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View of Salcombe Harbour – Salcombe War Memorial loop from Kingsbridge

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View of Salcombe Harbour – Salcombe War Memorial loop from Kingsbridge

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View of Salcombe Harbour – Salcombe War Memorial loop from Kingsbridge

01:15

17.4km

340m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: June 12, 2026

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Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 8.16 km for 71 m

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183 m

Kingsbridge Market Square

Highlight • Settlement

In 1219 Kingsbridge was owned by the Abbot of Buckfast who needed an outlet where the monks could sell their produce: honey, beeswax, candles, soap and mead. So the Abbot petitioned the Crown for permission to hold a market at Kingsbridge and a Royal Charter was granted. As a Market Town, Kingsbridge has thrived through its independent businesses, often family-run for generations and relying upon the local community's support.

A small chapel existed on the site of St. Edmund's Church in the 13th century but the burial ground was at Churchstow, a village two miles to the west. In 1309 the parishioners petitioned the Bishop and complained of the difficulty of carrying their dead "up the mountain" to Churchstow for burial. However it was more than 100 years before permission was granted "to the Abbot and monks of Buckfast to

build a church in honour of the blessed Edmund, King and Martyr in their demesne and the vill which is called Kingsbrigg".

In 1798 the town mills were converted into a woollen manufactory, which produced large quantities of cloth. During the 19th century the town had an active coastal shipping trade, shipbuilding, a tannery and a large monthly cattle market. The chief exports were cider, corn, malt and slate.

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4.73 km

Medieval settlement

Archaeological Site

7.68 km

Co-op Salcombe

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Useful for stocking up for camping food if you don't want to pay £7.50 plus for a bacon bap in Salcombe.

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7.73 km

Salcombe Boatyards

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View of the back at low tide

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8.20 km

Salcombe Art Club

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local artists with regular exhibitions

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8.59 km

View of Salcombe Harbour

Highlight • River

Salcombe Harbour is home to both fishing boats and pleasure crafts with plenty of holiday makers enjoying time on yachts, paddle boards and kayaks.

If you are very lucky you may spot dolphins or basking sharks in the summer months. Salcombe itself is a pretty town with narrow streets and plenty of places to refuel and rehydrate.

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