Where to Stay in Salcombe: Which Area Suits Your Trip
296 places to stay are spread across four very different bases around the estuary. Here is what each one is actually like, and who it suits.
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How to Get to Salcombe (and Why There Is No Train Station)
Salcombe has no railway station and never has. Here is the real route in — by train and bus, by car, and why the coastal road catches people out.
What Is There to Do in Salcombe?
Boats, beaches, a subtropical garden, a tide-cut-off Tudor fort and a high street built for browsing. What actually fills the days in Salcombe, by category.
Boat Trips, Boat Hire and Paddling in Salcombe
Seventeen boat trip, boat hire, sailing and paddling businesses on the Salcombe estuary, each checked on its own website, and which one suits your day.
Where to Eat in Salcombe: Crab, Pubs and Harbour Views
Salcombe's kitchens run on brown crab landed at the town's own Fish Quay. Here is what to order, which pubs sit on the water, and how to plan a table.
Salcombe Beaches: North Sands, South Sands and the Rest
Only two Salcombe beaches have road access. The rest, from Mill Bay to Starehole Bay, are reached by ferry or on foot. Here is how to reach each one.
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Compare places to stay in Salcombe itself and across Hope Cove, Thurlestone, Kingsbridge and the villages around the estuary.
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