Getting Out & About

Places to eat

Totnes town boasts many independent shops with cafes selling indulgent cakes & pastries. Market days are on Fridays and Saturdays and is the place to find bargain vintage items, delicious take-away food, beautiful hand-craft and interesting organic fashion. Buskers fill the air with music on most days but always on market days! Green living shops are Greenlife (health store), the Happy Apple supermarket (alternative open till 10pm), Green Fibres (organic, ethical, natural), Zero Waste Shop (organic, plant based)

Ashburton - Gateway to Dartmoor is a vibrant rural town with restaurants, pubs and cafes. It's a destination for antique hunters and boasts some interesting little craft shops.

Sharpham Estate overlooks the stunning River Dart with beautiful walks and a great outdoor cafe open in the summer when it has quite a buzz! Sharpham has a thousand year old farm which now produces fine organic wine and cheese - you can visit their small factory and also purchase delicious produce.

sharpham.com

Dartington Hall Estate is an award-winning Devon destination! 1,200 acres offer woodland walks and riverside trails to cafes, restaurants and shops, art and craft activities, theatre, music and dance events as well as a Barn Cinema! It's worth looking at their website to see what is currently on during your stay. dartington.org

Powderham Castle is the home of the Earl of Devon and has an exciting range of entertainment with pop-up restaurants as well as stunning grounds and gardens to visit.
powderham.co.uk

Berry Pomeroy Castle is tucked away in a deep wooded valley - the perfect romantic ruin! https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/places/berry-pomeroy- castle/

Buckfast Abbey near Buckfastleigh forms part of an active Benedictine monastery, famous for its tonic wine since the 1920s! A beautifully peaceful place to worship or visit with lovely grounds, gardens, exhibitions, book and produce shops and a restaurant. buckfast.org.uk

Dartmoor National Park for the wilder side of Devon! Ponies roam its craggy landscape, defined by forests, rivers, wetlands and tors. Trails wind though valleys with ancient tombs, stone circles and abandoned medieval farmhouses. Dartmoor prison was used during the Napoleonic Wars and is an interesting visit.visitdartmoor.co.uk

The village of Chagford, near Dartmoor is charming and well worth a visit.

Beaches to visit - we're spoilt for choice in the South Hams and we can point you in the direction of one or two more secluded and quieter beaches as well when you're here!

Main beaches are: Bantham Beach Bigbury-on-sea Beach Blackpool Sands Beach Hope Cove Beach Slapton Sands Beach

Wonwell Beach and Thurlestone Beach are less well known!

Greenway House (Brixham) once the home of Agatha Christie is right on the river Dart and has beautiful grounds and fascinating interiors. Take a little boat from Dittisham over the river Dart to visit this National Trust House and make a day of it.nationaltrust.org.uk/greenway

Other National Trust properties close by:

Cotehele - Saltash
Overbeck's - Salcombe
Coleton Fishacre - Kingswear South Milton Sands - Kingsbridge

Burgh Island is a tidal island on the coast near the small seaside village of Bigbury-on-Sea. There are several buildings on the island, the largest being the Art Deco Burgh Island Hotel.

Dartmouth situated on the mouth of the River Dart is one of Devon's most popular and enchanting towns with its charming historic streets and scenic river location.

Coastal Path Walks - many glorious walks to do here! visitsouthdevon.co.uk/things-to-do/active/walking

Local walks from Ivy Studio ... We have maps for you!

Bike hire

http://www.southbrent.org.uk/residents-information/visitors- information/sustainable-south-brent-bike-bank
puffingbillycycles.com southhams.com/directory/activities/bike-and-e-bike-hire/e-xplore-devon

Canoeing

www.windingrivercanoe.co.uk

Sailing/boats

dittishamboats.co.uk (boathire)
marshallsailing.com (boathireandlearntosail!)

Paddle Steamers/Steam Trains

dartmouthrailriver.co.uk

Kayaking

totneskayaks.co.uk