The beautiful town of Dartmouth situated on the mouth of the River Dart is one of South Devon’s most popular and enchanting towns. With its charming historic streets, scenic river location and surrounded by South Devon countryside you have to go a long way to find a town as pretty.
With a long tradition of strategic importance for sailing ships, Dartmouth has a long association with the Royal Navy.
The Britannia Royal Naval College located on the hill overlooking the town is where Queen Elizabeth and Prince Phillip met for the first time and where King Charles, Princess Anne and Prince William all trained it has been training Officers since 1863.
With its medieval and Elizabethan roots, many of the original buildings in the town still stand giving it a distinctive character, The old pubs, Dartmouth Castle and Bayards Cove Fort are well worth a visit, time and weather permitting.