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Blackpool Sands
Blackpool Sands An award-winning, privately managed ‘Blue
Flag’ family beach with turquoise blue sea giving it an almost Mediterranean feel. With sand pits, a bathing raft, water sports (including the hire of kayaks Surfski, boogie boards, wet suits and snorkels) and a beach shop, it has something for all the family. Lifeguard patrol but no dogs allowed during the summer season. The Venus Café by the beach provides meals and light refreshments The secret sub tropical gardens of Blackpool Gardens are close by.
BlackpoolSands, Nr Stoke Fleming approx 4 miles by road from Dartmouth, TQ6 0RG Tel 01803 771800
www.blackpoolsands.co.uk
Sharpham Vineyard Sharpham Vineyard is part of a thousand year
old farm on the River Dart just outside Totnes, consisting of five hundred acres owned by the Sharpham Trust. In recent years the wine and cheese produced here has become renowned. There are wine tours through the vineyards overlooking the river – from a self-guided ‘Trek and Taste’ to the full ‘Shar- pham Experience’. They’re all dog friendly too.If you fancy a superb alfresco lunch with stunning views check out the Anchorstone at Sharpham Vineyard Café there – especially the delicious cheese, fish and meat boards. Booking is strongly recommended. For more information and bookings visit
www.sharpham. com. The River Rat runs ferry trips to Sharpham
50
Sharpham
Quay from Totnes. To book see www.riverrat.
co.uk or the Sandpiper Water Taxi from Dart- mouth (07907 528201).
Slapton Sands and Ley In Start Bay, you can anchor off the two mile
long Slapton Sands. By road, it’s 9 miles from Dartmouth. An extremely picturesque and popular beach, Slapton Sands plays an important part in the survival of some of the UK’s rarest flora and fauna and is designated as an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Behind Slapton Sands is the Slapton Ley National Nature Reserve, the main feature of which is the largest natural freshwater lake in the South West. It is a haven for wildlife including an enormous variety of birds. With plenty of water sports such as surfing, windsurfing and canoeing to try out, the beach is patrolled by lifeguards during the summer months and there is a flag system in place indicating safe swimming spots. There’s a beach side café, toilet facilities and Slapton Sands is a dog-friendly beach throughout the year. The sweeping shore of Slapton is spectacular, with great views out to the expansive horizon and across Start Bay. It’s less stony up at Strete Gate at the Dartmouth end, but there are more facilities at the Torcross end. During the Second World War, Slapton Sands was where US troops practised for the D-Day Landings in Normandy. In 1944, it saw the tragedy of Operation Tiger when U boats
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