Dartmouth is a Town in the county of Devon.
Dartmouth postcode: TQ6 9
There are great places to visit near Dartmouth including some great cities, historic buildings, villages, canals, rivers and streams, beaches, geological features, sssis, hiking areas, nature reserves, towns, parks, airports, castles and ruins.
Cities to visit near Dartmouth include Exeter.
There are a number of historic buildings near Dartmouth including Exeter Cathedral, St Mary Steps, and St Stephen's Church - Exeter.
There are a several good villages in the Dartmouth area like Starcross, Lynton and Lynmouth, Littleham, Otterton, Branscombe, Beer, and Hope Cove.
Don't miss Exeter Canal, and Grand Western Canal at Tiverton's canals if visiting the area around Dartmouth.
There are a several good rivers and streams in the area around Dartmouth like East Lyn River.
There are a several good beaches in the Dartmouth area like Blacklands Beach, Branscombe Beach, and Hope Cove.
Dartmouth is near some unmissable geological features like Valley of Rocks,
There are a several good sssis in the area around Dartmouth like Dartmoor.
The area close to Dartmouth boasts some of the best hiking areas including Dartmoor.
There are a number of nature reserves near to Dartmouth including Dartmoor.
Don't miss Dartmouth, Tiverton, Crediton, Topsham, Budleigh Salterton, Sidmouth, and Seaton's towns if visiting the area around Dartmouth.
The area around Dartmouth's best parks can be found at Bicton Park.
Exeter Airport is one of Dartmouth's best, nearby airports to visit in Dartmouth.
Places near Dartmouth feature a number of interesting castles including Berry Pomeroy Castle.
Berry Pomeroy Castle is a great place to visit close to Dartmouth if you like ruins.
Dartmouth History
There are some historic monuments around Dartmouth:
Places to see near Dartmouth
History of Dartmouth
Notwithstanding Dartmouth’s connections with the crown and respectable society, it was a major base for privateering in medieval times. John Hawley or Hauley, a licensed privateer and sometime mayor of Dartmouth is reputed to be a model for Chaucer’s “schipman”. The earliest street in Dartmouth to be recorded by name (in the 13th century) is Smith Street. Several of the houses on the street are originally late 16th century or early 17th century and probably rebuilt on the site of earlier medieval dwellings. The street name undoubtedly derives from the smiths and shipwrights who built and repaired ships here when the tidal waters reached as far as this point. Smith Street was also the site of the town pillory in medieval times. The first church in the parish was St Clement’s, Townstal, which may have existed in some form before the 1190s. It was granted by the FitzStephens to Torre Abbey in about 1198, the Abbey having been founded in 1196, and the present stone-built church was probably started shortly after this.
