Geo-Trips :: Salcombe, Bolt Head and Malborough from Kingsbridge
Salcombe, Bolt Head and Malborough
A journey by scheduled public transport from Kingsbridge, Thu, 25 Nov 2010 by Derek Harper
Took the bus from Kingsbridge to Salcombe, then walked around the coast past Bolt Head to Middle Soar, heading inland to Malborough, from where we caught the bus back to Kingsbridge.
Click the blue circles to see a photograph taken from that spot and read further information about the location. The blue lines indicate the direction of view. There is also a slideshow of this trip. ( )
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Market, Kingsbridge
Market stalls on Town Square, at the head of the estuary. In the background are... more
Buildings on The Promenade, Kingsbridge
Impressive buildings facing the head of the estuary. On the extreme left is part... more
Church of the Holy Trinity, Salcombe
The west tower, with corbelled parapet, dates from 1843... more
Salcombe Coffee Company
Fore Street has a highly irregular width, varying from narrow to very narrow. Yet... more
Cliff House, Salcombe
Cliff House "was given in trust for the benefit of the people of Salcombe and... more
Cliff House, Salcombe
Another view of [[2177785]]. "The building was given in Trust for the benefit... more
Houses in Salcombe
A row of listed early C19 buildings on Cliff Road. Cliff Cottage, on the right, is... more
Boat house, Salcombe
This must be part of Salcombe Yacht Club, whose clubhouse is in [[2177785]]... more
Mill Bay
A view across Salcombe Harbour from Cliff Road, to one of a series of fine little... more
Pine, Salcombe
An interestingly-shaped pine tree overlooks Cliff Road from the "fine... more
Cliff Road, Salcombe
The road contours above Salcombe Harbour. Here it is passing an intriguing door in... more
Salcombe Harbour
A winter version of the scene in [[1936260]], one of the main differences being... more
Anchor Watch, Salcombe
Just to give you some idea of property values in Salcombe, part of this house on... more
Headland, Salcombe Harbour
A glimpse from Cliff Road of the headland separating North and South Sands (left)... more
Pilot beacon, Salcombe
The beacon, on Sandhills Road, faces down the last reach of Salcombe Harbour and... more
The Winking Prawn
A superior sort of beach cafe at North Sands on Salcombe Harbour.
The Winking Prawn
The sunlit interior of [[2178776]]. I know it's advertising but I can recommend... more
North Sands
The stream has followed a valley from Maryknowle and here crosses the sands to... more
Driveway to The Moult
Seen from the road to South Sands, which cuts across the headland on which The... more
Moult Road, Salcombe
The road climbs away from the road to South Sands (left). Salcombe Footpath 13... more
Road to South Sands
The road drops towards South Sands. On the right, Froude Road forks off past Pine Cottage.
South Sands
The north end of the beach, with steps and ramp down to the sand on the left.... more
South Sands
Another view of [[2179011]], with patches of wet sand, and [[1936241]] more... more
Coast at Portlemouth Down
The coastline east of Salcombe Harbour, seen from Salcombe Footpath 20 across the... more
Salcombe Harbour
From a similar position to [[2180135]], in Fir Wood, looking up and across the... more
Coast path at Sharp Tor
Very similar to [[31315]], but with different light, with Salcombe Footpath 20... more
Coast path at Sharp Tor
A fence for the unwary by the rocky section of path shown in [[2180181]].
Signpost, Stare Hole
A footpath sign above the cove, with Malborough Footpath 7 heading inland. The... more
Rocks near Bolt Head
Rocks near the coast path between Stare Hole and Bolt Head. Across the water is... more
Coast path at Bolt Head
The South West Coast Path follows a permissive path west of the headland, climbing... more
Above Off Cove
From the same spot as [[1934826]], looking more to the right. A steep coastal... more
Coast path above Off Cove
The South West Coast Path follows Malborough Footpath 7. The wall on the left can... more
Gate on coast path above Off Cove
This gate was jammed when I tried to get through it; not sure how my wife (ahead)... more
Wall, Middle Soar
Malborough Footpath 7 runs beside this dry stone wall, veering inland from the... more
Wall, Middle Soar
Another stretch of the wall shown in [[2180357]], with large flat throughstones... more
Gatepost. Middle Soar
A redundant gatepost beside Malborough Footpath 15 as it crosses a large arable... more
Soar
The hamlet of two farms and associated buildings is now dominated by holiday... more
Green at Soar
What looks like a side road is the through lane towards the coastguards cottages.... more
Field boundary, Furzedown Farm
A new bank and fence running along the contour above the farm makes life slightly... more
Drive to Furzedown Farm
The drive down to the farm swings sgarply right here, while Malborough Footpath... more
Valley above Combe
A side valley below Furzedown Farm joins the valley between Portlemore and South... more
Field near Portlemore Barton
A view from Malborough Footpath 10 towards the side valley and valley shown in... more
Track to Malborough
Malborough Footpath 10 descends towards Portlemore Barton, in the valley southeast... more
Portlemouth Barton
The mid C17 farmhouse straddles a gridline; the left side of the building is in... more
Alpacas, Malborough
An alpaca demonstrates neck flexibility in a field beside Malborough Footpath 9.... more
Cottages, Malborough
Looking along Shute Hill from Well Hill. Shute Hill then bends sharply right up to... more
Service station, Malborough
A prominent feature beside Townsend Cross at the east end of the village, the... more
Cottage, Malborough
Whitehall Cottage is on Well Hill at the junction with Lower Town. Not listed, but... more
Cottage, Malborough
The early C17 Rose Thatch on Lower Town, with light reflected into its gable end... more
Shute Hill, Malborough
The little village street drops down the hill from Lower Town.
South Place, Kingsbridge
A C19 terrace of four overlooking Town Square... more
Buildings on Fore Street, Kingsbridge
At the foot of the hill, with Duke Street leaving between number 7 (left,... more
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