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amenities in the South Hams area, please have a look at our Larches Cottage pages - quality
self-catering accommodation near Slapton.
The following links to amenities in or near South Devon are
valid at time of compilation (March 2001). Please email hostmaster if
any have been changed or discontinued.
US Interest - WWII (Slapton), Plymouth, Dartmouth (Mayflower),
Genealogy:
Bayards Cove - in
1620 the PILGRIM FATHERS embarked here
South Hams Family History Site
Historic
gazetteer
A Guide to the
Manors of Devon
Angling - Sea, Freshwater:
Dartmouth Boat Hire - tel: 01803 832277.
River Exe Cruises and Fishing Trips - tel: 01395
222144/279693.
Salcombe Boat Hire - tel: 01548 844475.
Slapton
Ley Fishing.
Torbay area.
Tucker's Boat Hire, Salcombe - tel: 01548 842840.
Kingslake Fishing Holidays, Chilla Highampton - tel: 01409
231401.
Little Allers Coarse Fishing Lake, South Brent - tel: 01364
72563.
West Pitt Farm Fishery, Tiverton - tel: 01884 820296.
Watercress Farm Trout Fishery, Chudleigh - tel: 01626
852168.
Golf:
Ashbury Fowley Cross, Okehampton - tel: 01837 55453.
Axe Cliff Squires Lane, Seaton - tel: 01297 24371.
Bigbury - tel: 01548 810557/810207.
Chulmleigh Leigh Road, Chulmleigh - tel: 01769 580519.
Churston (Nr. Brixham) - 01803 842751/842218.
Dainton Park, Ipplepen, near Newton Abbot - tel: 01803
815000.
Dartmouth (Nr.Blackawton) - tel: 01803 712650.
Dinnaton, Ivybridge - tel: 01752 892512.
Downes, Crediton - tel: 01363 773991.
East Devon, Budleigh Salterton - tel: 01395 442018.
Elfordleigh Hotel G&CC, Plympton, Plymouth - tel: 01752
336428.
Exeter G&CC, Countess Wear, Exeter - tel: 01392 874139.
Fingle Glen, Tedburn St Mary, Exeter - tel: 01647 61817.
Heartland Forest G&CC, Wolsery, Bideford - tel: 01237
431442.
Hele Park Golf Centre, Newton Abbot - tel: 01626 336060.
Kilatree, Holsworthy - tel: 01409 253177.
Middlehills, Honiton - tel: 01404 44422.
Hurdwick, Tavistock - tel: 01822 612746.
Hele Bay, Ilfracombe - tel: 01271 862176.
Libbaton, High Bickington, Umberleigh - tel: 01769
560269.
Manor House Hotel, Moretonhampstead - tel: 01647 440998.
Mortehoe & Woolacombe, Mortehoe, Ilfracombe - tel: 01271
870225.
Okehampton - tel: 01837 52113.
Padbrook Park, Cullompton - tel: 01884 38286.
Royal North Devon, Westward Ho - tel: 01237 473824.
Saunton, Braunton - tel: 01271 812436.
Cotmaton Road, Sidmouth - tel: 01395 513023.
Sparkwell, Plymouth - tel: 01752 837219.
Staddon Heights, Plymstock, Plymouth - tel: 01752 402475.
Tavistock, Down Road, Tavistock - tel: 01822 612049.
Stover, Newton Abbot - tel: 01626 352460/362078.
Teignmouth, Exeter Road, Teignmouth - tel: 01626 773614.
Teign Valley, Christow - tel: 01647 253026 .
Thurlestone, Kingsbridge - tel: 01548 560405.
Tiverton, Post Hill, Tiverton - tel: 01884 252114.
Torquay, St Marychurch - tel: 01803 314591/327471.
Torrington, Weare Trees, Torrington - tel: 01805 622229.
Dawlish Warren - tel: 01626 862255.
Waterbridge, Down St Mary, Crediton - tel: 01363 85111.
Woodbury Park, Woodbury Castle, Woodbury - tel: 01395
233382.
