Category Archives: Start Bay

Slapton Sands and Exercise Tiger

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Slapton Sands and Exercise Tiger

The sweeping arc of coastline between the mouth of the River Dart and Start Point is known as Start Bay, and includes a two-mile-long beach that extends from Blackpool Sands to Hallsands.

The most easily accessible part of the beach is between Strete Gate and Torcross, where a road just manages to separate the freshwater lake of Slapton Ley from the sea, but for how much longer I wouldn’t like to say.

Slapton Sands, as this part of the beach is called, gets its name from the small village of the same name which lies just about a mile inland: Why the beach is called Slapton Sands I have no idea because it consists mainly of shingle and pebbles.

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Originally posted 2019-05-30 15:00:46.

Start Bay

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Start Bay

A few of days ago I started to piece this blog together, starting with a featured image for the top of the page. Today, I’ve changed the image to feature Stokenham, and in particular, the Tradesman’s Arms and the cottages around it because a couple of nights ago the pub and four cottages adjacent to it were destroyed by fire. It’s a devastating blow to anyone who knows it, but particularly to those who have been directly affected. The good news is that nobody suffered any serious physical harm, but what becomes of this picturesque corner of the South Hams now is anybody’s guess.

Stokenham is one of a handful of villages around Start Bay that lie between Dartmouth and Start Point, and although this drive covers an area largely covered by the South-West Coast Path, not everybody has the ability or inclination to don walking boots to enjoy it.

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Originally posted 2021-09-30 15:59:00.