Hollyhocks Holiday Home- Colmer Estate
Food scene
Nearest town with good range of supermarkets and independent shops. Riverfront cafes and old town hall cinema. Catch of the Day fishmongers sell Salcombe Smokies, their own home smoked mackerel and other great fish.
116 locals recommend
Kingsbridge
Nearest town with good range of supermarkets and independent shops. Riverfront cafes and old town hall cinema. Catch of the Day fishmongers sell Salcombe Smokies, their own home smoked mackerel and other great fish.
Great local farm shop and cafe, 3 minute drive from the apartment, 0.7 miles away. Locally sourced produces used to create hearty food. Excellent Sunday lunches and breakfasts.
6 locals recommend
The Ring Feeder Cafe
Great local farm shop and cafe, 3 minute drive from the apartment, 0.7 miles away. Locally sourced produces used to create hearty food. Excellent Sunday lunches and breakfasts.
Stokeley Farm Shop
Farm shop, cafe and in house brewery
Venus Cafe
Warren RoadGreat cafe with good quality local food and sustainable ethos
The Church House Inn
Amazing quality food served in an old authentic village pub
Our favourite beaches
Bigbury on Sea is a beautiful sandy beach, very well supported by RNLI. Surfing, paddle boarding, toilets, cafe and parking. Plus Burgh Island to walk to at low tide with the Pilchard Inn for a meal or snack and drink. Get the sea tractor if the tide is in!
Bigbury-on-Sea
Safe for swimming, great for families. Paid parking on a private estate. A short walk down to the beach. The Schoolhouse cafe serves drinks, meals and snacks. Toilet at cafe.
55 locals recommend
Mothecombe Beach
Safe for swimming, great for families. Paid parking on a private estate. A short walk down to the beach. The Schoolhouse cafe serves drinks, meals and snacks. Toilet at cafe.
Local towns
Totnes has something for everyone. Plenty of independent shops, art galleries and cafes. Restaurants for evenings out and it’s own brewery and historic cinema. Lots of history with a medieval guildhall, a castle, steam railway and steamer quay. Trips down the river to Dartmouth and a short way to Darlington either by car or bike. Mainline station to London.
351 locals recommend
Totnes
Totnes has something for everyone. Plenty of independent shops, art galleries and cafes. Restaurants for evenings out and it’s own brewery and historic cinema. Lots of history with a medieval guildhall, a castle, steam railway and steamer quay. Trips down the river to Dartmouth and a short way to Darlington either by car or bike. Mainline station to London.
Great shops, restaurants and sightseeing. Walk to North Sands and South Sands beaches or take the ferry to East Portlemouth
58 locals recommend
Salcombe HarSpa
Cliff RoadGreat shops, restaurants and sightseeing. Walk to North Sands and South Sands beaches or take the ferry to East Portlemouth
Walks
Good walk from the car park to the Avon Dam along a made up track, good for accessibility. Car park has toilets and a coffee van for refreshments. Round 5 mile walk.
Avon Dam Reservoir