Guidebook to the South Hams, Devon
Food scene
The Oyster Shack
Rockfish
8 South EmbankmentThe Seahorse Restaurant
5 S EmbankmentThe Winking Prawn
Cliff RoadRestaurant Twenty Seven by Jamie Rogers
9 Mill StWild Artichokes
Lower Union RoadThe Cricket Inn
Church House Inn
Cafe Alf Resco
Lower StreetTorcross Boat House Restaurant and Takeaway
Sightseeing
Busy harbour - Lots of sailing in the summer - Shopping - Places to eat - Ferry over to a lovely beach and coastal walking at East Portlemouth - Leave the car at the Park and Ride
213 locals recommend
Salcombe
Busy harbour - Lots of sailing in the summer - Shopping - Places to eat - Ferry over to a lovely beach and coastal walking at East Portlemouth - Leave the car at the Park and Ride
Lovely harbour
Boat trips - Interesting shopping - Alf Resco’s for breakfast - Crabbing (bacon is the best bait) - Dartmouth Harbour - Ferry over to Kingswear (car or on foot) - Use the Park and Ride when it’s busy
Dartmouth Regatta 2021 - 21st to 29th August
378 locals recommend
Dartmouth
Lovely harbour
Boat trips - Interesting shopping - Alf Resco’s for breakfast - Crabbing (bacon is the best bait) - Dartmouth Harbour - Ferry over to Kingswear (car or on foot) - Use the Park and Ride when it’s busy
Dartmouth Regatta 2021 - 21st to 29th August
Totnes
Shopping, river cruises, castle
Once the home of the author Agatha Christie, it is now owned by the National Trust. Park at Dittisham and take the ferry over.
132 locals recommend
Greenway House
Once the home of the author Agatha Christie, it is now owned by the National Trust. Park at Dittisham and take the ferry over.
Buckfast Abbey
Start Point Lighthouse
Kings Cinema Kingsbridge
Fore StreetA really old-fashioned cinema
Dartmouth Royal Regatta Sailing Week
Priory StreetEden Project
This is quite a long trip into Cornwall but well worth it.
Barbican
Beaches
Slapton Ley is the largest natural freshwater lake in the south west, wildlife haven
30 locals recommend
Slapton Ley
Slapton Ley is the largest natural freshwater lake in the south west, wildlife haven
Lovely beach with fabulous view of Salcombe, you can park here in the National Trust car park and get the ferry over to Salcombe. Or walk along a bit further to Mill Bay and Sunny Cove.
15 locals recommend
East Portlemouth
Lovely beach with fabulous view of Salcombe, you can park here in the National Trust car park and get the ferry over to Salcombe. Or walk along a bit further to Mill Bay and Sunny Cove.
South Sands Beach
Beautiful beach, can drive there or get the ferry from Salcombe
Bantham Beach
Great beach, water sports, Venus Beach Cafe, tidal causeway to Burgh Island, the Burgh Island Hotel is where Agatha Christie wrote And Then There Was None.
103 locals recommend
Bigbury-on-Sea
Great beach, water sports, Venus Beach Cafe, tidal causeway to Burgh Island, the Burgh Island Hotel is where Agatha Christie wrote And Then There Was None.
Blackpool Sands
Childrens’ fun
Woodlands Family Theme Park
A3122Dartmouth Steam Railway & River Boat Company
Queen's Park RoadChina Blue
Station RoadCeramics painting
South Devon Railway - Totnes Littlehempston Station
River Dart Country Park
Pennywell Farm
Lower DeanHighly recommended by our guests
Surfing and body-boarding
Bantham Surfing Academy for lessons
https://banthamsurfingacademy.co.uk
Bantham Beach
Paddle boarding
Based in Kingsbridge in the very popular Crabshell Inn, Waterborn SUP offer stand up paddle boarding lessons and guided tours up and down the Kingsbridge Estuary including a popular tour for beginners that stops at a secluded beach for a cream tea. They also offer SUP Yoga.
Waterborn
PromenadeBantham Surfing Academy