South Devon National Landscape
Follaton House, Plymouth Road,
Totnes TQ9 5NE

 

Tel: 01803 229330

 

Out and About

Out and About

Ferry Services 2023

With five estuaries in the National Landscape, ferries are an important and enjoyable way to get around.

If you are walking the South West Coast Path, they form an essential link across the estuaries. As they are dependent on tides and weather, it is best to check with the ferry operator on the day, before setting off.

Yealm Estuary

Passenger ferry (seasonal)
Period
7 April - 30 September
Times
10am-4pm daily.
notes
Service may be restricted to the core hours of 10am-12pm and 3pm-4pm each day during bad weather or at quiet times
Route
Noss Mayo (Wide Slip), Newton Ferrers (Yealm Steps) & Warren Point (Coast Path to Wembury)
Contact
07817 132757

Price per crossing

Single crossing

£4 Adult (14 years+)

£2 Child (4 to 13 years. Under 4’s travel free.)

£2 Bicycles

Well behaved dogs travel free

Family saver return crossing

£20 2 adults, 2 children

Electric passenger water taxi (seasonal)
Period
February - October
Times
Before 10am and after 4pm on demand
notes
Outside of existing passenger ferry times
Route
Noss Mayo (Wide Slip), Newton Ferrers (Yealm Steps) & Warren Point (Coast Path to Wembury)
Contact
07399 067942
When the passenger ferry is not running

 

DO NOT attempt to swim across the water.

 

If needing to cross the estuary, we recommend you carefully plan your route to take place when the seasonal ferry is running. A better alternative to walking round is to take a taxi or use buses (see information further down this page).

 

Due to the shape of the estuary, the agreed England Coast Path alternative route is fairly long at 18km and involves some busy roads. We have mapped this route, see below:

Avon Estuary

Passenger ferry (seasonal)
Period
7 April - 1 October
Times
10am-12pm & 2pm-4pm every day
Route
Bantham slipway to Cockleridge Ham (Bigbury-on-Sea)
Contact
01548 560897
When the passenger ferry is not running

 

DO NOT attempt to swim across the water.

 

You will need to take a bus or taxi. Alternatively, walk around on the very pleasant nine mile waymarked Avon Estuary walk.

Erme Estuary

There is no ferry service on the Erme

 

The Erme can usually be waded across one hour either side of low tide, when the water will not come up much higher than an adults knee.

 

A short video of wading the Erme is coming soon, in the meantime please enjoy the video below:

Kingsbridge Estuary

Salcombe – East Portlemouth passenger ferry
Period
Daily all year
Times
8:30am - 5pm (7pm finish in peak season; 9am start in winter)
notes
Check Christmas / New Year times
Route
Salcombe Jubilee pier to East Portlemouth jetty
additional notes
from Whitestrand (central Salcombe) in winter
Contact
01548 842061 / 07769 319375
Kingsbridge – Salcombe passenger ferry (seasonal)
Period
April - October
notes
plus occasional sailings during November and December
Times
Varies with tides
Route
Kingsbridge Steamer Steps or Crabshell Quay to Salcombe Jubilee Pier
additional notes
harbour, creeks and coastal cruises are also run - check website for details
Contact
07967 597527
Salcombe – South Sands passenger ferry (seasonal)
Period
25 March - 4 November
Times
9:45am - 5:30pm (6pm August; 5pm October)
Route
Whitestrand (central Salcombe) to South Sands

Dart Estuary

Dartmouth lower vehicle ferry
Period
Daily all year, except Christmas Day
notes
also accepts foot passengers
Times
Continuous service 7am-10:55pm (8am Sunday)
First ferry 7am from Kingswear, last ferry 10:55pm from Dartmouth
additional notes
check New Year times
Route
Kingswear to Dartmouth South Embankment
Dartmouth higher vehicle ferry
Period
Daily all year
notes
also accepts foot passengers
Times
Continuous service 6:30am-10:50pm (8am Sunday)
First ferry 6:30am from Dartmouth, last ferry 10:50pm from Kingswear
additional notes
check Public holidays
Route
Kingswear to Dartmouth North Embankment
Dartmouth castle passenger ferry (seasonal)
Period
Daily, April - October
Times
10am-5pm on demand
notes
May not be running in bad weather
Route
Dartmouth South Embankment to Dartmouth Castle
Dartmouth to Greenway passenger ferry (seasonal)
Period
March - November
Times
See website
Route
Dartmouth Town Pontoon to Greenway Quay
Dittisham to Greenway passenger ferry
Period
Daily all year
Times
9:30am - 4pm (9am - 5pm Summer)
Route
Dittisham to Greenway Quay
Dartmouth to Dittisham passenger ferry
Period
Daily all year
notes
weather permitting
Times
10am - 5pm
additional notes
later trips available, book in advance
Route
Dartmouth North Embankment to Dittisham
Dartmouth to Totnes passenger ferry (seasonal)
Period
February - September
Times
See website
Route
Dartmouth Town Pontoon to Totnes Steamer Quay
Dartmouth to Kingswear passenger ferry
Period
Daily all year
Times
7:30am - 6:55pm (9am Sunday)
Route
Dartmouth Town Pontoon to Kingswear

