Dartmouth Steam Railway and River Boat Company sign at Churston railway station

On the boat from Greenways to Dartmouth (with bicycle)

View from the harbour of Dartmouth looking over towards Kingswear, about a 10 minute boat trip between both

Decorative facade of a Tudor building in Dartmouth

Victorian gun pointing out to the English Channel

Cove situated on the corner of Dartmouth Castle

Gravestone found in the little church next to the castle

Plaque for George Parker Bidder the famous civil engineer

George Parker Bidder's former home in Dartmouth

Bike-cam - along the river front roads of Dartmouth

Looking out onto the English Channel from Dartmouth

South Devon 2018 Cycle Touring Trip: Part 9 of 12

South Devon Cycle Touring Trip: Kingswear & Dartmouth – Part One

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The following photos chronicle my nine day South Devon cycle touring trip in September 2018 which was a double-first for me as I’ve never taken my bicycle on a long trip with me before and I had also not been camping for many, many years, needless to say there was a lot of planning involved! From getting a proper lightweight suitable tent and sleeping bag to fixing up my old (but trusty) hybrid mountain bike to cope with carrying the weight of my camping gear whilst on the road and traversing the trains.

The journey started by taking a train from Surbiton to Totnes via Woking, which took about roughly 6 hours (including an hour’s delay at Exeter St. Davids), then it took a good couple of hours to ride from Totnes to Ashbourne Woods in the rain, the misty stuff which actually helped because of the crazy hills I was sweating like a pig! And once I arrived it was dark, raining and I had to set up my tent…

…and so the adventure begins…

In this set of photos I cycle from my campsite in Paignton to Greenways and catch a ferry to Kingswear and visit the awesome town of Dartmouth