Days Out In Devon – Perfect for the whole family!
Days out in Devon can be super fun and adventurous when teamed up with a day at Diggerland. Guests of all ages can ride, drive and operate real diggers! All in a safe and family friendly setting.
To help you with planning your fun fueled day at Diggerland, we have provided some useful information. Whether you’re travelling by train, bus or car we have laid out directions to assist you. Have an electric car? No problem, as we have EV charging available. Want to know about parking, disabled access, cafes and more? Keep scrolling.
Days out in Devon have never been better, when coupled with Diggerland!
How to find us
By car from Bristol – take M5 to Junction 27, then A38 towards Wellington. After 1/2 mile, at the roundabout, turn right onto B3181 towards Cullompton and continue along B3181 for 3 miles, passing Willand village. Diggerland is on the left.
By car from Exeter – take M5 to Junction 28 then head towards Cullompton. When you reach the traffic-light controlled junction with the B3181 in the middle of Cullompton turn right towards Willand and continue along the B3181 until you cross the motorway bridge. Diggerland is on the right, just after the motorway bridge.
By public transport – the closest railway station is Tiverton Parkway, approximately 5 miles from Diggerland. Several local bus companies operate services from Tiverton Parkway Railway Station to Exeter via Cullompton. Taxis are also normally available from the railway station.
Travel assistance:
- Great Western Railway: 0345 7000 125
- Stagecoach South West: 01392 42 77 11
Facilities
- 250 car parking spaces
- 15 coach parking spaces
- 10 disabled parking spaces
- Indoor eating facilities – Click here to view the menu.
- Disabled toilets
- Outdoor seating/picnic
- Gift shop
- Baby changing facilities
- Corporate hospitality
- Electric Vehicle Parking
Electric Vehicle Charging
EV Charging is available at this Diggerland Devon theme park. We use Tesla Destination Chargers, up to 11kW. The chargers are free for paying Diggerland visitors and customers of EVision Electric Vehicles.
However, for those who are not visiting Diggerland and are not an EVision customer, you can plug in and charge for a flat fee of £5. The fee will cover for a time period up to two hours.
Diggerland do not provide adapters for other electric vehicles. However patrons of Diggerland may bring their own adapter to charge other brands of electric vehicles.
We cannot guarantee a charger will be available at the time you visit and this cannot be prebooked. We would recommend visiting the ZapMap website or mobile app to check live information and availability. The chargers are available to use only during Diggerland opening times – see here for more information.
You can hire an electric vehicle in Devon by the day, week, month or longer from EVision Electric Vehicles and pick it up from our Diggerland Devon theme park location. For a full list of vehicles on fleet and prices, please click here. All vehicles come with a free tank of ‘fuel’, however do not have to be returned fully charged.
To better plan your visit when driving electric, plan your route and find your nearest public charging point using ZapMap or Autotrader.
Helicopter Landing
Paying visitors to Diggerland are able to arrive by helicopter at all four UK Diggerland locations and land without charge. Prior permission (PPR) however must be given. In order to receive permission, please supply of all the relevant information, in advance.
Diggerland needs to know:
- Aircraft make and type
- Aircraft Registration
- Pilot name and mobile number
- Landing date
- Expected landing time
- Number of passengers
- Number of visitors to Diggerland
- Point of departure when arriving at Diggerland
This information should be sent by email to: mail@diggerland.com, giving at least three clear working days notice in advance.
Helicopter landing is also allowed at Diggerland for non-visitors. However this is subject to the payment of £50 + VAT landing fee. All relevant information should be supplied in advance, as detailed above.
Upon receipt of all appropriate information a swift response will be given. You will then be provided with all the information necessary to carry out a safe landing.
Opening Dates
Please visit our opening dates page here.
Here at Diggerland, we absolutely love it when our customers share videos of their awesome experiences at our Diggerland parks. It’s really wonderful to see how much fun everyone has and it reminds us why we do what we do. Check out Lizzie Romain’s video of her day at Diggerland – it’s a blast!
Action Packed Days Out in Devon
If you’re looking for fun-filled, action-packed family days out in Devon… you need look no further than Diggerland. Located in Cullompton, just a few minutes drive from the M5, you can enjoy fabulous family days out in Devon. Only at Diggerland! As you would expect, the Devon park has all the same rides & drives as our other three UK parks. These include the Spindizzy, Mini-Tractors, Groundshuttle and Dig-a-Round, as well as Go-Karts and Dodgems. Plus so much more! We also run school trips in Devon if you are a school in Devon and want to have some fun.
You can spend all day at Diggerland but if you’re looking for other fabulous things to do, Parkdean Holidays have provided some great ideas here.
Digger Hire in Devon
You can hire a wide range of mini diggers, midi diggers and large diggers from Diggerland’s partner company, H. E. Services (Plant Hire) Ltd.
As well as telehandlers, dumpers, long reach excavators and more. The nearest plant depot to our Diggerland Devon park is located in Okehampton, Devon. Just a short drive away.
Contact the national hire centre to get a quote for your digger rental needs.
Contact H. E. Services (plant hire) ltd