Salcombe is a Town in the county of Devon.

Salcombe postcode: TQ8 8

Retail in Salcombe

There are great places to visit near Salcombe 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 several good cities in the area around Salcombe like Exeter.

Exeter Cathedral, St Mary Steps, and St Stephen's Church - Exeter are great places to visit near Salcombe if you like historic buildings.

Don't miss Starcross, Lynton and Lynmouth, Littleham, Otterton, Branscombe, Beer, and Hope Cove's villages if visiting the area around Salcombe.

Canals to visit near Salcombe include Exeter Canal, and Grand Western Canal at Tiverton.

Salcombe is near some unmissable rivers and streams like East Lyn River,

Don't miss Blacklands Beach, Branscombe Beach, and Hope Cove's beaches if visiting the area around Salcombe.

Salcombe is near some unmissable geological features like Valley of Rocks,

Dartmoor is a great place to visit close to Salcombe if you like sssis.

There are a several good hiking areas in the area around Salcombe like Dartmoor.

There are a number of nature reserves near to Salcombe including Dartmoor.

Towns to visit near Salcombe include Dartmouth, Tiverton, Crediton, Topsham, Budleigh Salterton, Sidmouth, and Seaton.

Parks to visit near Salcombe include Bicton Park.

Salcombe is near some unmissable airports like Exeter Airport,

Castles to visit near Salcombe include Berry Pomeroy Castle.

The area close to Salcombe boasts some of the best ruins including Berry Pomeroy Castle.

Salcombe History

There are some historic monuments around Salcombe:

• Iron Age cliff castle known as Bolt Tail Camp
• Medieval farmstead and field system at Warren Barn, 500m south and 400m south west of West Soar
• Hilltop enclosure 380m east of Middle Soar
• Regular aggregate field system 480m west of West Soar
• Medieval settlement, site of quadrangular castle and relict garden between Ilton Farm and Ilton Castle Farm
• Animal pound 50m south west of All Saint's Church
• Bowl barrow 210m south of West Soar
• Four barrows 470m south west of Hope Cove, forming part of a round barrow cemetery
• Field systems, hut circles and four beacons, 510m south of Middle Soar
• Post-medieval animal pound 430m south of East Soar Farm
• Fort Charles
• Coaxial field system and semaphore station at Signal House Point
• Site of a medieval fortified house at Leigh Barton, including the south and west ranges, a gatehouse, section of curtain wall and fishpond
• Four bowl barrows 270m west of The Downs
• Three bowl barrows 310m west of Home Farm, forming part of a round barrow cemetery
• Two hut circles and associated field systems and enclosure at Mousehill Brake
• Five round barrows 570m south of Hope Cove, forming part of a round barrow cemetery
• Iron Age hillfort known as Burleigh Dolts, 280m south east of Burleigh Farm
• Bowl barrow 400m south of Home Farm, forming an outlying part of a round barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow 530m south east of Duncombe Court, forming an outlying part of a barrow cemetery.
• Medieval dovecote at Bigbury Court
• Coaxial field systems and associated later remains between Deckler's Cliff and Gammon Head
• Two bowl barrows 440m south east of Duncombe Court, forming part of a round barrow cemetery
• Coaxial field system, hut circles and medieval farm buildings at Starehole Bottom
• Medieval farmstead, boundary work and earthwork enclosures 350m south east of Middle Soar