Salcombe. Photo: Stephen McKay, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

Salcombe

Surf and sailing town · UK

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Beds: 36 places

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36 places to stay within 2 km, 3 of them campsites.

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Room photos are examples, not these hotels (credits).

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Spots near here: 18 places in 2 sports

Surf · this week

Lip T · about 1h 10m by car · stays in Teignmouth
19 out of 100
Bantham · about 15 min by car · stays in Thurlestone
15 out of 100
Bantham Rivermouth · about 20 min by car · stays in Thurlestone
15 out of 100
Challaborough · about 20 min by car · stays in Thurlestone
15 out of 100
Mothecombe · about 30 min by car · stays in Holbeton
15 out of 100
Thurlestone · about 15 min by car · stays in Thurlestone
15 out of 100
Thurlsestone · about 15 min by car · stays in Thurlestone
15 out of 100
Wembury beach · about 45 min by car · stays in Wembury
13 out of 100

All 17 surf spots

Wembury Point · about 45 min by car · stays in Wembury
13 out of 100
drakes bowl · about 55 min by car · stays in Plymouth
11 out of 100
Hope Cove · about 15 min by car · stays in Hope Cove
11 out of 100
Mattiscombe · about 15 min by car
10 out of 100
Bovisands Reef · about 50 min by car · stays in Plymouth
9 out of 100
Preston Beach · about 50 min by car · stays in Paignton
9 out of 100
Beesands · about 15 min by car
8 out of 100
Paignton · about 50 min by car · stays in Paignton
8 out of 100
Salcombe · about 5 min by car · Not for intermediates
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Sailing · this week

Salcombe Yacht Club · 0.5 km · stays here
5 out of 100

Each score is the next week's out of 100, the mean of its best days, as on its own page. Green clears the bar. Distances are from the middle of Salcombe.

Places to eat

6 near Salcombe

Places to eat near Salcombe

Rockfish salcombeSeafood · 0.2 km from the centreFood hygiene 5 of 5, Oct 2025
Salcombe Crab TradersSeafood · 0.2 km from the centre
Primo PizzeriaPizza · 0.3 km from the centreFood hygiene 5 of 5, Jul 2025
The Oyster ShackSeafood · 0.3 km from the centre
Captain Flints RestaurantItalian · 0.4 km from the centre
Crab Shed SalcombeSeafood · 0.4 km from the centreFood hygiene 5 of 5, Jul 2025

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Photos of Salcombe

Harbour Below Shadycombe, Salcombe — Photo: Chris Andrews, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

Salcombe in the rain - 1 — Photo: Derek Harper, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

A backwater at Salcombe — Photo: Bill Boaden, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Salcombe

where it is, what is near

Salcombe is a town in Devon, United Kingdom.

From Salcombe you can reach 17 surf spots and 1 sailing spot.

The nearest is Salcombe, a surf spot 0.3 km from the centre.

Overture lists 36 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 3 of them campsites.

The nearest airport is Exeter International Airport (EXT), 61 km away.

In Devon · England · United Kingdom

36 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 3 of them campsites (Overture places)
Nearest airports: Exeter International Airport (EXT), 61 km, Cornwall Airport Newquay (NQY), 90 km, Guernsey Airport (GCI), 123 km

Forecast updated Mon 2 Nov, 12:16 UTC. Forecast data: ECMWF, DWD, Météo-France and NOAA, served by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Changed by us. Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information.

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