Thank you everyone who took part in the 2025 Goose Fair.
The next Goose Fair will take place on Wednesday 14th October 2026.
Please be aware that there is very little parking available in the town on Goose Fair day. Therefore, use of the Goose Fair Park and Ride Scheme is recommended.
There will be a clearly signposted one-way system operating around the town, coming into force with road closures from 5:30pm on Tuesday 13th October, lasting throughout Goose Fair day on Wednesday 14th October and ending at 7.00am on Thursday 15th October.
The following roads will be closed to traffic:
- Plymouth Road from Drake’s Statue to Bedford Square
- Abbey Bridge/Abbey Place
- Russell Street
- Chapel Street
- Market Road
- Canal Road
- Gulworthy Slip Road (between B3257 & A390)
For more detailed information please visit the one.network interactive map
Goose Fair Traffic Order
As usual, a number of car parks will also be closed during the event – car parks and closure dates to be announced in 2026
Disabled Parking – 2026 – information to be confirmed
There is limited parking available in the Abbey Car Park PL19 9AS (exclusively for disabled parking on Goose Fair Day). This is a pay and display facility.
The Park and Ride Scheme operating from Yelverton, Gulworthy Camping & Holiday Park and Whitchurch Down has some easy-access buses for disabled passengers.
If you are intending to bring in a minibus with a group of disabled passengers please contact the Town Council by email [email protected] for advice.
Other Parking – 2026 – information to be confirmed
Coach and car parking is available at Tavistock College and Tavistock Football Club both on Crowndale Road approximately 0.3 miles/7 minute walk from Drake Statue.
- Tavistock College parking charges – £20 per coach/£5 per car – payment by card only.
- Tavistock Football Club parking charges – £30 per coach which can be paid by bank transfer in advance, by card or cash. Parking can be prebooked by contacting [email protected]. Alternatively you can just turn up on the day. There will be a restroom available for the drivers as well as refreshments and toilets facilities.
Goose Fair Park and Ride Bus Service – 2026 – information to be confirmed
A Park and Ride Scheme will be operating from the following sites. Drivers park at their own risk.
- Yelverton Aerodrome (What3Words = ///shells.disarmed.highlighted)
- Gulworthy (What3Words = ///scarf.disengage.episode) – The Old Rectory Camping & Holiday Park PL19 8JA
- Whitchurch Down (What3Words = ///cornering.fails.shed)
The charge for all sites will now be – £3.00 per adult (return) and £1.00 per child (under 16 years old)
Card payments will be accepted at all three Park and Ride sites.
Locations for all three sites can be found on the Park and Ride Site Map.
Please note:
- Park and Ride prices are for return tickets
- Buses are approximately every 20/30 minutes with the first bus from sites between 8.30am and 9:15am and the last bus back from Tavistock at 9pm/9:15pm
- Wheelchairs and prams – the majority of Park and Ride buses are accessible
- Dogs are allowed at the driver’s discretion
The Lions Club of Tavistock will be manning the Park and Ride sites. The Park and Ride locations will be identified on the main routes into Tavistock by temporary AA type yellow road signs. Attempts will be made to park vehicles with disabled badges in designated areas as close to bus boarding points as possible.
Stagecoach buses will be co-ordinating the Park and Ride bus services from Yelverton (300) and Whitchurch Down (301). To avoid crowding at bus stops in Tavistock, the Yelverton and Whitchurch Down buses will drop off and pick up outside the DCC Highways yard in Pixon Lane. Stagecoach will have stewards on site to direct the public.
Tamar Coaches will be co-ordinating the Park and Ride bus services from Gulworthy, providing frequent shuttle services to the Town Centre. Buses will drop off and pick up by Drakes Statue (outside DRB Cars).
Please note this is a privately operated facility and blue disabled badges and over 60’s free bus passes are not valid.
Be wise, do not attempt to drive into Tavistock on Goose Fair day use the Park and Ride.
Bus Information – 2026 – information to be confirmed
Please note Tavistock Bus Station is closed from 5:30pm on Tuesday 13th October. For the duration of the closure all Tavistock services will be unable to operate from Tavistock Bus Station. Services (with the exception of 118 Tavistock to Okehampton service Dartline) will instead be operating from both of the Bus stops outside of Tavistock school on Plymouth Road, Tavistock, before the Sir Francis Drake Statue roundabout.
Stagecoach Bus Service
Service 1 to Plymouth will leave from the bus stop opposite Tavistock Primary School
Service 87 to Bere Alston & Bere Ferrers will leave from the bus stop outside Tavistock Primary School
Service 89 Town Service will leave from the bus stop opposite Tavistock Primary School Service Service 118 to Okehampton will leave and terminate from the bus stop outside Lawsons, Parkwood Road
Go Cornwall Bus Service
Service 79 to Callington will leave from the bus stop outside Tavistock Primary School
Tavistock Country Bus
Service 113 to Newton Abbot and Trago Mills will leave and terminate from the bus stop outside Lawsons, Parkwood Road
Park & Ride Bus Service
Stagecoach – Yelverton (Service 300) and Whitchurch Down (Service 301) will drop off and pick up from Pixon Lane
Tamar Coaches – Gulworthy (Service 302) will drop off and pick up from Drakes Statue (outside DRB Cars)