Bus and Taxi Information

Buses

Buses

 

For bus routes and timetable enquiries, call Traveline on 0871 200 22 33 or go to www.travelinesw.com

Taxis

Taxis

 

Avon Estuary

 

Arrow Cars: 01548 856120 or 07967 560467

HR Taxis: 07946 322824

Taxi-Mike: 07714 512516

 

 

Yealm and Erme Estuaries

 

Wembury Cabs: 01752 881651 or 07882 267436

Ivy Cabs: 01752 895555

Ivybridge Taxi: 01752 892222

Park and Ride Information

Dartmouth

Dartmouth Park and Ride

 

A3122 Dartmouth outskirts TQ6 9LW

 

Open 25 March to 29 October 2023 (buses running)

 

Ticket £5 8am – 7pm for cars and motorcycles (parking and bus trip). £3 2pm – 7pm.

 

Prices and times may differ during Dartmouth Regatta.

 

For latest information check: www.southhams.gov.uk

 

Additional note – When there is no seasonal bus service from this car park, check machine for charges.

It is possible to walk into and there is alternatively a public bus service available, charges apply. The bus stop for this service is located nearby, outside Sainsbury’s supermarket.

Salcombe

Salcombe Park and Ride

 

A381 Salcombe outskirts.

 

Open 8 July to 3 September 2023 (buses running, fares apply).

 

£3 per day to park. Charges apply all day / every day of the year.

 

For latest information check: www.salcombetowncouncil.gov.uk

 

Additional note – When there is no seasonal service from this car park it is possible to walk into town or there is a public bus service that runs daily and can be used for journeys to and from the town. This is a very limited service on Sundays and Public Holidays.

The bus stop for this service is approximately 200 metres along Main Road (past the petrol station and over the brow of the hill) at the junction of Onslow Road and Main Road (known locally as Beadon Cross).

Times of Low Water October 2023 – March 2024

To aid South West Coast Path and England Coast Path walkers plan their route, low tide times are reproduced on the South Devon National Landscape website and the Spring/Summer (Apr-Sep) estuary crossing information panels located on the Yealm and Avon estuaries and year round on the Erme estuary.

Tide times are needed to cross the Erme Estuary, there is no ferry service but the Erme may usually be waded across one hour either side of low tide, when the water will not come up much higher than an adults knee.

 

Note the following:

  • tide times below are copyright material reproduced here under license.
  • low tide predictions are for Salcombe
  • Apr – Sep tide times are shown in BST
  • Oct – Mar tide times are shown in GMT
  • not to be used for navigation
  • you may not reproduce, adapt, translate, store or distribute the material in any way (including electronically, by photocopying or recording)

October

© Crown Copyright and/or database rights. Reproduced by permission of The Keeper of Public Records and the UK Hydrographic Office (www.GOV.uk/UKHO).

 

All low tide predictions below are shown in GMT.

day

am

pm

day

1

am

0049

pm

1306

day

2

am

0128

pm

1345

day

3

am

0205

pm

1422

day

4

am

0240

pm

1457

day

5

am

0314

pm

1533

day

6

am

0350

pm

1612

day

7

am

0433

pm

1705

day

8

am

0538

pm

1835

day

9

am

0728

pm

2036

day

10

am

0858

pm

2134

day

11

am

0950

pm

2216

day

12

am

1032

pm

2252

day

13

am

1108

pm

2325

day

14

am

1143

pm

2358

day

15

am

--

pm

1216

day

16

am

0030

pm

1247

day

17

am

0102

pm

1319

day

18

am

0133

pm

1351

day

19

am

0205

pm

1424

day

20

am

0240

pm

1503

day

21

am

0321

pm

1551

day

22

am

0416

pm

1659

day

23

am

0535

pm

1834

day

24

am

0716

pm

2010

day

25

am

0841

pm

2119

day

26

am

0942

pm

2213

day

27

am

1033

pm

2300

day

28

am

1119

pm

2343

day

29

am

--

pm

1202

day

30

am

0024

pm

1243

day

31

am

0103

pm

1322

November

© Crown Copyright and/or database rights. Reproduced by permission of The Keeper of Public Records and the UK Hydrographic Office (www.GOV.uk/UKHO).

