Help with funding
We don’t give grants for our courses but you might be able to apply for grants from:– For professional gardeners – https://pgtrust.org/
– Also from rhs.org.uk/bursaries
– LANTRA are also funding participants on our courses under S34 – Next Generation
Travel to Totnes
Rail: Totnes is on the main railway line from London Paddington and Birmingham.
Coach: National Express coaches from London and elsewhere also stop at Totnes.
Road: Access is good via the M5/A303 and A38.
Accommodation in and around Totnes
Our courses take place in Dartington, about a mile out of Totnes; there are footpaths/cycle paths from Totnes all the way to the venue/forest garden. Totnes itself is an ancient market town on the river Dart with a distinctly ‘green’ feel, having numerous individual shops, cafes and pubs.
There are numerous bed and breakfasts in Totnes, also plenty of Inns in Totnes and the surrounding villages.
Dartington Hall is the hub of the Dartington Estate, owned by the Dartington Hall Trust. The estate includes farmland, woodland, a school, an arts complex, a conference centre, a restaurant, accommodation and more.
| Dartington Hall | 01803 847147 |
Camping
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Camp Dartington Dartington Estate, Devon https://www.dartington.org/visit/camp/
A new site in Dartington, only 300m from our established forest garden.
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01803 847077 |
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Beara Farm, Colston Rd, Buckfastleigh, Devon
Beara Farm is a quiet site near the River Dart about 3 miles from Dartington.
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01364 642234 |