31 properties found
Dartmouth is best known as the home of the Royal Naval Academy overlooking the scenic Dart Estuary. However it has so much more to offer, from its historic half-timbered buildings and deep water harbour to its castles, inns and noteworthy restaurants.
Turn back time as you explore 13th century Smith Street, one of the oldest on record with many listed buildings. This sailing mecca has narrow streets lined with Elizabethan black-and-white architecture and a colonnaded Butterwalk. Touch history at St Saviour's Church, built in 1335 with an iron door embossed with mediaeval symbols. The gallery was built with wood from the captured ships of the Spanish Armada.
Dartmouth harbour is equally historic. Imagine the Pilgrim Fathers stopping here in their sailing ship Mayflower en route to America, and Geoffrey Chaucer taking in the sights which he later included in Canterbury Tales. Charles II took refuge here in 1671 and his room is preserved in the fabulous Dartmouth Museum.
The estuary is still guarded by Dartmouth Castle on one side and Kingswear Castle on the other. The village of Kingswear is smaller than Dartmouth and is home to the Royal Dart Yacht Club. A chain once ran between the two castles to sink unwelcome ships! Take the ferry from Dartmouth to Kingswear and walk along Dart Valley Trail to Greenway, Agatha Christie's former home which has beautiful gardens and coastal views. Alternatively, enjoy a nostalgic steam train journey or take a leisurely cruise up the River Dart from your Devon holiday cottage.
Here is our selection of the very best holiday homes in the Dartmouth to Kingswear area…
Rosemary Cottage, Dittisham is a 16th century listed cottage with three bedrooms for five, modern eat-in kitchen & cosy sitting room with woodburner. Relax on the garden terrace enjoying panoramic views of River Dart boats & scenery. Parking for one car.
Grade II listed cottage with garden & panoramic River Dart views
Waterview House, Kingswear is a beautifully presented four bedroom three bathroom townhouse on four floors with stunning river views. Modern kitchen & dining room, two elegant sitting rooms & top floor decked balcony with outstanding river / Dartmouth views.
Period house with spacious rooms and roof terrace with outstanding river views
Undeniably Utopian, Kingswear is a six bedroom, three bathroom family home on the River Dart with stunning river / rural views. Suitable for families & house parties, it has cosy sitting/ dining areas & gourmet kitchen. Garden & terraces.
Stunning riverside family home with spacious rooms suitable for families and reunions
The Woman in White, Kingswear is an outstanding four bedroom, four bathroom modernised Victorian property on three levels with multiple balconies overlooking breathtaking river views. Modern kitchen, retro dining & sitting room with logburner. Ferry to Dartmouth.
Renovated Victorian house with balconies overlooking stunning Dart Estuary
Anchor Cottage, Dartmouth is a rural one bedroom cottage with upside-down accommodation including a bright modern living area, kitchen with dishwasher, comfy bedroom & pretty garden. Parking. Close to coastal path, beaches, country pubs & attractions.
A modernised upside-down cottage right on the coastal footpath
Dove Cottage, Dittisham is a luxury four bedroom house with modern upscale interiors & a huge deck with river views. Sitting room with woodburner & gourmet kitchen with Aga. The garden has a summerhouse and lily pond. Walk to village pubs & jetty.
A luxury cottage with deck and idyllic river views
28 Dart Marina, Dartmouth is a luxury townhouse for six on the banks of the River Dart. Beautifully appointed with outstanding views from the deck it has three bedrooms & two bathrooms. Park off-road and walk to town, take the ferry or explore by steam train!
A beautiful riverfront townhouse with huge terrace