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, villages, sssis, hiking areas, nature reserves, towns, airports, beaches, historic buildings, canals, rivers and streams, geological features, parks, castles and ruins.
The area close to Dartmouth boasts some of the best cities including Exeter.
The area around Dartmouth features a number of interesting villages including Lynton and Lynmouth, Littleham, Hope Cove, Woolacombe, Churchstow, Starcross, and Otterton.
Don't miss Dartmoor's sssis if visiting the area around Dartmouth.
Hiking Areas to visit near Dartmouth include Dartmoor.
Dartmoor is one of Dartmouth's best, nearby nature reserves to visit in Dartmouth.
Dartmouth's best nearby towns can be found at Dartmouth, Tiverton, Crediton, Topsham, Budleigh Salterton, Sidmouth, and Seaton.
Exeter Airport is a great place to visit close to Dartmouth if you like airports.
The area around Dartmouth boasts some of the best beaches including Hope Cove, Blacklands Beach, and Branscombe Beach.
There are a number of historic buildings near Dartmouth including Exeter Cathedral, St Mary Steps, and St Stephen's Church - Exeter.
The area around Dartmouth features a number of interesting canals including Exeter Canal, and Grand Western Canal at Tiverton.
There are a several good rivers and streams in the area around Dartmouth like East Lyn River.
Dartmouth is near some unmissable geological features like Valley of Rocks,
Bicton Park is a great place to visit close to Dartmouth if you like parks.
Dartmouth is near some unmissable castles like Berry Pomeroy Castle,
There are a several good ruins in the area around Dartmouth like 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.
