Okehampton Getting there & around

Getting there & away

Lots of local buses run through Okehampton. Bus X9 runs from Exeter (50 minutes, hourly Monday to Saturday, two on Sunday) via Okehampton to Bude. Bus 179 runs two or three times daily to Chagford (30 minutes) and Moretonhampstead (50 minutes). Extra buses run across the moor on summer Sundays.

The steam Dartmoor Railway (55637; www.dartmoorrailway.co.uk) runs between Okehampton and Meldon (£3.50 single, 10 minutes, two on Tuesday, five to seven on weekends April to October), with extra trains to Sampford Courtenay (£3 single) on some Saturdays. Timetables change regularly; phone for details or check the website.

Connecting trains to Okehampton from Exeter run on certain Sundays in summer.