South Hams
South Hams is a local government district on the south coast of Devon, England.
South Hams is a local government district on the south coast of Devon, England. Its council is based in the town of Totnes, although the largest town is Ivybridge. The district also contains the towns of Dartmouth, Kingsbridge and Salcombe and numerous villages and surrounding rural areas.
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Worth seeing in and around South Hams
8 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01Totnes Castle
Totnes Castle is one of the best preserved examples of a Norman motte and bailey castle in England. It is situated in the town of Totnes on the River Dart in Devon.
100 m · Grade I listed castle in Totnes, United Kingdom · Wikipedia - 02Schumacher College
Inspired by "Small Is Beautiful", Schumacher College has, for over 35 years, pioneered a life-centred approach to learning, exploring how education can respond to ecological and social challenges while fostering meaning, connection and vitality. Founded in 1991 by environmentalist and educator Satish Kumar, the College takes its name from economist and philosopher E. F. Schumacher.
2.6 km · college in Devon, United Kingdom · Wikipedia - 03South Devon Railway
The South Devon Railway is a 6.64-mile heritage railway from Totnes to Buckfastleigh in Devon. Mostly running alongside the River Dart, it was initially known as the Dart Valley Railway.
3.7 km · heritage railway in the United Kingdon · Wikipedia - 04Church of St Mary
St Mary's Church of Berry Pomeroy is an Anglican parish church in Berry Pomeroy, with a full length, forty-two foot wide, rood screen which has been described as one of the most perfect in Devon. It is listed on the Heritage at Risk Register.
3 km · church in Berry Pomeroy, Devon, England, UK · Wikipedia - 05Totnes Museum
Totnes Museum is a local museum in the town of Totnes, south Devon, in southwest England. The museum is housed in a Grade I listed Elizabethan merchant's house that was built c.1575 for the Kelland family.
300 m · Grade I listed historic house museum in Totnes, South Hams, Devon, England, UK · Wikipedia - 06Church of St David, Ashprington
St David's Church in Ashprington, Devon, is a parish church in the Church of England. It is a Grade I listed building.
3.8 km · church in Ashprington, Devon, England, UK · Wikipedia - 07St John's Church
St John's Church, Bridgetown is a Church of England place of worship built in 1832 by Edward St Maur, 11th Duke of Somerset for the tenants of his estate in Bridgetown, Devon. The original church was gutted by fire on 9 July 1976 owing to arson.
900 m · church in Bridgetown, Totnes, Devon, England, UK · Wikipedia - 08Totnes Guildhall
Totnes Guildhall is a 16th-century Tudor historic guildhall, magistrate's court, and prison, in the town of Totnes, south Devon, in southwest England. It is a Grade I listed building.
200 m · Grade I listed historic house museum in South Hams, United Kingdom · Wikipedia
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Getting to South Hams
- Airports
- Cardiff (CWL), 110 km · Bristol (BRS), 126 km · Brest Bretagne airport (BES), 227 km
- Stations
- Totnes railway station, 500 m · Totnes (Littlehempston) railway station, 1 km · Nappers Halt railway station, 3.4 km · Staverton railway station, 3.7 km
- Cardiff → South Hams131 km · quickest by road, 3h 25m · £20–27
- Bristol → South Hams148 km · quickest by road, 2h 42m · £16–21
- London → South Hams288 km · quickest by road, 5h 16m · £30–40
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Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds.
No local-transport research exists yet for South Hams
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for South Hams. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get inSee #Get around Brittany Ferries carry vehicles and foot passengers to Plymouth from Roscoff, Saint-Malo (both France), or Santander (Spain).
- Get inPoole in Dorset is by road from Exeter, and receives Brittany Ferries from Cherbourg (France) and Condor Ferries from Saint Helier (Jersey).
- Get inThe other English Channel ferry ports are within a few hours' drive of Devon.
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Next door to South Hams
- Totnestown in Devon, England500 m
- Dartingtonvillage in Devon, UK2.6 km
- Harbertona village located in South Hams, United Kingdom2.9 km
- Ashpringtonvillage and civil parish in the South Hams district of Devon, England3.8 km
- Berry Pomeroyvillage in Devon, England, UK3.1 km
- Stavertonvillage and civil parish in Devon, UK4 km