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Totnes Information Centre |
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Sports & Recreation
Sports & Recreation
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Arts Centres, Badminton, Boating, Bowls, Canoeing, Cinemas, Cycling, Diving, Fishing, Golf, Leisure Centres, Riding, Recreation Areas, Rowing, Sailing, Tennis, Totnes Band, Totnes Folk Club, Totnes Chess Club, Twinning Association, Walking Ariel Centre 01803 869200 Club secretary, Calley Buchanan 01364 644755 The River Dart is navigable from Dartmouth to Totnes Weir (about half a mile up stream from the Totnes Bridge). There is no self-drive boat hire at Totnes. The public slipway is on the east side of the river, half a mile down stream for the Totnes Bridge. Totnes Boating Association (Steamer Quay Road) organise moorings. Club telephone no: 01803 863798 (Friday evening or Sunday lunchtime), email: totnes@rya-online.net Dartmouth area: information from Dartmouth Harbourmaster 01803 832337. Boat hire also at Dartmouth. Totnes Bowling Club. Contact Mike Huxtable 01803 555997. There is a public
bowling facility at Borough Park Totnes. On the River Dart up river of Totnes Weir canoeing is restricted. The canoe
seasons lasts from 1st October to March 2007/8(31st January on lower reaches).
Check access dates for each section of the river on the
Dart Access website. An access permit for canoeing must be obtained well in advance from the British
Canoe Union email bcusw@aol.com or see
www.dartaccess.co.uk.
On the tidal section of the Dart, below Totnes Weir, there are no restrictions
on private canoeing. Totnes Kayak and Canoe Club (www.totnescanoeclub.org.uk) can be contacted by email: chas.billing@virgin.net or 01364 653068 Alexandra Cinema, Newton Abbot 0871 230 3200 Totnes offers two contrasting leisure routes - or one longer one if you combine the two. They form part of Sustrans NCN Route 2. There is a cycle path between Totnes and Dartington (a mainly off-road route about two miles in length) and another path between Totnes and Ashprington, also about 2 miles in length, one way. This section can be strenuous at times and includes pushing your bicycle through a wood. For cycle hire contact Hot Pursuit on 01803 865174 or B.R Trott on 01803 862493. Totnes Branch British Sub Aqua Club Secretary: Rosemary Longfield on 01364 72462 Fishing regulations are complex. If advice needed, contact the Environment
Agency Fisheries Office. Tel: 01392 316032. The River Dart is tidal up to the
main Totnes Weir and freshwater above. Permits are needed for fishing between
Totnes and Buckfastleigh (Up-river), including the Weir pool. The Sea Trout Inn
(01803 762274) issues permits on behalf of Dart Angling Association
www.dartaa.org.uk. From Totnes
Weir to Brutus Bridge, permission needed from the Environment Golf courses nearest to Totnes: Local authority supported Centres, now privately run, with pools:
Totnes Pavilion and Tadpool indoor 25m pool 01803 862992 Our nearest riding stable is SRS at Staverton. Contact 07974 813389 or see
www.sorleyridingschool.co.uk. There are a number of riding stables on Dartmoor, including: Cheston
Equestrian Centre at Wrangaton, South Brent 01364 73266 and Shilstone Rocks Riding and Trekking Centre 01364 621281. Borough Park is the main park, located in central Totnes. Children’s play equipment, tennis courts, the bowling green and the rugby club are there. The Skateboard Park was located in the park but is undergoing re-furbishment. Vire Island is also in the centre of Totnes (access from Totnes Bridge). On the island there are plenty of seats, open grassy areas, duck population and lovely river views, which make it a good picnic spot. There are riverside walks through Longmarsh, a meadow area beyond Steamer Quay on the east side of the river, and from Totnes to the Dartington Hall Estate. There is also a path from Totnes south to Ashprington (the first section of the Dart Valley Trail). Totnes has a thriving amateur rowing club whose HQ and slipway is on Steamer Quay Road. Club day is on most Sundays from 10.30am. Contact the clubhouse, evenings, on 01803 863772. Sailing is possible in the River Dart lower reaches and in the estuary. Contact: Dartmouth Yacht Club on 01803 832305 or the Royal Dart Yacht Club at Kingswear on 01803 752496. For sailing tuition or boat hire while in the area contact Totnes Information Centre for a fact sheet. Totnes Boating Association (Steamer Quay Road, Totnes) also welcome members who sail. Club telephone no: 01803 863798 (Friday evening or Sunday lunchtime), email: totnes@rya-online.net Tennis is available at Totnes in Borough Park, contact Mr Gordon Hellier on 01803 863666, or at Avonwick contact Mr Bill Longfield on 01364 72462. Band Secretary Philip Cleave, Lower Cholwell Farm, Harberton 01803 863625. Mrs Prowse, 01803 862435 TWINNING ASSOCIATION Situated between Dartmoor and the coast, Totnes makes an excellent base for walkers and ramblers. Dartmoor National Park (01822 890414) www.dartmoor-npa.gov.uk and the South Devon AONB Unit (01803 861384) organise guided walks on special topics throughout the year. The AONB provide a selection of self-guided walks in a downloadable form from their website www.southdevonaonb.org.uk There is an accessible walk between Totnes and Dartington and an accompanying CD with commentary by local storyteller Clive Fairweather. The CD costs £5.99 and is available to buy from Totnes Information Centre or at Dartington Cider Press Centre. There is a braille linear map and 2 large print trail guides available on loan from the Information Centre or from RNIB Transcription Service at Ivybridge. Tel: 01752 690092 email: ivytcsw@rnib.org.uk Totnes is at the start of the Dart Valley Trail. It is possible to walk all the way from Totnes to Dartmouth. It is also a major stopping point on the recently developed John Musgrave Trail, a 35 mile route from Torquay though South Devon countryside, finally concluding at Brixham. The Information Centre stock a range of walking maps and other publications. See our mail order page or come into the Centre and browse. |
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