Prawle Point to Salcombe

Along the coast is East Portlemouth, with its fine sandy beaches, overlooking the popular town and harbour of Salcombe.

One of the most beautiful sailing and fishing centres in the world, Salcombe Harbour offers a safe haven to visiting yachts with a complete range of associated facilities. Apart from the sizeable local shellfishing fleet, there is no commercial traffic.

There is a ferry service which takes visitors from East Portlemouth to Salcombe where there are excellent shops, pubs and restaurants to suit all tastes. It is a location particularly popular with yachtsmen, writers and artists as its natural beauty combined with the excellent sailing facilities enable all those visiting to appreciate its unique situation.

Just outside Salcombe is Overbecks Museum and Gardens at Sharpitor. There is a beautiful 6 acre garden with an astonishing range of exotic trees, shrubs and plants and the National Trust site enjoys fine views over the sea and the estuary.
The house contains a museum of ship models and other relics and a secret room for children containing dolls and toys.

Tel 0154884 2893 Link to website »

The Island Cruising Club of Salcombe is one of the UK largest sailing schools and has been providing a wide range of sailing holidays and courses since 1952. Along the cliffs from Hope Cove, hundreds of wrecks have been listed as an area of outstanding natural beauty.

Tel 0154 884 3481 http://www.icc-salcombe.co.uk »