LVSaint Posted 12 June, 2009 Share Posted 12 June, 2009 Staying a week in early August on the western outskirts of Dartmoor. Any advice on good pubs in and around Dartmoor? Beaches on the south coast? Places off the beaten path away from the tourists etc? Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hamster Posted 12 June, 2009 Share Posted 12 June, 2009 Stay in Cornwall. It's brilliant, St Ives in particular. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LVSaint Posted 13 June, 2009 Author Share Posted 13 June, 2009 Stay in Cornwall. It's brilliant, St Ives in particular. Can't. Staying with friends in Lydford. If I had an extra week down there, I'd explore Cornwall. Is it worth driving down to St Ives - anything in Cornwall you can't have in Devon? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saintwarwick Posted 13 June, 2009 Share Posted 13 June, 2009 Staying a week in early August on the western outskirts of Dartmoor. Any advice on good pubs in and around Dartmoor? Beaches on the south coast? Places off the beaten path away from the tourists etc? Thanks. Haven't been for some time so could not recommended any pubs but I certainly remember beaches in Dawlish, south Devon and Westward Ho, North Devon as being excellent. You should venture out to Cornwall as well, both counties have so much to offer. Try these websites for things to do: http://www.visitdevon.co.uk/site/areas-to-visit http://www.thingstodoincornwall.co.uk/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pilsburydoughboy Posted 13 June, 2009 Share Posted 13 June, 2009 Can't. Staying with friends in Lydford. If I had an extra week down there, I'd explore Cornwall. Is it worth driving down to St Ives - anything in Cornwall you can't have in Devon? Lydford gorge is a lovely place to walk Drink in the Highwayman pub and make sure you drink the cider Walk around the lake there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint_clark Posted 13 June, 2009 Share Posted 13 June, 2009 Haven't been for years, but it is awesome up there. My favourite Dartmoor "legend" is about the escaped convict who got trapped in one of the caves and was never seen again. Scares the sh*t out of me whenever I go caving up there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BadgerBadger Posted 13 June, 2009 Share Posted 13 June, 2009 Head down to Two Bridges bang slap in the middle of Dartmoor and take a walk to the ancient woodland, gnarly ancient oaks in a really atmospheric place especially if no other people are around Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Guest Dark Sotonic Mills Posted 13 June, 2009 Share Posted 13 June, 2009 Take a train down to Newton Abbott and visit one of the very few remaining cider houses in England, if not the world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brightspark Posted 14 June, 2009 Share Posted 14 June, 2009 Check out Soar Mill Cove as a hidden South Devon beach. The SW Coast Path between Salcombe and Hope Cove goes past Soar Mill, its probably one of the most scenic areas of the entire Coast Path. Cycling is a good activity in North Devon, with Bideford having a few nice pub stops if I recall. For surf beaches, North Devon is better than South. It was mentioned above, about Dawlish, however, unless you have kids (dawlish warren would be popular with them), I recommend that the area between South Dawlish and Brixham is avoided. Not too nice and full of cheap paying tourists! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LVSaint Posted 14 June, 2009 Author Share Posted 14 June, 2009 Thanks for the responses. I'll cut n paste it all for the trip. I know it's not the best time with the congestion and I was especially looking for more secluded beaches away from the droves, so I will check those out. I like the idea of that cider house in Newton Abbot, I'll bring my own containers for the takeaway service they offer! Is the steam railway from Paignton to Kingswear worth doing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Dark Sotonic Mills Posted 14 June, 2009 Share Posted 14 June, 2009 Thanks for the responses. I'll cut n paste it all for the trip. I know it's not the best time with the congestion and I was especially looking for more secluded beaches away from the droves, so I will check those out. I like the idea of that cider house in Newton Abbot, I'll bring my own containers for the takeaway service they offer! Is the steam railway from Paignton to Kingswear worth doing? There are plenty of cider farms around the area which offer disgustingly cheap deals and the chance to try them out before you buy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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