Looking for a taxi transfer to a Cruise Ship Terminal from Yelverton? Why not start your cruise in style, we offer cost-effective travel from Yelverton to the following ports:

• Yelverton to the Port of Dover
• Yelverton to the Port of Greenock/Glasgow
• Yelverton to the Port of Harwich
• Yelverton to the Port of Hull
• Yelverton to the Port of Liverpool
• Yelverton to the Port of Portsmouth
• Yelverton to the Port of Southampton
• Yelverton to the Port of Leith/Edinburgh
• Yelverton to the Port of London Tilbury
• Yelverton to the Port of Felixstowe
• Yelverton to the Port of Newcastle

With many years of experience in insuring our customers arrive at their destination on time, Cars Exec offer the very best in service with our excellent chauffeurs.

Our chauffeur-driven taxi service provides comfort, style and luxury, all in one trip, to any of the major UK cruise ports from your home or airport. We will then be there on your return, ready to take care of you and your luggage, returning you home with the minimum of stress.

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Professional corporate travel

We provide a trusted, professional but discreet service to our business and corporate clients in Yelverton, with impeccable chauffeur-driven cars as well as luxury people carriers to Yelverton-based UK Companies, international business and discerning private clients, travelling to and from London.

Cars Exec offer cars to and from important meetings, a meet and greet service from major airports and train stations across the mainland UK. as well as a daily commute service locally, or long distance to London and other UK cities

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Want to make your special event even more stylish? We will sweep you off to a day at the races, a concert, a birthday treat or even a proposal in our comfortable, luxurious cars. Just sit back and relax as you ride in style in an executive chauffeur-driven hire,

• Wimbledon.
• Birthday Treat / Surprise.
• Ascot.
• Silverstone.
• Wembley / O2 Arena.
• Anniversary celebrations.

Our VIP car service is the perfect prestige car hire service for you if you want to make the right impression but at comparable taxi prices.

Yelverton in Devon

Yelverton is a large village on the southwestern edge of Dartmoor, Devon, in England.

The name Yelverton is believed to be a corruption of the original name of this large village on the very edge of Dartmoor. The earlier name was said to be Ella’s Ford Town later contracted to Elfordtown. The story goes that when the Great Western Railway opened a station here in 1859, the officials misheard the name of the place and wrote it down as Yelverton… a nice story but perhaps one to be taken with a pinch of salt.

There have been settlements in this area since prehistoric times and many standing stones, stone circles, burial chambers and hut circles still survive around Yelverton. There are lovely views across the Walkham Valley towards Brent Tor. The church, which is perched 1,100 feet high on the summit of the tor, can be seen on a clear day

When Yelverton railway station (on the Great Western Railway (GWR) line from Plymouth to Tavistock) opened in the 19th century, the village became a popular residence for Plymouth commuters. The railway is now closed, but the Plym Valley Railway has reopened a section of it.

Yelverton is well known for Roborough Rock – a prominent mass of stone close to Plymouth road on the fringe of nearby Roborough Down, near the southern end of the airfield. It gave its name to the Rock Hotel, built as a farm during the Elizabethan period, but converted in the 1850s to cater for growing tourism in the area. The area to the south and west of the roundabout at the centre of the village was settled in late Victorian and Edwardian times, with many grand and opulent villas. An area developed at about the same time on an odd-shaped piece of land to the south of Tavistock road is known as Leg o’ Mutton Corner.

Yelverton in the Second World War

At the beginning of the Second World War, an airfield (RAF Harrowbeer) was constructed at adjacent Harrowbeer as a fighter station for the air defence of Devonport Dockyard and the Western Approaches. A 19th-century terrace of houses, now mostly converted into shops, had to have its upper storey removed to provide an easier approach. One tall building which was not altered was St. Paul’s Church, but the tower was hit by a plane, resulting in a warning light being fitted. The layout of the runways is still very clear and although they are substantially grassed over, the many earth and brick protective bunkers built to protect the fighters from the attack on the ground are all still in place. Some American airmen and anti-aircraft battery units were stationed here during the second half of the war. A plane carrying President Roosevelt landed here when its original destination was fogbound.

Dartmoor National Park

Dartmoor is a moor in southern Devon, England. Protected by National Park status as Dartmoor National Park, it covers 368 sq mi.

The granite which forms the uplands dates from the Carboniferous Period of geological history. The moorland is capped with many exposed granite hilltops known as tors, providing habitats for Dartmoor wildlife. The highest point is High Willhays, 2,037 ft above sea level. The entire area is rich in antiquities and archaeology, full of varied habitats, from wooded valleys and hay meadows to magnificent mires and the wild open moor.

Discover the full story by visiting the National Park Visitor Centre at Princetown, explore Widecombe, a typical Dartmoor village or stroll around Fernworthy Reservoir amongst its Bronze Age remains and wonderful.