Thanks to Firefly Productions for this wonderful video, showing off part of Route 5 of #SouthWest660 - Dartmouth to Thurlestone via Salcombe.
To discover this part of Route 5, simply follow the shore west from Dartmouth. The B3205 and A379 passes Dartmouth Castle leading to Stoke Fleming and Blackpool Sands. It follows the unique strip of land between Slapton Ley and the sea, one of the best driving stretches of the SW660.
More info on this route can be found on our website - https://southwest660.com/route/dartmouth-to-plymouth
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Did you know South West 660 also has a car free route? This allows you, amongst other modes of transport, to travel on a range of heritage railways, incl the West Somerset Railway between Minehead and Watchet. Brilliant ride! https://southwest660.com/go-car-free
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The drive along the north coast of mid-Cornwall features rocky headlands and vast sandy beaches that catch the brunt of the Atlantic breakers.
This makes the 60-mile stretch of shoreline a more inspiring and rugged version of the county’s gentler south coast.
It’s an area that suits surfers, walkers, explorers and fashionable foodies.
Here’s a few views to whet your appetite:
⭐ Hayle
⭐ Nr Portreath
⭐ Wheal Coates
⭐ Holywell Bay
Route: 9, St Ives to Padstow
3 Itineraries to explore South West 660 with Adventure Tours UK
Want to drive South West 660 but have someone do the leg work for you?
Then Adventure Tours UK new 3 itineraries will help you explore different parts of the route.
You can enjoy 4, 5 or 8 day trips on different routes of the road trip:
4 Days: North Cornwall, North Devon and Exmoor
5 Days: Devon and Dorset
8 Days: Devon, Dartmouth and Cornwall
The following is included in the price:
⭐Booked accommodation
⭐Breakfast
⭐South West 660 membership
⭐Handy mobile app to keep every trio detail at your fingertips
⭐Insider tips on all the best things to do / see / eat
Head over to Adventure Tours UK website for more details: https://adventuretoursuk.com/tour-category/self-guided-and-self-drive/
You can also experience South West 660 via car-free options like this member did last year.
On the train between Exeter and St Austell.
Explore the options on our Go Car-Free page.
Check out the article on Talland Bay in the latest issue of Coast Magazine
Fossil hunting article in Coast Magazine
Great feature on fossil hunting in Devon and Dorset in this month's Coast Magazine
Check out Branscombe, Beer Head, Seaton and Budleigh in Devon or Lyme Regis, Charmouth Beach, Chesil Beach, Lulworth Cove or Durleston in Dorset.
Brilliant 12-page coverage of South West 660 in Discover Britain Magazine. Stunning article!
www.southwest660.com
W. St Austell Brewery The Masons Arms, Branscombe, Visit Exmoor Visit Exeter Visit Plymouth Longboat Cafè Hive Beach Cafe Clovelly, Devon, United Kingdom, Jurassic Coast Trust Hix Oyster And Fish Restaurant The Pig Hotel, The Hope & Anchor Dart Marina Apartments Gary Holpin Photography
Route 2: Weymouth to Lyme Regis
In Route 2 of South West 660’s road trip you continue along the Dorset countryside between Weymouth and Lyme Regis.
You’ll drive entirely within one of the country’s largest Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty as well as pass the extraordinary landscapes of the Jurassic Coast, the UK’s only natural World Heritage Site.
Here’s a taster of what to expect:
⭐ Portland overlooking Chesil Beach
⭐ Road nr Abbotsbury
⭐ West Bay
⭐ Lyme Regis
South West 660 Routes 11& 12 pt2
Here are a few more shots taken by a South West 660 Explorer who recently travelled parts of Route: 11, Clovelly to Lynton, and Route: 12, Lynton to Watchet.
Locations:
Dunster with Dunster Castle
East Quay, Watchet
Porlock Weir Harbour from Porlock Weir Hotel
SW660 Routes 11 & 12
A South West 660 Explorer shared this photographic trip report with us. How great are these? Shots from Route: 11, Clovelly to Lynton, and Route: 12, Lynton to Watchet.
Locations:
Combe Martin
Lynmouth Harbour
Valley of the Rocks