SOUTH DEVON
many beautiful beaches. Salcome has a selection of privately owned high quality shops and eateries, accommodation for any budget and, not to be missed, the Regatta Week and Carnival.
East Portlemouth A picturesque village and a sandy beach with parking, shop, café and toilets.
East Prawle, Hallsands,
Beesands & Torcross Tese Start Bay coast villages offer miles of beaches with plenty of watersports.
Salcombe
The South Hams is from the boundary of Plymouth to Torbay, with Dartmoor National Park on the doorstep. There are sandy beaches, picture postcard villages and scenery to take your breath away. The main beaches include Bigbury on Sea, Bantham, Thurlestone, Hope Cove, Salcombe, Torcross, Blackpool Sands, and there are many smaller beaches and coves.
Attractions and places to visit include Folaton House, Dartmouth Castle, Totnes Castle and Berry Pomeroy Castle, the South West Coast Path, Start Point Lighthouse, Bolberry Down and Burgh Island. Te main towns include Kingsbridge, Salcombe, Dartmouth, Totnes, Ivybridge and Modbury. Tere are too many lovely villages to mention here, so come and visit the South Hams and enjoy the experience.
Wembury With a safe beach, car park and cafe, to the left of Plymouth Sound.
Noss Mayo & Newton Ferrers Two delightful villages near Plymouth, a water taxi connects them and there are pleasure/fishing boat trips.
Brixton Within an AONB, and popular for caravans and camping, this is the gateway to the South Hams from Plymouth.
Modbury A small town, ten miles from Plymouth and near the coast. It is a good stopover for walking, bird watching and fishing and for touring Dartmoor and the South
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Hams. In May there is a Music Festival with renowned artists and local bands.
Bigbury on Sea Boasts extensive sandy beaches and at low tide it is possible to walk out to the very popular Burgh Island, or there is sea tractor access at high tide. Te hotel on the island holds the annual Agatha Christie Festival.
Bantham Has a large sandy beach suitable for kite surfing and all other types of beach sport.
Thurlstone With a popular golf course, a pub, hotel and a lovely family beach.
Hope Cove
Te smallish sandy beach and rock pools make it an attractive, fun place for families with quieter holidays in mind.
Blackpool Sands Privately owned and there is a charge.
Kingsbridge With vineyards, restaurants and pubs, walking and fun on the water. Te estuary is great for water-sports enthusiasts and the main shopping street leads from the harbour into the town. A market is held on the first and third Saturdays of every month. Tere is a ferry service to the beaches at nearby Salcombe, plus boat trips in the summer.
Salcombe A year-round holiday destination for all ages, surrounded by picturesque villages, magnificent coastal scenery and beaches. Tere are all manner of water-sports, boat trips horse riding, and coastal walks, or just relax on one of the
Hope Cove
Slapton For naturalists there is a dedicated section at Slapton Sands and the Slapton Ley Nature Reserve. A Sherman tank and an Obelisk at Slapton commemorate the lives lost during the ill-fated US Army rehearsals in 1944. It may be difficult to reach Slapton Sands due to the freak weather in March 2018.
Stokenham One of seven villages and hamlets in an AONB of some fifteen square miles and with approximately seven miles of coast line. Teses villages and hamlets
hold many seaside and inland attractions during the summer, fishing and diving are especially popular along the coastline.
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