This weekend, I was asked to recommend a place to holiday in South Devon. A cottage for two. The area should be quiet-ish, ie not dead, with a few places to eat, plenty of walking and the odd trip to an attraction. This blog post is aimed at that person specifically, but should help anyone aiming to holiday in South Devon.
The area you’re looking at is a combination of the South Devon Area of Oustanding Natural Beauty and The English Riviera and runs from Plymouth anticlockwise along the coast to Babbacombe. The South Devon and English Riviera links contain plenty of recommendations to choose from, but I’d point you to one of these places …
Depends on your idea of quiet-ish, but I’d head to either Dartmouth or Salcombe. There’s loads to do in both places and they’re both geared for eating, drinking and walking. Dartmouth is the bigger of the two but you can’t really go wrong with either. The South West Coast Path provides the most obvious hiking but if you’re in need of fresh air, do head out on the water as well even if it’s only on one the water taxis.
If your version of quiet is very quiet, then perhaps try Torcross or the Bigbury-on-Sea area.
As for the cottages, there’s a link on all those pages to a local supplier who, in our estimation, has the best selection of local properties.
