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Activities, Courses & Tours

2 ICC D1

3 South Sands Ferry B3

4 Whitestrand B3

Sleeping

5 Ria View C2

6 Sunny Cliff C4

Eating

7 Casse-Croute B3

8 Salcombe Fishmongers B3

9 Salcombe Yawl B2

10 Victoria B3

Drinking & Nightlife

11 Ferry Inn D3

Sights

Beaches
A string of beautiful beaches frame Salcombe's shores, many linked to the town by fer-
ries. The best are the sands on the opposite, East Portlemouth, side, where a long strip of
sand emerges as the tide falls. At high tide, head south on the lane backing the shore to
sand-filled Mill Bay.
On the Salcombe side a waterside walk south along Cliff Rd leads to compact North
Sands (even smaller at high water), then broader, but still-tidal South Sands, with its mini-
watersports centre, cool cafe and chic hotel.

BEACH

Overbeck's
(NT; 01548-842893; www.nationaltrust.org.uk ; Sharpitor; adult/child £7.50/3.80; 11am-5pm mid-Feb-Oct;
) An Aladdin's cave of curios, Edwardian country house Overbeck's crowns the cliffs at
Salcombe's estuary mouth. It's set in 3 hectares of lush, subtropical gardens, with exotic
plants framing wide views. It's named after former owner Otto Overbeck, an inventor who

HISTORIC BUILDING