Guidebook for River View Place
Food Scene
The food is always good, its convenient and has a great deli....
18 locals recommend
Mangetout Delicatessen
84 Fore StThe food is always good, its convenient and has a great deli....
Harbour House is great for lots of reasons, the vegetarian cafe, the garden to enjoy lunch, the exhibitions, activities and best of all the generous ethos behind it all....
Harbour House Charity Arts & Yoga
PromenadeHarbour House is great for lots of reasons, the vegetarian cafe, the garden to enjoy lunch, the exhibitions, activities and best of all the generous ethos behind it all....
This place is legendary, but always packed... it's first come, first served so don't leave it too late. Cosy in winter, great in summer for its outside tables right by the pebbly beach
42 locals recommend
The Start Bay Inn
This place is legendary, but always packed... it's first come, first served so don't leave it too late. Cosy in winter, great in summer for its outside tables right by the pebbly beach
Drinks & Nightlife
The Crabshell has a great location right by the water at the head of Salcombe Estuary.... its a pub with a good restaurant attached, always popular...
90 locals recommend
The Crabshell Inn
Embankment RoadThe Crabshell has a great location right by the water at the head of Salcombe Estuary.... its a pub with a good restaurant attached, always popular...
Coast
Lower Union RoadIf you want to stay out late it's the only place in town....
Parks & Nature
Situated on the National Trust coast path, Bolt Head is SPECTACULAR! - you need good legs to get there though. Don' t miss the sub tropical gardens and NT property at Overbecks or East Soar Farm...
13 locals recommend
Bolt Head
Situated on the National Trust coast path, Bolt Head is SPECTACULAR! - you need good legs to get there though. Don' t miss the sub tropical gardens and NT property at Overbecks or East Soar Farm...
There are beaches all around to suit every taste, nudist, pebbly sandy, secluded, sandy, flat, rocky.... take your pick
59 locals recommend
River Dart Country Park
There are beaches all around to suit every taste, nudist, pebbly sandy, secluded, sandy, flat, rocky.... take your pick
Theres a great beach, pebbly. There a large freshwater lake, great for bird watching and walking. Good restaurants. The site of the D-Day preparations.... in WW2.
Slapton Ley Field Centre
Sands RoadTheres a great beach, pebbly. There a large freshwater lake, great for bird watching and walking. Good restaurants. The site of the D-Day preparations.... in WW2.
Arts & Culture
Cookworthy Musuem is centrally located, has lots of agricultural and local historical information. Plenty to see and do.
Cookworthy Road
Cookworthy RoadCookworthy Musuem is centrally located, has lots of agricultural and local historical information. Plenty to see and do.
Its cute, quirky and housed in a Tudor building... essential visiting for anyone interested in Britains seafaring past
18 locals recommend
Dartmouth Museum
Duke StreetIts cute, quirky and housed in a Tudor building... essential visiting for anyone interested in Britains seafaring past
BRNC is the only stone frigate in the Royal Navy. This iconic building dominates the Dartmouth skyline; historic tours of the only officer training college in the RN are a must for anyone interested in naval history. It has trained several generations of Royalty, was the HQ for the Americans during the Normandy landings and the views are fabulous.... Dartmouth TIC has the info on tours...
20 locals recommend
Britannia Royal Naval College
BRNC is the only stone frigate in the Royal Navy. This iconic building dominates the Dartmouth skyline; historic tours of the only officer training college in the RN are a must for anyone interested in naval history. It has trained several generations of Royalty, was the HQ for the Americans during the Normandy landings and the views are fabulous.... Dartmouth TIC has the info on tours...
Sightseeing
This small castle is old.... theres not much to see but it sits atop the hill in Totnes as it has done for 1000 years. Great views, and close enough to Totnes, voted one of the ten greenest towns in the world... to make it a good trip out for the whole family....
84 locals recommend
Totnes Castle
Castle StreetThis small castle is old.... theres not much to see but it sits atop the hill in Totnes as it has done for 1000 years. Great views, and close enough to Totnes, voted one of the ten greenest towns in the world... to make it a good trip out for the whole family....
Shopping
Bocchinelli Kitchen Ware
20 Fore StreetIt is an independent shop selling great Italian kitchen ware.....
Essentials
Alans Apple
26 Fore StFresh fruit and veg, organic section independently owned and run....