Dartmouth Holidays

 

 

On UK holidays in Dartmouth, South Devon, you will find yourself among the lovely South Hams towns, with their delightful scenery, woodlands, rivers and dramatic ocean views. With a mild climate and easy access to Dartmoor, Dartmouth offers ideal walking and cycling country. The town, too, is a major attraction, with its winding streets, arts and crafts shops, bistros, bars and restaurants. Take a stroll through the town from New Quay towards Bayard's Cove, then take a boat ride to Totnes, or walk to Dartmouth Castle, with its splendid views of the town and harbour. Britannia Royal Navy College is also worth a tour for its museum and artefacts. Visit Dartmouth in summer on your UK holidays and enjoy festivals, fairs, sailing and watersports.

 

During your cheap UK holiday to Dartmouth, South Devon, pay a visit to Coleton Fishacre, an art deco-inspired 1920s family home. Here you will find fabulous art deco fittings plus elegant modernism in the sitting room and glorious gardens with vine-draped loggia. Enjoy a cream tea in the award-winning tea room and visit the shop and plant centre. Greenway, meanwhile, is a house that you might recognise from the thriller Dead Man's Folly. Its author, Agatha Christie, used Greenway as her holiday home and her influence can be seen throughout. The gardens here are lovely, too, with woodland walks, wild flowers, vinery and fig trees. If you are looking for a family holiday, children in Dartmouth will love the beaches, Paignton Zoo, with its variety of habitats, and Dartmouth Steam Railway, running for several miles along the lovely coastline.

 

UK holidays in Dartmouth, South Devon, should be on everyone's holiday list. With a continental feel among the boutique shops and the breath taking steep-sided cliffs, plus one of the UK's best shorelines, this is Britain at its best. There's also plenty of history for adults to explore in the castles and museums, while children will love the seaside, zoo and the railway. So book your cheap UK holiday in Dartmouth, South Devon, online or by phone with directline-ukholidays.