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timbered walls. With its fireplaces and drinking nooks, this is a fine place to stop for
a pint or a steak and kidney pie. Drinking and casual dining takes place downstairs in
the beamed main pub; upstairs, there's a more formal restaurant.
13 Higher St., Dartmouth. & 01803/832571. Main courses £6-£11. MC, V. daily noon-11pm.
Kendricks Restaurant INTERNATIONAL This restaurant in the heart of the
historic port district is a laid-back place to have dinner or a cocktail. The menu is
wide-ranging, featuring everything from grilled ribs and steaks to sizzling fajitas.
There are salads, fresh-made soups with homemade bread, and enormous hamburg-
ers. Prices are reasonable and the mood is lively.
29 Fairfax Place. & 01803/832328. www.kendricksrestaurant.co.uk. Reservations recommended. Main
courses £8-£20. MC, V. Daily 6:30-10pm.
Where to Stay
Cladda This lemon-colored Victorian gingerbread house is a 5-minute walk
uphill from the seafront. Guest rooms are sunny and a good size, with fresh
cream-and-white color schemes and comfortable beds. There are suites if you want
more space and a sitting area and kitchen of your own, and self-catering apartments
that are significantly cheaper if you intend to stay for a week (£295-£545 per week).
88-90 Victoria Rd, Dartmouth, Devon TQ6 9EF. www.cladda-dartmouth.co.uk. & 01803/835957. 6
units. £80 double; £125 suite. Rates include English breakfast. DC, MC, V. In room: TV, fridge, hair dryer,
Wi-Fi (free).
Hill View House This B&B in a typical Dartmouth five-story Victorian house
is perched—as the name implies—up the hill from the harbor, with sweeping views
of the town and the sea. Its five guest rooms are tastefully furnished in shades of
cream and white, and they range in size from pretty spacious to rather tiny. Bathrooms
are very small, but have all that you need. The owners are welcoming and helpful,
and the price is reasonable.
76 Victoria Rd, Dartmouth, Devon TQ6 9DZ. www.hillviewdartmouth.co.uk. & 01803/839372. 5 units.
£70 double. Rates include English breakfast. DC, MC, V. In room: TV, hair dryer, Wi-Fi (free).
Royal Castle Hotel A sympathetically restored, grand old inn on the waterfront,
the Royal Castle has been welcoming guests—including Queen Victoria, Charles II,
and Edward VII—for hundreds of years. The glassed-in courtyard, with its winding
wooden staircase, displays the service bells once connected to the guest rooms. Rooms
are spacious and decorated in pale, soothing colors, with big comfortable beds—many
units have sweeping views of the marina, though these cost more. Bathrooms have been
renovated. Breakfasts are so filling you may not need to eat again until dinner, and staff
are consistently polite. The hotel pub—with its thick wood beams—is in the oldest part
of the building, and is a great place for an evening drink.
11 The Quay, Dartmouth, Devon TQ6 9PS. www.royalcastle.co.uk. & 01803/833033. Fax [phone].
25 units. £126-£166 double. Rates include English breakfast. AE, MC, V. Free parking. Amenities: Res-
taurant; 2 bars; babysitting; room service. In room: A/C (in some), TV, hair dryer, Wi-Fi (surcharge).

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PLYMOUTH
242 miles SW of London; 161 miles SW of Southampton
“It's seen better days”—if ever a town fit that cliché, it's Plymouth. Historic and once-
beautiful, Plymouth was founded in the 11th century and grew to become the principal