Totnes Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels

About Totnes

The Dartington Hall Estate was purchased Dorothy and Leonard Elmhirst in 1925. They wanted to create an "experimental" estate with forestry, farming and educational projects. This led to the opening of a school, a tweed mill, sawmills, a cider company and the famous Dartington glass works. The school, which has now closed, used novel methods, similar to those used by A.S. Neill atSummerhill. Aldous Huxley's children went to Dartington Hall, some of the educational methods in his novelIslandare based on the Dartington School.

Top Attractions in Totnes

Explore the best things to see and do in Totnes:

• ★Berry Pomeroy Castle
• ★DartingtonARTS
• ★Dartington Hall Estate
• ★Dartington International Summer School of music
• ★South Devon Railway
• ★Totnes Castle
• ★Totnes Information Centre

Where to Eat in Totnes

Must-try local food and restaurants:

• 🍴Barrell House
• 🍴Roundhouse Cafe
• 🍴Taguchi-Ya
• 🍴The Cott Inn
• 🍴The Curator Cafe
• 🍴The Hairy Barista

Where to Stay in Totnes

• 🏨Steam Packet Inn
• 🏨The Bull Inn
• 🏨The Old Forge

Totnes Travel Guide Sections

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