Bars and Restaurants
The Angel, 2 South Embankment, TQ6 9BH
Very smart restaurant using local ingredient - overlooking the river – not cheap!
Bayard’s Cove Inn, 27 Lower Street, TQ6 9AN
Bistro-style restaurant – smart and comfortable with an interesting menu.
Café Alf Resco, Lower St, TQ6 9AN
Contemporary café – a cool hang-out for breakfast or brunch.
The Cherub Inn, 13 Higher Street, TQ6 9RB
Cosy pub with open fire in winter – pub grub.
Dartmouth Arms, 26 Lower Street, TQ6 9AN
Comfortable pub with real ales and decent pub food. You can take your drink outside and look over Bayard’s Cove.
Rockfish, 8 South Embankment, TQ6 9BH
Upmarket fish and chip restaurant overlooking the river. Owned by Mitch Tonks (see also The Seahorse)
Rockfish Takeaway, 8 Lower Street, TQ6 9AN
Good quality fish and chip take away opposite the Lower Ferry from the people who run Rockfish.
The Royal Castle Hotel, TQ6 9PS
Overlooking the Boatfloat harbour, the Royal Castle has a public bar and a large lounge bar – food is good. Well known for its themed New Year’s Eve parties.
The Seahorse, 5 South Embankment, TQ69BH
A Mitch Tonks restaurant overlooking the river – high quality seafood with prices to match – fascinating menu.
Seven Stars, 8 Smith Street, TQ6 9QR
The oldest pub in Dartmouth – pub grub.
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Dartmouth
The Angel, 2 South Embankment, TQ6 9BH
Very smart restaurant using local ingredient - overlooking the river – not cheap!
Bayard’s Cove Inn, 27 Lower Street, TQ6 9AN
Bistro-style restaurant – smart and comfortable with an interesting menu.
Café Alf Resco, Lower St, TQ6 9AN
Contemporary café – a cool hang-out for breakfast or brunch.
The Cherub Inn, 13 Higher Street, TQ6 9RB
Cosy pub with open fire in winter – pub grub.
Dartmouth Arms, 26 Lower Street, TQ6 9AN
Comfortable pub with real ales and decent pub food. You can take your drink outside and look over Bayard’s Cove.
Rockfish, 8 South Embankment, TQ6 9BH
Upmarket fish and chip restaurant overlooking the river. Owned by Mitch Tonks (see also The Seahorse)
Rockfish Takeaway, 8 Lower Street, TQ6 9AN
Good quality fish and chip take away opposite the Lower Ferry from the people who run Rockfish.
The Royal Castle Hotel, TQ6 9PS
Overlooking the Boatfloat harbour, the Royal Castle has a public bar and a large lounge bar – food is good. Well known for its themed New Year’s Eve parties.
The Seahorse, 5 South Embankment, TQ69BH
A Mitch Tonks restaurant overlooking the river – high quality seafood with prices to match – fascinating menu.
Seven Stars, 8 Smith Street, TQ6 9QR
The oldest pub in Dartmouth – pub grub.
Ferries
Ferry to Dartmouth Castle
Passenger ferries run from Dartmouth South Embankment (opposite the RNLI Visitor Centre) to Dartmouth Castle (Stumpy Steps). See website for operating times:
http://www.dartmouthcastleferry.co.uk/
Ferry to Dittisham
Passenger ferries run from Dartmouth North Embankment (Town Pontoon next to the Platform 1 Champagne Bar & Restaurant) to the village of Dittisham by the Ferry Boat Inn (some direct and some via Greenway Quay). See website for operating times:
https://www.greenwayferry.co.uk/dartmouth-to-dittisham-ferry
Ferry to Greenway House
Passenger ferries run from Dartmouth North Embankment to Greenway Quay and a 10-minute walk up the hill to Greenway House, once owned by Agatha Christie and now a National Trust Property. See website for operating times:
https://www.greenwayferry.co.uk/dartmouth-to-greenway-house
https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/greenway
Ferry to Kingswear
There are two car ferries across the Dart:
• The Lower Ferry which runs from just below At Last (TQ6 9AP) across to Kingswear for Brixham, Paignton, Torquay etc just below the Dartmouth Steam Railway station (TQ6 0AA). The Lower Ferry is the only remaining “tug and float” ferry in the UK. https://southhams.gov.uk/dartmouthlowerferry
• The Higher Ferry which runs from the bottom of Coombe Road (TQ6 9PH) to Bridge Road for Brixham, Paignton, Torquay etc (TQ6 0DZ). https://dkfb.co.uk/
There is also a passenger ferry from the Dartmouth North Embankment (Town Pontoon next to the Platform 1 Champagne Bar & Restaurant) over to the Dartmouth Steam Railway station at Kingswear. https://www.dartmouthrailriver.co.uk/tours/dartmouth-to-kingswear-passenger-ferry
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Dartmouth
Ferry to Dartmouth Castle
Passenger ferries run from Dartmouth South Embankment (opposite the RNLI Visitor Centre) to Dartmouth Castle (Stumpy Steps). See website for operating times:
http://www.dartmouthcastleferry.co.uk/
Ferry to Dittisham
Passenger ferries run from Dartmouth North Embankment (Town Pontoon next to the Platform 1 Champagne Bar & Restaurant) to the village of Dittisham by the Ferry Boat Inn (some direct and some via Greenway Quay). See website for operating times:
https://www.greenwayferry.co.uk/dartmouth-to-dittisham-ferry
Ferry to Greenway House
Passenger ferries run from Dartmouth North Embankment to Greenway Quay and a 10-minute walk up the hill to Greenway House, once owned by Agatha Christie and now a National Trust Property. See website for operating times:
https://www.greenwayferry.co.uk/dartmouth-to-greenway-house
https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/greenway
Ferry to Kingswear
There are two car ferries across the Dart:
