South Devon & Dartmoor (Slow Travel)

The authors both live in Seaton, East Devon, and share an enthusiasm for the county's landscape, history and village churches. Hilary Bradt (co-founder of Bradt Travel Guides) is an enthusiastic walker whilst Janice Booth's interests centre more on the history and folk legends. Janice is a former Bradt editor and occasional author.

GOING SLOW IN South DEVON & Dartmoor..................7
Introduction 7, Planning your visit 12, How this book is arranged 13,
Getting there & around 14
1 THE EXE & TEIGN ESTUARIES ........................................... 19
Getting there & around 19, The Exe Estuary 20, Dawlish Warren & Dawlish 32,
The Teign Valley 34, South of the Teign 38
2 THE ENGLISH RIVIERA: TOR BAY........................................45
Getting there & around 46, Torquay & around 47, Paignton to Brixham 57
3 TOTNES & THE RIVER DART ................................................65
Getting there & around 65, Totnes & around 68, The lower River Dart 80,
Dartmouth & Kingswear 90, South of Dartmouth 98
4 THE SOUTH HAMS & DEVON'S FAR SOUTH.....................101
Getting there & around 101, The Slapton area 105, Devon's far south 110,
River Avon, Bigbury-on-Sea & Burgh Island 119, Modbury & area 126
5 PLYMOUTH & THE TAMAR VALLEY.................................. 129
Getting there & around 129, Plymouth 131, Around Plymouth 142, The Tamar
Valley 144, East of the Tavy 149
6 THE EASTERN FRINGE OF DARTMOOR ............................155
Getting there & around 155, The northern Teign Valley 157, The Newton Abbot
Triangle 162, Buckfastleigh & area 164
7 THE NORTHWESTERN FRINGE OF DARTMOOR ..............175
Getting there & around 175, The Beacon Villages 177, Okehampton & around
181, Lydford & around 185
8 D ARTMOOR NATIONAL PARK.............................................193
Getting there & around 198, Chagford, Castle Drogo & the north 205, The east 212,
Central Dartmoor 222, The west 230