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.
Dartmouth is near some unmissable cities like Exeter,
There are a several good historic buildings in the Dartmouth area like 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.
Rivers and Streams to visit near Dartmouth include East Lyn River.
The area around Dartmouth boasts some of the best beaches including Blacklands Beach, Branscombe Beach, and Hope Cove.
There are a number of geological features near to Dartmouth including Valley of Rocks.
Dartmouth is near some unmissable sssis like Dartmoor,
There are a number of hiking areas near to Dartmouth including Dartmoor.
There are a several good nature reserves in the area around Dartmouth like Dartmoor.
Dartmouth's best nearby towns can be found at Dartmouth, Tiverton, Crediton, Topsham, Budleigh Salterton, Sidmouth, and Seaton.
The area close to Dartmouth boasts some of the best parks including Bicton Park.
Don't miss Exeter Airport's airports if visiting the area around Dartmouth.
Places near Dartmouth feature a number of interesting castles including Berry Pomeroy Castle.
Ruins to visit near Dartmouth include Berry Pomeroy Castle.
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.
