Dartmoor National Park
VISIT Dartmoor National Park:
Park Details
Dartmoor National Park was established in 1951, and has a total area of 236,132 acres (369 square miles, or 956 square kilometers).
| Address | Devon, England, TQ13 9JQ |
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| Learn More | Official Website |
When to Visit: Weather vs. Peak Visitation
Dartmoor National Park is the 13th most visited park in the country.
We crunched 30 years of historical weather and/or park service data to find the best months to visit Dartmoor National Park. We looked for the optimal temperatures, the least amount of snow and rain, and stayed away from peak visitation months if we could help it. All this data then helped us paint a picture as to what the absolute best time to visit Dartmoor National Park is.
Our data shows the best months to visit Dartmoor National Park are June, July, August & September.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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| Park Visits | data unavailable | |||||||||||
| Precipitation | 86 | 66 | 63 | 67 | 61 | 59 | 58 | 61 | 51 | 88 | 78 | 91 |
| Avg Temp | 43 | 44 | 47 | 52 | 57 | 62 | 65 | 65 | 62 | 55 | 48 | 44 |
| Max Temp | 50 | 51 | 56 | 63 | 69 | 73 | 76 | 76 | 72 | 64 | 56 | 51 |
| Avg Temp | 35 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 41 | 45 | 49 | 49 | 47 | 44 | 39 | 36 |
| Min Temp | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 30 | 35 | 40 | 40 | 37 | 32 | 27 | 24 |
Dartmoor National Park Road Trips
Many family vacations consist of stringing one or more national parks together during a week-long trip. Creating these types of trips is our specialty! Here are the road trips we've created where Dartmoor National Park is visited.
| Trip Name | Trip Miles | Trip Days |
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Other Nearby National Park Sites
From national monuments, to historic sites to seashores and more, here are the other parks closest to Dartmoor National Park.
| Name | Distance |
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| Exmoor National Park | 63 km |
| Brecon Beacons National Park | 148 km |
| Pembrokeshire Coast National Park | 160 km |
| New Forest National Park | 161 km |
| South Downs National Park | 227 km |
| Snowdonia National Park | 280 km |
| Wicklow Mountains National Park | 328 km |
| Peak District National Park | 338 km |
Nearest Airports
When visiting a National park, many people are faced with either a very long drive across country, or a much shorter flight.
Large Airports
A large airport has scheduled major airline service with millions of passengers per year. This type of airport always accepts international flights. Here are the closest large airports to Dartmoor National Park.
| Name | Code | City | Distance |
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| Birmingham International Airport | BHX | Birmingham, | 255 km |
| London Heathrow Airport | LHR | London, | 260 km |
| London Gatwick Airport | LGW | London, | 268 km |
| London Luton Airport | LTN | London, | 285 km |
| London Stansted Airport | STN | London, | 322 km |
| Manchester Airport | MAN | Manchester, | 326 km |
| Belfast International Airport | BFS | Belfast, | 478 km |
Medium Airports
A medium-sized airport has scheduled regional airline service. This type of airport may or may not accept international flights. Here are the closest medium-sized airports to Dartmoor National Park.
| Name | Code | City | Distance |
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| Exeter International Airport | EXT | Exeter, | 38 km |
| Newquay Cornwall Airport | NQY | Newquay, | 78 km |
| Cardiff International Airport | CWL | Cardiff, | 98 km |
| Bristol Airport | BRS | Bristol, | 121 km |
| Bournemouth Airport | BOH | Bournemouth, | 147 km |
| Southampton Airport | SOU | Southampton, | 184 km |
| London City Airport | LCY | London, | 295 km |
Credits: Campground data provided by USCampgrounds.info. Map shapes from CartographyVectors. Weather data from NOAA. Airport data from OurAirports.com. Images from Unsplash, Flickr and Parks&Trips. All data has also been updated and augmented by Parks&Trips.