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.
There are a number of cities near to Dartmouth including Exeter.
Historic Buildings to visit near Dartmouth include Exeter Cathedral, St Mary Steps, and St Stephen's Church - Exeter.
The area around Dartmouth boasts some of the best villages including Starcross, Lynton and Lynmouth, Littleham, Otterton, Branscombe, Beer, and Hope Cove.
There are a several good canals in the Dartmouth area like Exeter Canal, and Grand Western Canal at Tiverton.
There are a number of rivers and streams near to Dartmouth including East Lyn River.
The area around Dartmouth features a number of interesting beaches including Blacklands Beach, Branscombe Beach, and Hope Cove.
Valley of Rocks is one of Dartmouth's best, nearby geological features to visit in Dartmouth.
SSSIs to visit near Dartmouth include Dartmoor.
Dartmoor is a great place to visit close to Dartmouth if you like hiking areas.
The area around Dartmouth's best nature reserves can be found at Dartmoor.
The area around Dartmouth boasts some of the best towns including Dartmouth, Tiverton, Crediton, Topsham, Budleigh Salterton, Sidmouth, and Seaton.
There are a number of parks near to Dartmouth including Bicton Park.
There are a number of airports near to Dartmouth including Exeter Airport.
Berry Pomeroy Castle is a great place to visit close to Dartmouth if you like castles.
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.
