Devon - Passing time in Salcombe

Salcombe - Estuary and beaches

Near Bolt Head on the coastal path

I like Salcombe! 
It’s not great when you are driving a car because the roads are so narrow. It’s not even that great for cycling either because the roads are also pretty steep. What it is, during off-season anyway, is laid back, mild and relaxed. I can’t get over the trees! Salcombe is so sheltered that the trees extend from the top of the hills right down to the water’s edge or to the cusp of  the sandy beaches. Venture out of the estuary and onto the coastal path and the wind blows your hat off!

Salcombe – narrow roads with passing places

The approach roads are narrow, very narrow. The hedgerows are high and eyes need to be peeled for vehicles coming the other way. Will they stop and is there a passing place? One of us will need to reverse to the nearest wide area! Will they go back or will I have to? More often than not it’s the opposing vehicle that goes into reverse and we exchange hand signals. There is a definite flourish to a Devon wave. We practice between passing places, ours looks too much like a royal wave, need to keep practising!

In town

Ferry from South Sands

South Sands Ferry transferring passengers

From our balcony we could see the South Sands ferry to Salcombe come and go every 30 mins, there is no dock so a tractor on stilts goes out to meet the boat.

View towards Salcombe

We stayed in an Apartment at South Sands, accommodation was definitely a cut above my recent shelters on my ride down from Dorchester.

Reasons to go to Salcombe

The man creche

1.      It's laid back and relaxed

2.      Very well sheltered

3.      Beautiful trees

4.      Sandy beaches

5.      No Supermarkets

6.      Great scenery

7.      Mobiles phones don’t work very well.

8.      Beautiful coastal walks

9.      Ferry rides

Soar Mill Cove

1.      Pubs

1.      Plenty of places to visit in the locality

Reasons not to go to Salcombe

1.      Eating out can be pricey?

2.      Roads are a bit narrow in places, need to practice reversing and waving.

View to Salcombe from Overbecks