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Feb 23, 2024 · Things to Do in Dartmouth, England: See Tripadvisor's 57,790 traveller reviews and photos of Dartmouth tourist attractions. Find what to do today, this weekend, or in June. We have reviews of the best places to see in Dartmouth. Visit top-rated & must-see attractions.
- Demarest Lloyd State Park
- Lloyd Center For The Environment
- Apponagansett Park
- New Bedford
- Destruction Brook Woods
- Cornell Farm
- Parsons Reserve
- Allens Pond Wildlife Sanctuary
- Dartmouth Orchards
- Slocum’s River Reserve
At the place where Slocums River flows into Buzzards Bay there’s a 200-acre state park that was established in 1953. The headline at Demarest Lloyd State Park is the 1,800-foot beach, composed of sand and pebbles and pitching gently into warm and shallow waters, protected from ocean swells by the headlands at Deepwater Point and Potomska Point. The...
These 55 acres of river estuary and maritime forest were donated to the Dartmouth Natural Resources Trust in 1978, and the reserve has been the site of nature-oriented programming since 1981. There are five miles of trails at the Lloyd Center, and at various points you’ll be treated to inspiring vistas of Buzzards Bay, Slocums River, a larger swath...
This charming waterfront park is tucked into a harbor, with views across to the village of Padanaram and Little Island. Apponagansett Park’s big draw in the summer is its sandy beach, bathed by calm and sheltered waters, ideal for families. The beach has lifeguards during the summer months, and is also served by an ice cream stand, open Memorial Da...
Dartmouth shares a boundary with New Bedford, which was the world’s foremost whaling port for much of the 19th century. Something special about New Bedford is how much of this heritage is preserved in situ, at the New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park, preserving a 34-acre cobbled cityscape just west of the waterfront. New Bedford is promine...
The largest reserve in the care of the Dartmouth Natural Resources Trust is a lot gentler than the name makes it sound. Destruction Brook Woods is on the watercourse that eventually feeds the tidal Slocums River, and has several footbridges crossing the brook, which is often audible in the forest. With interesting topography, the reserve is on 280 ...
For five generations this 130–acre parcel of coastal land was a famous, family-run salt farm. Today the Trustees of Reservations and DNRT look after the fragile salt marsh system at Cornell Farm, traced by serene pine and oak woodlands with bountiful American holly in the undergrowth. There’s a long stretch of boardwalk over the marshlands, with sa...
If there’s a time to be at this reserve at the head of Slocums River it’s got to be late winter or early spring. This is when the magnificent field of daffodils at Parsons Reserve is in bloom. Usually in flower some time between mid February and early April, the daffodils put on a three-week show attracting thousands of people with a splash of earl...
You could spend a whole day hiking and birding in wonderful coastal scenery at this Mass Audubon sanctuary in the very southwest of Dartmouth. Allens Pond Wildlife Sanctuary is made up of a whole tapestry of habitats, including beaches, open fields, marsh, ponds and woodlands on land donated by local families over the years. There are nine miles of...
Just west of the University of Massachusetts campus there’s a third generation family farm with a stand on the roadside. Dartmouth Orchards sells a wide range of local, homemade and homegrown goods, including honey, jams, pies, preserves and fresh white and yellow peaches fresh from the orchard in season. But the stars of the show are the apples an...
This public preserve is on former farmland along a scenic stretch of Slocums River, purchased by the The Trustees of Reservations and Dartmouth Natural Resources Trust in 1999. The two organizations comanage Slocum’s River Reserve, composed of mature woodlands, pasture, salt marsh and farmed fields along some 3,000 feet of river frontage. Slocums R...
- Dartmouth Castle. Standing on top of a headland, looking out to the estuary and sea, Dartmouth Castle has long been the town’s main landmark (it dates back to the 14th century).
- Dartmouth Museum. Did you know that steam power had its roots in Dartmouth? Or that it’s the home of primary Naval Officer training – and has been since 1863?
- Woodlands Family Theme Park. Searching for somewhere to spend a family day out? Woodlands Theme Park is the answer – it’s the largest theme park in Devon, with a zoo, rides and plenty of shops and places to eat.
- Greenway House. Follow the footsteps of Agatha Christie at Greenway House. The South West’s most famous crime writer, Agatha Christie was born in nearby Torquay, but moved away, ultimately purchasing Greenway House as a summer residence.
Top Things to Do in Dartmouth, Devon: See Tripadvisor's 57,766 traveller reviews and photos of Dartmouth tourist attractions. Find what to do today, this weekend, or in June. We have reviews of the best places to see in Dartmouth. Visit top-rated & must-see attractions.
Situated at the mouth of the River Dart Dartmouth offers an amazing range of things to do to keep everyone entertain, with boat trips and steam trains rides, a theme park, ancient castles and water based activities, shops, galleries and cobbled streets to explore, not forgetting beaches and country walks. With such a great choice of activities ...
