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8 Best Activities In Tiverton
Tiverton punches above eight listings. A castle, a museum, a railway centre and a canal trip all sit within the town's list, and seven of those eight keep you dry, which is an unusual ratio for a Devon market town and a very useful one in October. Tiverton Museum and Devon Railway Centre are the two that will hold a curious child longest.
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Activity CentresHappy Glaze Pottery
SightseeingTiverton Canal Co
MuseumsTiverton Museum
Sports & ActivitiesWall in the Hall
SightseeingKnightshayes
SightseeingDevon Railway Centre
CastlesTiverton Castle
Indoor PlayMonsters Mansion
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For a town this size the wet-weather options are unusually good, which makes Tiverton a sensible fallback when a Devon holiday day falls apart. Smaller places keep their own hours, so ring first rather than trusting a website you found last year.
Visiting Tiverton with kids: FAQs
What is there for a child who likes trains?
Devon Railway Centre is the main answer, and with sheds to duck into as well as track outside it holds up in mixed weather. Tiverton Canal Co offers the water version of the same appeal, which is slow transport a child can watch working. Between them you could build a whole day around things that move, and that is often easier than trying to interest a six-year-old in a building.
Is Tiverton Castle worth a visit with children?
Tiverton Castle offers rooms as well as grounds, so there is somewhere to retreat if the rain arrives partway round. Castles tend to work with children in direct proportion to how much they are allowed to touch and climb, so it is worth checking what is open to visitors before you go rather than assuming the run of the place. Knightshayes is the other historic option here if the castle does not appeal.
Somewhere for a quiet afternoon with a preschooler?
Happy Glaze Pottery is the one to aim for: indoors, seated, and it produces something to take home, which buys goodwill for the rest of the week. Monsters Mansion is the noisier alternative, running under cover and out in the open. Tiverton Museum makes a reasonable third choice if your child is at the stage of pressing every button that presents itself.