Welcome to the Okehampton Website.
Whether you are an Okehampton resident and looking to find out information, or are planning a trip to Okehampton; you've come to the right place.
Situated in the heart of rural Devon, on the shoulder of Dartmoor’s heights Okehampton offers a wealth of wildly differing landscapes. Rising dramatically behind Okehampton lie the highest peaks of Dartmoor with Yes Tor at over 600m. These hills topped with striking, weathered granite tors, surrounded by clitter seem almost shaped by human hand, but are in fact the stumped remains of mountains millions of years past.
This site has been set up to help you make the most of your stay in Okehampton, as well as to serve the Okehampton Community, offering a business directory of all local businesses as well as everything from cinema listings to information on local events and social groups.
This site is free for all to use, whether you are a resident of Okehampton, on holiday in the area or thinking of visiting Okehampton.
There are many websites serving Okehampton, Dartmoor, and the South West generally, Okehampton even has a number of it's own websites. Over the past few years we have become aware of a decline in the quality of information on websites for this region; we have set up okehamptondevon.com for the sole purpose of serving the town and the surrounding area, and hope to bring a sense of community back to the town, it is also gives visitors to the area a valuable tool to plan their stay in the area and find out about everything Okehampton has to offer.
Every single business in Okehampton has already or will been included on this site, we have teamed up with the local cinema to provide the latest film listings and hope to bring you news updates in partnership with the local press.
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 This years Okehampton May Fair will take place on Sunday 4th May, from 11am in Simmons Park.
Plant Sales, Hotdogs, Various Charity Stalls, Skittles, Car Boot, Roundabout and no May Fair would be complete without the annual Duck Race, starting at 2:15pm
Organised by the Rotary Club of Okehampton
Download the poster: May Fair 2008
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Looking for something to do? Why not visit The New Carlton Cinema?
Market Hall, Okehampton. Read on to find out more about the latest Cinema Listings and times...
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2008 sees the return of a Craft Fair to Okehampton featuring a line-up of stalls including hand
crafted Cards, portrait artists, jewellery, flowers, photography, gifts, cosmetics and Bath Treats with much more besides. Click here
to find out more.
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In 1959 three Army officers felt that
Dartmoor would
provide a challenge for civilians as well as soldiers, and the Ten Tors Challenge was born. The annual event now sees 2400
individual participants in 400 teams, covering any one of 26 routes across Dartmoor. Click here
to find out more.
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This non-profit website is operated by the Okehampton Chamber of Trade and supported by local businesses. The Chamber of Trade hold many local events and fund the towns hanging baskets, Christmas lights and annual Edwardian Evening celebrations. To find out more click here...
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