Off to Salcombe Ivybridge area for a cheeky couple of days away with SWMBO’d...

Anyone have any good bad or indifferent ideas for places to see/visit? Eateries/Fish pubs restaurants please???

Staying in Ivybridge for three nights...

Many thanks in advance 😇🙏😉👍

I used to dive out of there 20 years ago. lovely place but full of grockles right now according to locals.
best get there early doors to find a parking spot.
Creek car park is right by the harbour slipway and only a few minutes from the town centre.
The Fortescue used to be a good place for a nose bag.
take credit cards as Salcombe, like Cowes is mainly an aspirational shopping centre these days

Park in car park out of town and walk in. It’s on the left opposite the Gulf petroleum station
Or go early and park at North Sands and have some grub at the Winking Prawn. I have an alternative name for it
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I think wifey said we’re booked in there for lunch tomorrow DrR👍

Remember to buy a carnet before you cross the Avonmouth bridge. letters not necessarily in the right order

If you go through Kingsbridge, see if the old pick up is parked near Jewson. Had a sign leave your scrap on here!
When I worked down there for one of our clients changing the gutters and other maintenance. It was very convenient for off loading the rusty gutters, rather than bringing it all the way back here.
Mind you the pick up was not far from scrap itself, think it was yellow.
Have a good time.

Crab shack, gara rock and winking prawn are all great. We stay there a few times a year, love it 1995 4.6 v8, green/tan (long gone)
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Crab Shack is great  2011 4.4 TDV8 Vogue SE Buckingham Blue with Ivory and clear glass = "Rory"
New Defender D300 90 on order so "Rory" will be going to a new home....!
1974 Series 3 Lightweight = "Millie"
My preferred specialist: www.glenrands.co.uk
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Crab shed or crab shack please?

Shed, sorry  2011 4.4 TDV8 Vogue SE Buckingham Blue with Ivory and clear glass = "Rory"
New Defender D300 90 on order so "Rory" will be going to a new home....!
1974 Series 3 Lightweight = "Millie"
My preferred specialist: www.glenrands.co.uk
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Look at Brittania on the Beach in Beesands too.
Superb spot  2011 4.4 TDV8 Vogue SE Buckingham Blue with Ivory and clear glass = "Rory"
New Defender D300 90 on order so "Rory" will be going to a new home....!
1974 Series 3 Lightweight = "Millie"
My preferred specialist: www.glenrands.co.uk
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Hello C-T-C

At the beach at South Milton (National Trust car park) there is a great beach hut for food. It gets booked up, but worth a try: www.beachhousedevon.com

In Kingsbridge, pretty much opposite the Jewson’s referred to is The Crab Shell Inn that does good pizzas and pub food.

In Salcombe, the Winking Prawn is good but you will be knee deep in a certain type of people. If you want something a bit quieter, 500 metres along at South Sands, the South Sands Hotel has a nice balcony with tables serving food. Albeit there is a big building project next door at the moment. In Salcombe itself, The Victoria Inn is good for food.

From South Sands, the walk up passed Overbecks national Trust house to Sharpe Torr is worth the effort. There’s a great view of the Salcombe Ria from there.

Also, if the new ferry is in service, it is a great trip by boat between Salcombe and Kingsbridge. Try Kingsbridgesalcombeferry.com

I hope you get some good weather and have a great trip.

Final advice - if you have a choice, don’t take your newest, shiniest FFRR, a lot of the South Hams lanes are titchy and you’ll probably end up having to squeeze into hedges a bit. 2004 L322 4.4 V8 Vogue Bonatti Grey
(205,500 miles and counting.......)

Take a raincoat!
As my Dad used to say when we went for a fortnight it only rained twice..
Once for 10 days and once for 4 days!

I have never seen the sun in Cornwall or Devon

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MG Midget 1974 - Concours

TomV8 wrote:

I hope you get some good weather and have a great trip.

I've stopped there many times on the sailing yacht (and RIB) as we head down the West Country or across to Scilly. I've had a couple of great meals in the Salcombe Harbour Hotel, which has a wonderful setting overlooking the harbour mouth, and the Victoria Inn. We mostly eat onboard when cruising, so haven't tried too many local places!

As per previous comments, if you've never been there before Salcombe town itself is very touristy and packed with shops of a certain type. A lovely setting hough right on the harbour edge and worth a walk around, and personally we then enjoy walking out the town south past South Sands and along the coastal path.

The trip up the river to Kingsbridge is lovely as well, if any boats are offering socially distanced cruises. And depending on how far you want to drive, Dartmouth also a great visit and a bit less showy, and we love Newtoen Ferrers/Noss Mayo to the west.