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The road runs out here but there's a short stretch of coast path you can push the bike along over to the next headland where you can pick up asphalt road again rather than cutting back inland. Not advisable with cleats on though.

South Milton Sands is a large, pretty sandy beach. Great for some sand sprints. The coast path doesn't go down to the beach, but it's worth a detour if you aren't going for an FKT.

Winking Prawn offer a great breakfast and coffee stop.

There are certainly many highlights here, the special being the South Sands Ferry. There is no dock at the South Sand. A kind of tractor drives into the water there, where the ferry then docks. Very picturesque!

Salcombe is cute, indeed, but frankly, also a bit posh. If you prefer more the nature and quietness, than better stay on this side of the estuary. Maybe you fancy a coffee with a view of Salcombe at Venus Cafe, just behind the steps down to the ferry quai?

Beautiful large sandy beach with Thurlstone Rock arch and a National Trust cafe.

local artists with regular exhibitions

North Sands is one of Salcombe's two beaches. On the coast road south west of the beach, Salcombe Castle comes into view across the water. The castle, also known as Fort Charles, was build by Henry VIII as part of his sea defences against the French and Spanish. Later in history, it was the last place held by the Royalists in the 17th Century English Civil War. It was deliberately ruined by the victorious Parliamentarians after the Royalists surrendered.