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6 Dittisham Dittisham Lake, the best area on house appears in several of her
the river for sailing and boating. novels, most prominently in
Devon. Map D6. * 420. 4 Dittisham,
Dartmouth, Brixham or Torquay. Visible from the river path back to Dead Man’s Folly (1956). Now
Dartmouth are a number of local owned by the National Trust,
Dittisham (pronounced “ditsum”) landmarks, including the Scolding Greenway offers a packed
is a pretty riverside village with Stone, to which unfaithful programme of family-friendly
pastel-painted cottages over- women were tied, and Hamblyn’s activities, from croquet on the
looking the quayside. Scattered Coombe, where Sir Walter Raleigh lawn to murder-mystery trails.
around the village are cottages is believed to have experimented
built by villagers who returned with growing potatoes. P Greenway
from the New Zealand gold A red ferry shuttles across the Greenway Rd, Galmpton. 4 Greenway
rush in the 1860s. river from Dittisham to Greenway, Ferry Service; 01803 882811.
Immediately upstream from a lovely cream stucco Georgian Open mid-Feb–Oct: 10:30am–5pm
the village, the Dart widens into mansion, which was bought daily. & 7 limited. - =
a glassy expanse known as by Agatha Christie in 1938. The ø ∑ nationaltrust.org.uk

7 Dart Estuary VISITORS’ CHECKLIST
The tidal estuary of the River Dart, stretching for 19 km (12 miles) Practical Information
from Totnes to the sea, has been designated an Area of Between Dartmouth and
Totnes, Devon. Map D5–6.
Outstanding Natural Beauty. Dotted with unspoiled waterside ∑ southdevonaonb.org.uk
villages and beaches, the estuary is home to a variety of wildlife, ∑ dartmouthrailriver.co.uk
including seals. The river can be explored along the waymarked
footpaths of the Dart Valley Trail and by river cruiser, paddle Transport
3 to Totnes; Dartmouth
steamer or kayak. The area is also a paradise for foodies, with Steam Railway. 4 from
a vineyard, a cider press, cheesemakers and an oyster farm. Totnes to Dartmouth.

Totnes Bridge
This bridge was built to replace
Dartington another medieval bridge
whose foundations
can be spotted
upstream at
low tide.
Totnes
Longcombe
Dartington
Hall is a
progressive Stoke Gabriel is the perfect
college, with a place to hire a kayak
programme of and paddle upstream to
concerts, theatre, Sharpham Vineyard or
film and dance. downstream to Dittisham.
Ashprington Galmpton
The Sharpham River Dart
Estate is an award- Dittisham Dittisham-
winning vineyard
and cheesemaker, Key Greenway Greenway
with a café and ferry
vineyard tours. Main road
Secondary road
Other roads
0 km 1 Dartmouth River Dart
Kingswear and
0 miles 1 Dartmouth
castles guard
River Dart the entrance
to the river.
The river flows for Two car ferries
84 km (52 miles), Warfleet and a passenger ferry
passing through Creek link Kingswear village to
Totnes, before it the town of Dartmouth.
reaches the sea.

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