• The Lower Ferry which runs from just below At Last (TQ6 9AP) across to Kingswear for Brixham, Paignton, Torquay etc just below the Dartmouth Steam Railway station (TQ6 0AA). The Lower Ferry is the only remaining “tug and float” ferry in the UK. https://southhams.gov.uk/dartmouthlowerferry
• The Higher Ferry which runs from the bottom of Coombe Road (TQ6 9PH) to Bridge Road for Brixham, Paignton, Torquay etc (TQ6 0DZ). https://dkfb.co.uk/
There is also a passenger ferry from the Dartmouth North Embankment (Town Pontoon next to the Platform 1 Champagne Bar & Restaurant) over to the Dartmouth Steam Railway station at Kingswear. https://www.dartmouthrailriver.co.uk/tours/dartmouth-to-kingswear-passenger-ferry
Buses
From Dartmouth
93 to Kingsbridge via Stoke Fleming, Blackpool Sands, Strete, Slapton and Torcross
90 to Dartmouth Leisure Centre / Lidl / Sainsburys
92 to Totnes via Blackawton, Halwell and Harberton
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Dartmouth
From Dartmouth
93 to Kingsbridge via Stoke Fleming, Blackpool Sands, Strete, Slapton and Torcross
90 to Dartmouth Leisure Centre / Lidl / Sainsburys
92 to Totnes via Blackawton, Halwell and Harberton
From Kingswear
18 / 18a to Brixham
120 to Paignton via Churston and Goodrington
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Kingswear
From Kingswear
18 / 18a to Brixham
120 to Paignton via Churston and Goodrington
Beaches
A stunning strip of beach that stretches out to Burgh Island, home of the Art Deco Burgh Island Hotel and the Pilchard Inn. Burgh Island is also the setting for two Agatha Christie books (And Then There Were None and Evil Under the Sun). At low tide you can walk then length of the beach from Bigbury on Sea to the island. At full tide you can take a ride on the Sea Tractor.
Bigbury on Sea is a 40-minute drive from Dartmouth and there is a large car park by the beach.
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Bigbury-on-Sea
A stunning strip of beach that stretches out to Burgh Island, home of the Art Deco Burgh Island Hotel and the Pilchard Inn. Burgh Island is also the setting for two Agatha Christie books (And Then There Were None and Evil Under the Sun). At low tide you can walk then length of the beach from Bigbury on Sea to the island. At full tide you can take a ride on the Sea Tractor.
Bigbury on Sea is a 40-minute drive from Dartmouth and there is a large car park by the beach.
A privately managed attractive and sheltered beach of fine shingle close to Dartmouth. A 10-minute drive or approximately 1 hour 45 minutes along the South West Coast Path (via Dartmouth Castle) – you can always get the number 3 bus back to Dartmouth from the main road behind the beach!
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Blackpool Sands
A privately managed attractive and sheltered beach of fine shingle close to Dartmouth. A 10-minute drive or approximately 1 hour 45 minutes along the South West Coast Path (via Dartmouth Castle) – you can always get the number 3 bus back to Dartmouth from the main road behind the beach!
There are two sandy beaches at Hope Cove: Harbour Beach and Mouthwell Sands. Hope Cove is an attractive village with a couple of good pubs (The Cove and The Hope and Anchor). 35-minute drive from Dartmouth.
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Hope Cove
There are two sandy beaches at Hope Cove: Harbour Beach and Mouthwell Sands. Hope Cove is an attractive village with a couple of good pubs (The Cove and The Hope and Anchor). 35-minute drive from Dartmouth.
Paignton’s main beach is famous for its red sand and, like Goodrington Sands, the beach is gently shelving and ideal for small children. The pier is full of “amusements” for the kids and Torbay Road which leads from the Vue Cinema behind the beach back to Paignton Station is full of “seaside shops”.
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Paignton
Paignton’s main beach is famous for its red sand and, like Goodrington Sands, the beach is gently shelving and ideal for small children. The pier is full of “amusements” for the kids and Torbay Road which leads from the Vue Cinema behind the beach back to Paignton Station is full of “seaside shops”.
Slapton Sands stretches for nearly two miles. The beach is the site of Exercise Tiger, a rehearsal for the Normandy Landings in World War 2. A Sherman tank that was recovered from the sea and now stands in the car park at Torcross (at the southerly end of the beach) commemorates the 749 US servicemen who died when German E-boats attacked ships taking part in the exercise.
Behind the beach is Slapton Ley, a nature reserve with a large freshwater lake. It’s also worth stopping at The Start Bay Inn in Torcross for their famous fish and chips. 20-minute drive from Dartmouth or catch the number 3 bus.
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Slapton Sands
Slapton Sands stretches for nearly two miles. The beach is the site of Exercise Tiger, a rehearsal for the Normandy Landings in World War 2. A Sherman tank that was recovered from the sea and now stands in the car park at Torcross (at the southerly end of the beach) commemorates the 749 US servicemen who died when German E-boats attacked ships taking part in the exercise.
Behind the beach is Slapton Ley, a nature reserve with a large freshwater lake. It’s also worth stopping at The Start Bay Inn in Torcross for their famous fish and chips. 20-minute drive from Dartmouth or catch the number 3 bus.