Wrangaton Golf Club, South Brent - tel: 01364 73229.
Yelverton, Golf Links Road, Yelverton - tel: 01822
853618.
Cafes, Restaurants and Gastronomy:
Avon Oysters - Oyster Shack Bistro providing fresh
shellfish than can be eaten with your own wine
Blackawton Brewery - Real ale available at many local inns
and pubs
Salcombe Chocolate
Factory - Handmade chocolates
Dartington Cider Press Center - tel: 01803 864171.
The Dartmouth Smokehouse - Smoked Salmon, Trout, Chicken
etc - tel: 01803 833123.
Salcombe Smokers - Smoked salmon/prawns/trout over oak
chippings
Sharpham Vineyard -
produce their own wines and cheeses
Stancombe Traditional Farmhouse Cider - recorded in the
Doomsday Book (1086), and once owned by Queen Elizabeth I, who gifted it to
Sir Francis Drake
The Venus Cafes
at Bigbury, Blackpool Sands and East Portlemouth
Nightlife:
Fusion Nightclub,
Kingsbridge. Bar, Cinema.
Walking:
Becky Falls
Woodland Park
Canonteign Falls (Chudleigh) - England's highest
waterfall. Walks, lakes, picnic areas and children's adventure
area. For details, tel: 01647 252434.
Cockington Park - Idyllic village with lakeland walks,
nature trails, organic and rose gardens, set in 460 acres
Dartmoor
Dartmoor National Park - tel: 01822 890414.
Lydford Gorge - famous 1.5 mile gorge with 90ft
waterfall. For details, tel: 01822 820441.
South Devon Coastal Path: Coast and Countryside Service -
tel: 01803 861140.
Sailing, Sailboarding, Surfing:
Sailing in the South
Hams
ICC - Watersports
in Salcombe
Wetsuits & bodyboards - hire and sale.
Malborough - tel: 01548 561230.
Sailing:
Dartmouth Yacht Club - tel: 01803 832305.
Royal Dart Yacht Club - tel: 01803 752496.
Stoke Gabriel
Boating Association.
Harbourmasters:
Brixham Harbour Office - tel: 01803 853321.
Dartmouth - tel: 01803 832337.
Paignton Harbour Master - tel: 01803 557812.
Plymouth, Cattewater - tel: 01752 665934.
Salcombe
Harbour Office - tel: 01548 843791.
Teignmouth Harbourmaster - tel: 01626 773165.
Torquay Harbourmaster - tel: 01803 292429.
Wildlife, Ornithology:
Devon
Wildlife Trust.
Glow
Worm Report.
Nature
Reserves in Devon.
Offwell
Woodland & Wildlife Trust, East Devon.
Torbay
Wildlife Rescue Service.
Birds
and Farming in Devon.
Bird
Links.
Bird
Tours.
North
Devon Bird of Prey Centre.
Slapton
Ley Field Centre.
South Devon Seabird Trust.
Society
for the Withholding of Information From Twitchers.
Diving:
Totnes BSAC - tel: 01364 72462.
Air, Boat Hire:
Dartmouth Tourist Information centre - tel: 01803
834224.
Dartmouth
'Samuel Irvin 3'
- tel: 07780970803 / 01803 834598.
Divers Down, Torquay - tel: 01803 327111.
Nautique, Paignton - tel: 01803 550278.
Plymouth
'Storm' - tel: 01752 492232.
Plymouth -
Diving Plymouth and
'Cee King' - tel: 01752 663247.
Plymouth 'Venture' - tel: 0378 494274.
Plymouth - tel: 01752 863153.
Plymouth - tel: 01752 405403.
Salcombe
'MV Lodesman' - tel: 01548 843319.
Southwest
Divers Exeter, Exmouth - tel: 01395 268090.
Venture Sports, Paignton - tel: 01803 523023.
Tides:
Check
tides.
Wrecks:
Devon wrecks.
Wrecks.
Steam Trains:
Bideford and Instow
Railway Museum
Bodmin and Wenford Railway
Dartmoor Railway
Exmoor Steam Railway, Barnstaple - tel: 01598 710711.
