Access and Facilities:

From the M5:
Once you reach Newton Abbot, travel down the A380 heading for Torquay until you come to a main roundabout where the A380 turns right on the Torquay ring road for Paignton and Brixham.

Take the right turn onto the A380 and follow it until you come to the second roundabout. Here take the first exit on your left onto Preston Down Road. Occombe Farm car park is a further 300 metres on your left hand side. Parking is free of charge.

From the A38:
Exit A38 at junction for Totnes/Paignton and follow signs through Dartington and Totnes for Paignton. After 8 miles you reach a major set of traffic lights with directions left for the A380 ringroad and right for Brixham. Go left and follow the ringroad, going straight over at the first roundabout and at the second take the last exit on your right onto Preston Down Road. Follow directions as above.

On Arrival:
Minibuses and coaches should drop groups in the main car park NOT the farmyard where it is difficult to turn. Groups will be met by a Trust Ranger.

Access for those with disabilities: the farm, farmyard and nature trail are designed to be accessible for wheelchair users. The main car-park is on the same level as the upper floor of the Visitor Centre. There is a lift in the Visitor Centre to access the ground floor Shop which is the same level as the Farmyard. The nature trail is a mixture of wooden boardwalk and stone path. There are some gradients.

Facilities :
The new Visitor Centre includes a Farm Shop, Butchers, Bakery, Café and Education Centre.

Education Centre: groups that have booked a visit with a Ranger may use the Centre which includes a suite of 10 PCs that are networked with Broadband internet access. The centre also has a digital Smartboard and projector. The farm has a network of wildlife cameras that beam live pictures back to the computers in the Centre.

Nature Trail: the farm has a new 2km nature trail that runs from the farmyard through the Site of Special Scientific Interest in a loop. The trail runs past the Bird Hide which looks out upon a bird feeding station. We can provide binoculars for use by visiting groups.

Teaching Bakery: the organic bakery is situated on the upper floor in the Visitor Centre next to the Café from which it can viewed through a window. Although it is a commercial Bakery small groups of students can be taken in to the bakery to learn about the story of bread and have a go at baking for themselves.

Toilets: there are toilets, including a disabled one, in the Visitor Centre.

Hand-washing facilities: these are located in front of the Farm Shop in the Farmyard.

Meeting point if children get lost: Farm Shop

Emergency Meeting Point: Farmyard or in the case of fire the Main Car-park.

Meals/Picnics: Groups may eat picnics/packed lunch outside on picnic tables or in the Education Centre if you have booked an all day visit.

Small groups may order off the café menu. Larger groups will need to arrange meals before their visit. We can offer a buffet menu based on local food supplied by our Farm Shop or a simpler cold or hot food option.