Best Devon Walks |
Best Slapton Walks |
3 TOP Walks |
Slapton Ley |
Walk 1 | Slapton Sands to Slapton |
3.1 miles (1h 20) | |
Walk 2 | Slapton Sands to Slapton |
3.6 miles (1h 30) | |
Walk 3 | Slapton to Torcross |
6.8 miles (2h 50) | |
Nearby |
All our walks start from Slapton Sands as parking in the village is problematic.
Slapton Sands Memorial Slapton Ley Slapton Chantry College | |
The Tower Inn and The Queens Arms (both in Slapton) | |
Slapton Monument Car Park, Pay & Display, off A379 |
SATNAV Postcode:TQ7 2TQ |
Walk 1 Slapton Sands to Slapton (3.1 miles) | ||
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spectacular views of Slapton Sands |
The Walk
A This popular walk starts in Slapton Memorial Car Park.
This walk crosses a busy road. |
Cross the busy road and turn right following part of the South West Coast Path until you come a lane to Slapton Village.
Contine along the lan e until you have crossed a bridge then turn left into a footpath. This takes you along Slapton Ley, a large natural freshwater lake.
B Continue along Slapton Ley following footpath and after 0.6 miles ignore a public footpath on left but continue until reaching a lane
C Turn left then continue for 0.2 miles then after Slapton Village Shop turn right into Prospect Hill. This takes you past both pubs.
D Behind the Tower Inn pub are the tower ruins of what once was a Chantry College.dating back to the 14th century.
Turn left into Brook street . At the crossroads continue in the direction of a public footpath sign.
The lane turns into a footpath. Continue through a wooded area until you reach another footpath.
Turn right and return the way you came.
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Walk 2 Slapton Sands to Slapton (3.6 miles) | ||
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Similar to the first walk but slightly longer and more varied.
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Walk 3 Slapton to Torcross (6.8 miles) | ||
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This invigorating pub walk takes you to Torcross along Slapton Sands.
It returns via Widdicombe House, Stokenham village with its 15th century church, Slapton Castle and Slapton.
The Walk
A From the car park cross the road and turn left following the South West Coast Path.
In April 1944 this stretch was used for the ill fated Exercise Tiger - a lot had to be hushed up due to the D Day preparations.
The path to Torcross is 1.4 miles long and requires a great deal of stamina following a straight line for over 30 minutes through an exposed landscape that barely changes!
B However , Torcross provides ample opportunities for refreshments!
C Widdicombe House ,used by Eisenhower as his headquarters.
D Pubs in Stokenham:
Church House Inn
The Tradesman Arms
E Not much remains of Slapton Castle , an Iron Age hill fort.
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Walks near Slapton |
Noss Mayo |
Two Best Walks with superb coastal views. |
Loddiswell |
Best walks through the Avon valley. |
Torcross |
Great coastal walks from Torcross to Widdicome House, Beesands or the lost village of Hallsands - |
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