Lappa
Valley Steam Railway
Launceston Steam
Railway
The
Lynton and Barnstaple Railway
Located in the South West of England, The Lynton and Barnstaple Railway was
opened in 1898 and closed in 1935. Built to a track gauge of 1ft 11½in, it
ran for a distance of 19½ miles linking the two North Devon towns from which
it takes its name.
The present Lynton & Barnstaple Railway Company was formed in 1993 by the
members of the Lynton & Barnstaple Railway Association, now a Trust, with
the aim of reconstructing as much as possible of this once famous narrow
gauge railway.
Lynton & Lynmouth Cliff Railway - A unique Victorian water
powered lift, Lynton - tel: 01598 753486.
Newton Abbot Town & Great Western Railway Museum - tel:
01626 201121.
Paignton & Dartmouth Steam
Railway. Combined River Excursions - tel: 01803 555872.
Seaton Tramway - tel: 01297 20375.
West Somerset
Railway
South Devon Railway.
Buckfastleigh - Staverton - Totnes. Tel: 01364 642338.
Museums:
British Photographic Museum plus
Bowden House, Totnes - huge collection of photographs along with vintage
and classic cameras. Plus Tudor and Queen Anne house with ghostly tales
and filmshows. For details, tel: 01803 863664.
Bygones - Lifesize
Victorian Street
Cookworthy
Museum (Kingsbridge) - museum of rural life including costume, vehicles
and early railway images. For details, tel: 01548 853235.
High Cross House, Dartington Hall - private collection of
20th century art. For details, tel: 01803 864114.
Newcomen Engine House and Visitor Centre, Dartmouth -
memorial to Thomas Newcomen, one of the first inventors of the steam
age. His first engine was built in 1712. For details, tel: 01803
834224.
Plymouth Dome - 400 years of Plymouth's history. For
details, tel: 01752 600608.
Salcombe Maritime and Local History Museum - Salcombe's
history as a sailing port.
Torquay Museum - tel: 01803 293975.
Totnes Costume Museum - an exhibition of Victorian costumes
and accessories.
Totnes Museum - Elizabethan architecture, artifacts and
history from Tudor Merchant's House of 1575. Research centre for local
and family history. For details, tel: 01803 863821.
Culture:
Dartington
Hall - Dartington Hall Conference Centre, Schumacher College, Dartington
Cider Press Centre, Dartington Social Research Unit, Land, Property &
Finance, High Cross House, Dartington College of Arts, Dartington Arts,
Dartington International Summer School, The Playgoers Society of Dartington
Hall
Tunnel:
Sorley Tunnel - Adventure farm with Riding School, Craft
Workshops, Restaurant, Food & farming exhibition, working Organic Dairy
Farm, Fish Ponds and adventure playground. For details, tel: 01548
857711.
Ferries:
River Yealm - Passenger ferry and water taxi. Noss
Mayo to Newton Ferrers. April to September, 7 days a week, 10am to 4pm
depending on weather. For details call 01752 880079.
River Avon - Passenger ferry. Bantham slipway to
Cockleridge Ham (Bigbury-on-Sea). April to September, Mondays to
Saturdays, 10/11am to 3/4pm. For details call 01548 561196.
Salcombe - East Portlemouth. Passenger ferry.
All year, 7 days a week, 8am to 5-30pm. For details call 01548
842061.
Salcombe - Kingsbridge. Cruiser/passenger
ferry. May to September, time according to tides. For details,
call 01548 853525.
Salcombe - South Sands. Passenger ferry.
Easter to October, daily, half hourly service between 9-45am and 5-15pm.
For details call 01548 561035.
Dartmouth - Lower Ferry. Vehicle ferry. Daily,
all year, 7am to 10-45pm (8am to 10-55pm Sundays). For details call
01803 752342.
Dartmouth - Higher Ferry. Vehicle ferry. Daily,
all year, 6-30am to 10-45pm (8am to 11-45pm Sundays). For details call
01803 833551.
