Cockington Country Park

Lovely historical, picturesque village with cheap parking for the day. Free admission to everything. Beautiful grounds and gardens with working craft centre. Great for a family day out or a romantic stroll. Be prepared for the typical Devon narrow lanes to get to it though. That might put people off going, as it was blissfully quiet for us in the middle of August!

Absolutely stunning little village which is full of historical charm! We enjoyed a delicious jam and cream scone and a wander through the woodland park. There are craft workshops offering items for sale set in the old barns.

You'll need at least half a day to see and enjoy everything (if the weather is good). Would recommend the Chocolate shop, the cherry ones were particularly divine. Don't forget to visit Cob Barn where Allan will talk you through his art in his workshop. Hoping to buy a steel rose from him at some point. Also check out the Iron Mongers and surrounding shops, then purchase yourself a cute little handmade glass animal at the glass blowers for a bargain £8.

What a gem! There’s plenty of parking in a few different locations around the park, so don’t despair if the first place you try has no spaces available! The parkland is gorgeous, so much space to roam free and play! There are places buy food and drink (pub, ice cream parlour and cafe), but also loads of space for picnics. The craft/shopping areas are lovely, really inviting spaces and everyone willing to chat about the work/products if you’re interested. Lots of history to read about too and a gorgeous garden to enjoy. The children’s play area is disappointing, you can see it was lovely once, but parts of it have unfortunately gone into disrepair.

Really lovely place for a few hours out. There are a couple of craft centres and studios where you can watch the makers at work, the glass blowing was amazing! Nice cafe and clean toilets. A lovely 600+ year old church, walks and lakes too! Down into the village is a lovely pub called the Drum in which is reasonably priced and dog friendly 🐶 We parked on the carpark opposite the pub and Cockington crafts and Country Park are a 5-10 minute walk away.

It's definitely worth a visit. However, we went on a Monday, and certain things were not open on that day. Didn't spoil it and enjoyed the walks, the church, and the crafts. Treating ourselves to a lovely hand-made glass fish ornament at Our Glass, you can watch the skill of the artisan as he crafts the glass into his latest creation. Friendly and stops to chat. As do all the crafts folk open for business. We were lucky to catch a small bus, by The Drum pub-restaurant, that visits Cockington and drives into Torquay via local stops. Bus is air-conditioned too.

Visited this site with my son the here is a little gift shop in the village and we went and had a walk around the manor which itself is only really a cafe but there are also plenty of nice grounds to walk around and many unique traders in the craft/art traders around the back the gardens and ponds are also great to walk around we did see a sign for carriage rides but could not find them

Cockington village and country park. What an absolute little Gem of a place! Beautiful "chocolate box" village full of thatched cottages, tea rooms and a huge pub. What more could you want? Well, there's a crackingly good park to wander round, complete with its own little lakes, play areas and we'll tended gardens to tickle your fancy too. Access to the park and village is easy, albeit down a lot of narrow Devon lanes and, im sure in high season, parking would be a nightmare, but we arrived just before 10 AM and there was no problem getting there or parking up. Parking is a bit pricey, but its well worth it. Highly recommended 😀😃