Leisure & Outdoor

Recreation and activities on and around the moor

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Attractions & Visitor Sites

Quay Fitness

Exeter

Friendly gym in Exeter with welcoming staff, good equipment, and a focus on strength training and mental wellbeing for all abilities.

Attractions & Visitor Sites

Award-winning family outdoor attraction and campsite set in 90 acres within Dartmoor National Park, just 1 mile from the A38 at Ashburton. Adventure playgrounds, zip wire, high ropes, canoeing, kayaking, Dartmoor Bike Park, a pirate ship lake, riverside walks and an award-winning campsite.

Attractions & Visitor Sites

Russell Seal Fitness Centre

Exeter

We have two excellent gyms at the University, one based on Streatham Campus (200 station) and the other on St Luke’s Campus (30 station).

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Sherewood Gallery

Ashburton

Photography gallery in Ashburton specialising in black and white landscapes of Dartmoor, with prints, framing and design services.

Horse Riding & Equestrian

Shilstone Rocks Riding Centre

Widecombe-in-the-Moor, Newton Abbot

Family-run, BHS-approved riding centre near Widecombe, offering lessons, small-group hacks onto the open moor and livery.

Attractions & Visitor Sites

Snap Fitness

Exeter

Join our Exeter gym. Get 24/7 gym access and enjoy high-spec cardio & strength equipment, functional training plus much more.

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