Dartmouth - Dartmouth Castle. Passenger ferry.
Easter to end of October, daily, 10am to 5pm, on demand. For details
call 01803 835034.
Dartmouth - Dittisham. Passenger ferry. End of
May to Early September, daily, approximately hourly from 10am to 4-30pm.
For details call 0781 8001108.
Dittisham - Greenway. Passenger ferry. All
year, daily, 7-30am to 9pm (summer), 7-30am to 5pm (winter), on demand.
For details call 01803 844010.
Dartmouth - Totnes. Passenger cruisers. April
to October, times vary with tides. For details call 01803 834488.
River Link.
Dartmouth - Kingswear. Passenger ferry. All
year, daily, 7am to 11pm (9am to 11pm Sundays). For details call 01803
834488.
Devonport - Torpoint
Clean Beaches:
A Guide to South
Hams beaches
Buildings:
Berry Head Fort - The fortification began with the Romans, but the present
ruins date from 1795
Berry
Pomeroy Castle - Fortress of mystery. For details, tel: 01803
866618.
Buckfast Abbey
Buckland Abbey - The home of Sir Francis Drake (near Yelverton). For
details, tel: 01822 853607.
Castle
Drogo - designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens, with it's grandeur of a medieval
castle and 20th century comfort (near Drewsteignton). For details, tel:
01647 433306.
Compton Castle
- The family home of descendents of Sir Walter Raleigh
Crownhill Fort
- defended Plymouth from Victorian times
Dartmouth Castle - Guarding the port since 1388. For
details, tel: 01803 833588.
Killerton - 18th house with costume collection and hillside
gardens (near Exeter). For details, tel: 01392 881345.
Okehampton Castle - Medieval home of the Earls of Devon
Powderham Castle -
Exeter
Saltram
House - Exquisitely furnished and decorated 18th century mansion in period
garden and 500 acre park. For details, tel: 01752 336546.
Torre Abbey - 1196 Abbey, the
original centre of modern Torquay. For details, tel: 01803 293593.
Totnes
Castle - Defending the town since the 11th century. For details,
tel: 01803 864406.
Totnes Guildhall - Originally Benedictine Priory, then school, courthouse
and Guildhall. Features prison cells, council chamber and Mayor's
Parlour. For details, tel: 01803 862147.
Local Industry:
Barometer World
& Museum
Bovey Handloom
Weavers
Dartington
Glassworks
House of Marbles
- Bovey Tracey (Glassware)
Yelverton
Paperweight Centre
Wildlife:
Buckfast
Butterflies and Dartmoor Otter Sanctuary
Dartmoor
Wildlife Park
Hedgehog
Hospital
Miniature Pony & Animal Farm, Moretonhampstead.
For details, tel: 01647 432400.
National
Marine Aquarium, Plymouth
River Dart
Country Park - Ashburton
Paignton
Zoo
Pennywell
Farm Centre (Buckfastleigh) - wildlife, farm and hands-on craft
activities. For details, tel: 01364 642023.
Shaldon Wildlife Trust - Monkeys, Meercats, Owls,
Parrots. For details, tel: 01626 872234.
Gardens:
The Eden Project:
The living Theatre of plants and people - Bodelva, St Austell, tel: 01726
811911.
Bicton Park Botanical
Gardens & Restaurant - 60 acres of gardens near Exeter
Coleton Fishacre - a beautiful stream fed garden created by
Lady Dorothy D'Oyly Carte of Gilbert and Sullivan fame
Fast Rabbit Farm - Extensive valley garden and woodland
The Garden
House - 10 acres of beautiful gardens near Yelverton
Overbecks Gardens - six acres of rare and exotic plants and shrubs against
a superb seascape at Salcombe
Leisure Parks and Outdoor Activities:
Hot Air
Ballooning
Canoe
Adventures on the rivers/estuaries Dart, Yealm, Salcombe, Plym and
Tamar. Tel: 01803 865301.
Courtlands Centre for
mountain/water activities
Cycling - tel: 01392 382474 for free leaflet on cycling in
Devon. Also try the Totnes to Dartington cycle path.
