It is situated near the villages of Lympstone and Exton, between the city of Exeter, and the town of Exmouth in Devon, England.

[1] In February 1960, the Commando School Royal Marines, which had been based at Bickleigh Barracks, moved to the site.

[5] New entry training for Royal Marines other ranks (culminating in a month long "commando course") is undertaken at CTCRM, at Dartmoor, and at Woodbury Common, Devon, and is conducted over thirty-two weeks.

Those who pass this and then perform well at the Admiralty Interview Board (AIB) will be offered a place on the Young Officer Training course.

This course lasts 15 months, of which 34 weeks are spent at CTCRM[7] and the remainder at Britannia Royal Naval College and on the West Coast of Scotland.