Anyone ever been to Shaldon?
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SpookyFrank
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It's very posh. House prices are batshit crazy but not many people actually live there.
Lovely walk from there to Babbacombe but it's not for the feint of heart.
There's a beach at Ness Cove you can get to down a long tunnel. Also a pub with lovely views of Teignmouth, the estuary and the sea.
There's a little ferry from Shaldon to the back beach at Teignmouth.
There's also some kind of little castle thing with landscaped gardens that's open to the public. Keep meaning to go there and have a look round.
mojo pixy
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One of the smuggest towns you'll ever encounter; lovely, and it knows it.
Cute monkeys in a little zoo, excellent mackerel fishing, nice beach through a genuine ex-smugglers' tunnel, a great view across Lyme Bay (on a clear day people say you can see Portland from the Ness)
The 22 bus goes through on the way to/from Dawlish and Torquay. That's a nice journey to take on the top deck.
And that's about it
Cute monkeys in a little zoo, excellent mackerel fishing, nice beach through a genuine ex-smugglers' tunnel, a great view across Lyme Bay (on a clear day people say you can see Portland from the Ness)
The 22 bus goes through on the way to/from Dawlish and Torquay. That's a nice journey to take on the top deck.
And that's about it
Kevbad the Bad
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Went there once to a caravan park. Nice-ish seaside place. Mrs K had avocado salad and the avocado was completely unripe.
SpookyFrank
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You can.
fucthest8
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Finally went there last weekend. Shaldon Botanical Gardens. Got a great history, really interesting spot.
mojo pixy
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I'm not totally convinced. At 100m height you can see just over 20 miles, ish (eg. you can clearly see the coast of France from the top of Dover castle) but Portland is at least 40 miles across the bay from the Ness, and the Ness can't be more than 100m tall (probably less tbh), so at least in theory Portland must be too far away to really see one fom the other. I suspect what can be seen is a sort of refracted/reflected version of Portland from just over the horizon.
SpookyFrank
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I know you can see it from Babbacombe Downs, a few miles down the coast from Shaldon Ness. That's about 100m above sea level. The highest point on Portland likewise. Portland looks from Babbacombe like an island quite a way from the mainland, because Chesil Beach is behind the horizon.
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I think the highest point may be the prison
Elpenor
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I’ve been to Shaldon this afternoon
The ferry boat inn pub seemed quite nice. Didn’t get any further than that as was a bit pushed for time
Very quiet really due to the second homes and a nightmare for parking when busy I’d imagine as the roads are very narrow. Best to arrive by public transport
The ferry boat inn pub seemed quite nice. Didn’t get any further than that as was a bit pushed for time
Very quiet really due to the second homes and a nightmare for parking when busy I’d imagine as the roads are very narrow. Best to arrive by public transport
mojo pixy
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Bus 22 or (in summer) train to Teignmouth then the little ferry from back beach.
Or by bike! Newton Abbot - Shaldon along the south side of the estuary is a really nice and short ride. From Shaldon towards Torquay though is strictly for the hardcore, steep hills, blind bends and quite a lot of traffic...
Or by bike! Newton Abbot - Shaldon along the south side of the estuary is a really nice and short ride. From Shaldon towards Torquay though is strictly for the hardcore, steep hills, blind bends and quite a lot of traffic...
Elpenor
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One thing I will say is the walk along the riverbed at low tide from Newton to Shaldon is a bit shit. Basically walking across mud, slippery seaweed, shingle. Not stunning scenery. So one for a rambler / hiker, definitely not a family walk.
Not technically difficult but you’d want to walk briskly I think as I find it’s easier to keep your footing. It took me about 1:10 to cover the bits that are underwater at high tide, the stretch is approx 3.8 miles or so.
Not technically difficult but you’d want to walk briskly I think as I find it’s easier to keep your footing. It took me about 1:10 to cover the bits that are underwater at high tide, the stretch is approx 3.8 miles or so.
mojo pixy
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Last time I did it was with a kid and it was quite a cool nature trip, wildlife, foraging, that kind of thing. Its main bonus is, it's easy. A bit stinky, but takes in a lot from the overpass and sewage treatment plant to sandstone cliffs and cockle beds. More interesting than beautiful I think.
Elpenor
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Yes it definitely ponged at one point! I can see it being fun as a nature walk actually.
One thing I do like is how high the reeds in the middle of the channel are just before the overpass. Must be nearly 3m high. And that no one can reach them except maybe by canoe as it’s marsh so it’s just birds and other wildlife undisturbed.
One thing I do like is how high the reeds in the middle of the channel are just before the overpass. Must be nearly 3m high. And that no one can reach them except maybe by canoe as it’s marsh so it’s just birds and other wildlife undisturbed.
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