Cycle Hire - contact:
Alltrax, Plymouth, tel: 01752 863553.
Diventure, Salcombe,
tel: 01548 843663.
'TC2', South Brent, tel: 01364 73221.
Hot
Pursuit, Totnes, tel:01803 865174.
ReCycle, Totnes, tel: 01803
867214.
Dawn Patrol -
sightseeing flights
Woodlands
Leisure Park, Blackawton
Quaywest -
Britain's biggest, best, wildest and wettest Waterpark
Stables:
Dittisham Equestrian Centre, Slapton - tel: 01548 581049.
Hexworthy - tel: 01364 631276.
Park & Ride, Loddiswell - tel: 01548 550178.
Poundsgate - tel: 01364 631296.
Sorley Tunnel Riding School - tel: 01548 856662.
Widecombe - tel: 01364 621281.
Tennis:
Avon Vale Tennis and Croquet Club, Avonwick
Totnes - tel: 01803 863666.
Badminton:
Totnes Badminton Club - tel: 01803 614910.
Rowing:
Totnes ARC - tel: 01626 364785.
Leisure Centres and Indoor Activities:
Quayside Leisure Centre, Kingsbridge. Swimming Pool,
Dance, Martial Arts, Indoor Bowls, Fitness Studio, Squash Courts, Computers,
Coffee Shop and Bar. Tel: 01548 857100 or email:
ksc@south-hams-dc.gov.uk
AMF - Tenpin
Bowling in Torquay.
Totnes Pavilion: Swimming Pool, Sauna, Outdoor Bowls, Gym,
Outdoor Tennis Courts, Coffee Shop and Bar. Tel: 01803 862992 or email:
tp@south-hams-dc.gov.uk
South Dartmoor Leisure Centre, Ivybridge - tel: 01752
896999.
Torbay Leisure Centre - tel: 01803 522240.
English Riviera Leisure Centre - tel: 01803 299992.
South Hams Indoor Bowls Club, Kingsbridge - tel: 01548
857100.
History/Heritage:
Babbacombe Model Village -
A masterpiece of miniture landscaping
Britania Royal Naval College: guided tours - contact
Dartmouth Tourist Office, tel: 01803 834224.
Kents Caverns -
Torquay (Archaeology)
Kitley Caves - where both people and animals have sheltered for the last
half a million years
Morwellham
Quay - copper mining port near Tavistock
Tuckers
Maltings - England's only working malthouse open to the public (Newton
Abbot). For details, tel: 01626 334734.
Cinemas:
Dartington: The Barn - tel: 01803 837070.
Kingsbridge: The Reel Cinema - tel: 01548 856636.
Kingsbridge: Fusion Nightclub - tel: 01548 854444.
Newton Abbot: Alexandra - tel: 01626 365368.
Paignton: Apollo - tel: 0906 294456.
Plymouth: Warner Village - tel: 01752 6700001.
Torquay: Central - tel: 01803 380001.
Special Events:
| Dartmouth: |
River Dart Music Festival
Dartmouth Town
Week
Dartmouth Carnival
Regatta |
| Totnes: |
Elizabethan Tuesdays (May to September)
Markets (Fridays
and Saturdays)
Regatta
Agricultural Show
Carnival
Raft
Race |
| Salcombe: |
Regatta
Mini Festival |
| Kingsbridge: |
Fair Week
Craft Market every Tuesday and Friday
Open
Markets on the Quay, Tuesdays and Thursdays
WI Market Wednesday
mornings
Music Festival
Kingsbridge Christmas Extravaganza |
| Modbury: |
May Fair |
Local Interest:
South
Hams
In & Around
Kingsbridge
South
Hams, Kingsbridge
Kingsbridge Information Centre
Totnes Information
Centre
Dartmouth
Information Centre
Salcombe
Information Centre
South Hams Radio: 100.5 MHz & 101.9 MHz.
BBC Radio Devon: 94.8 MHz, 95.8 MHz & 103.4 MHz
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