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where the Pilgrim Fathers stopped off en route from Southampton to America in 1620.
OFF THE BEATEN TRACK
DITTISHAM
Dittisham is one of those enchanting, water-side villages that makes you wonder if, really, living anywhere else is
such a good idea after all. A cluster of rough-stone cottages gathers along a riverbank dotted with yachts, a pon-
toon lined with dinghies stretches out from a cracking pub and the Anchorstone Cafe (
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. Agatha
Christie's holiday home, Greenway, sits on the opposite bank, connected by the Dittisham to Greenway Ferry
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. If it's not in sight when you arrive, summon it by ringing the ship's bell beside the pontoon. You can
drive to Dittisham (pronounce it '
Dit-shm
' and feel like a local); it's 5 miles north of Dartmouth, but a much
more memorable arrival is on the
Dartmouth to Dittisham Ferry
01803-882811;
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www.greenwayferry.co.uk
;
adult/child return £7.50/5;
7 daily Wed-Sun Feb-Oct).
Activities
Boating
Beautiful from the banks, Dartmouth is even more beguiling from the water. The Green-
way Ferry company's boat trips include ones to Agatha Christie's summer house, Green-
way, and the village of Dittisham. A series of car and passenger ferries also regularly
shuttle between Dartmouth and Kingswear, on the opposite bank, and to Dartmouth
Castle.
Dartmouth Steam Railway & River Boat Co
( 01803-555872;
www.dartmouthrailriver.co.uk
)
Running memorable River Dart cruises between
Dartmouth and Totnes (adult/child £12/7.50, two to four daily February to November), the
same firm also operates the
Kingswear Castle
, the UK's last working coal-fired paddle steam-
er. It shuttles to Totnes one to four times a week between mid-June and mid-September
(adult/child £15/10). The company also runs a wide range of steam train-boat trip combin-
ations.
BOAT TRIPS, RAILAWAY
Monty Halls Great Escapes
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BOAT TOURS
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( 01803-431858;
www.montyhalls.co.uk/great-escapes
; 4 Market St; per person £30; 10am-4pm Thu-Sun)
Trips run by the TV marine biologist (not always led by him personally) include a
