We shall return

Good one

Firstly, when looking for this trust your sat nav and ignore the signs for Tortworth Court as it's a hotel.

Just passed the turning for the hotel is a sign for a left turn to the farm shop and cafe. We parked at the cafe and takeaway car park and walked through and had a good and tasty lunch.

We were slightly baffled by the instructions as we couldn't see the church (it's a couple of hundred yards along the road) but finally sussed it and started walking.

Just after the two unusual "castellated" houses either side of the road we spotted a metal stile with "Public Footpath" on it.

We followed this and it leads diagonally across a coupe of fields before joining up with the walk shown on the website.

We didn't have time for the whoe walk but across the fields and back took almost half an hour which was fine and, with no stock in the fields, gave good off lead running for Buster!

On the way back we bought an excellent pork pie and two frozen home made meals fro the farm shop; perfect for our late return home!

Only a few minutes from the motorway - we will certainly return

Far more to this one

Really useful pit stop - bit f a trek from the motorway but worth it.

Can't spek for the pub as we were wanting to press on and it wasn't mealtime so we parked on the side road.

Directions for the walk are good but only tell part of the story!

Certainly if you walk with the river on your right yu can follow it a good way.

However if you turn left after crossing the weir and go thrugh the metal gate you have an alternative walk alog the river and a whoe labrynth of paths across several fields - absolutely perfect for off lead ball fetching etc

A great wak, really glad we know its there