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Write Your Own Fairytale Trail

Buckland Abbey- National Trust
Buckland Abbey
Yelverton
Devon
PL20 6EY

Tel: 01822853607

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A child in a crown walking through a garden

Opening Times

Season (15 Feb 2025 - 30 Mar 2025)
DayTimes
Monday - Sunday10:00 - 16:00

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This trail is free but normal admission applies.

About us

Buckland Abbey is a mystical place, follow the trail around the Abbey and gardens to create your own story!

Pick up a trail booklet and a pencil from visitor welcome and get creative. Follow the map to find all the writing spots and see what inspires your story along the way.

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Road Directions

Turn off A386 Plymouth to Tavistock road and follow brown tourist signs to Buckland Abbey, which is approximately 2.5 miles from Yelverton. The lane from Crapstone has narrow sections but is wide enough for coaches and motorhomes.

We don't advise that you use a SatNav to find us, please follow the brown tourist signs from the A386.

Public Transport Directions

Take bus route 1 (Stagecoach) between Plymouth and Tavistock. Alight at Yelverton. From Yelverton, local bus 55 (Citybus) operates Monday to Saturday.

Plymouth train station is located 11 miles from Buckland Abbey. Links via bus routes 1 and 55 from Plymouth to Yelverton and Yelverton to Milton Combe, and National Cycle Network route 27.

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