 

All low tide predictions below are shown in GMT.

day

am

pm

day

1

am

0139

pm

1358

day

2

am

0214

pm

1433

day

3

am

0247

pm

1507

day

4

am

0321

pm

1545

day

5

am

0402

pm

1632

day

6

am

0457

pm

1739

day

7

am

0617

pm

1916

day

8

am

0757

pm

2041

day

9

am

0905

pm

2132

day

10

am

0953

pm

2213

day

11

am

1034

pm

2251

day

12

am

1112

pm

2328

day

13

am

1149

pm

--

day

14

am

0005

pm

1225

day

15

am

0041

pm

1302

day

16

am

0117

pm

1339

day

17

am

0155

pm

1419

day

18

am

0235

pm

1502

day

19

am

0320

pm

1554

day

20

am

0415

pm

1657

day

21

am

0525

pm

1816

day

22

am

0649

pm

1940

day

23

am

0809

pm

2049

day

24

am

0914

pm

2145

day

25

am

1008

pm

2234

day

26

am

1056

pm

2319

day

27

am

1141

pm

--

day

28

am

0001

pm

1223

day

29

am

0040

pm

1302

day

30

am

0118

pm

1340

December

© Crown Copyright and/or database rights. Reproduced by permission of The Keeper of Public Records and the UK Hydrographic Office (www.GOV.uk/UKHO).

 

All low tide predictions below are shown in GMT.

day

am

pm

day

1

am

0153

pm

1415

day

2

am

0227

pm

1448

day

3

am

0301

pm

1524

day

4

am

0338

pm

1604

day

5

am

0422

pm

1653

day

6

am

0519

pm

1756

day

7

am

0631

pm

1912

day

8

am

0751

pm

2026

day

9

am

0900

pm

2126

day

10

am

0954

pm

2216

day

11

am

1042

pm

2301

day

12

am

1126

pm

2344

day

13

am

--

pm

1209

day

14

am

0026

pm

1251

day

15

am

0108

pm

1333

day

16

am

0149

pm

1416

day

17

am

0232

pm

1501

day

18

am

0318

pm

1550

day

19

am

0408

pm

1645

day

20

am

0505

pm

1748

day

21

am

0614

pm

1901

day

22

am

0730

pm

2013

day

23

am

0841

pm

2116

day

24

am

0942

pm

2210

day

25

am

1035

pm

2258

day

26

am

1123

pm

2342

day

27

am

--

pm

1207

day

28

am

0023

pm

1247

day

29

am

0101

pm

1324

day

30

am

0137

pm

1359

day

31

am

0210

pm

1430

January

© Crown Copyright and/or database rights. Reproduced by permission of The Keeper of Public Records and the UK Hydrographic Office (www.GOV.uk/UKHO).

 

All low tide predictions below are shown in GMT.

day

am

pm

day

1

am

0242

pm

1502

day

2

am

0314

pm

1535

day

3

am

0350

pm

1613

day

4

am

0431

pm

1659

day

5

am

0523

pm

1757

day

6

am

0631

pm

1912

day

7

am

0753

pm

2032

day

8

am

0912

pm

2141

day

9

am

1014

pm

2238

day

10

am

1107

pm

2328

day

11

am

1155

pm

--

day

12

am

0014

pm

1240

day

13

am

0058

pm

1325

day

14

am

0141

pm

1408

day

15

am

0224

pm

1451

day

16

am

0307

pm

1536

day

17

am

0351

pm

1622

day

18

am

0439

pm

1714

day

19

am

0535

pm

1816

day

20

am

0645

pm

1931

day

21

am

0807

pm

2046

day

22

am

0920

pm

2148

day

23

am

1019

pm

2240

day

24

am

1109

pm

2326

day

25

am

1153

pm

--

day

26

am

0007

pm

1232

day

27

am

0045

pm

1307

day

28

am

0119

pm

1339

day

29

am

0151

pm

1408

day

30

am

0220

pm

1437

day

31

am

0249

pm

1505

February

© Crown Copyright and/or database rights. Reproduced by permission of The Keeper of Public Records and the UK Hydrographic Office (www.GOV.uk/UKHO).

 

All low tide predictions below are shown in GMT.

day

am

pm

day

1

am

0318

pm

1537

day

2

am

0351

pm

1614

day

3

am

0432

pm

1700

day

4

am

0526

pm

1805

day

5

am

0648

pm

1938

day

6

am

0831

pm

2111

day

7

am

0951

pm

2219

day

8

am

1051

pm

2313

day

9

am

1141

pm

--

day

10

am

0000

pm

1226

day

11

am

0044

pm

1310

day

12

am

0127

pm

1352

day

13

am

0208

pm

1433

day

14

am

0249

pm

1514

day

15

am

0329

pm

1555

day

16

am

0411

pm

1639

day

17

am

0458

pm

1731

day

18

am

0559

pm

1843

day

19

am

0730

pm

2015

day

20

am

0901

pm

2129

day

21

am

1005

pm

2224

day

22

am

1054

pm

2310

day

23

am

1136

pm

2350

day

24

am

--

pm

1212

day

25

am

0025

pm

1245

day

26

am

0058

pm

1314

day

27

am

0127

pm

1342

day

28

am

0155

pm

1409

day

29

am

0222

pm

1436

March

© Crown Copyright and/or database rights. Reproduced by permission of The Keeper of Public Records and the UK Hydrographic Office (www.GOV.uk/UKHO).

 

All low tide predictions below are shown in GMT.

day

am

pm

day

1

am

0249

pm

1505

day

2

am

0319

pm

1538

day

3

am

0356

pm

1620

day

4

am

0445

pm

1719

day

5

am

0602

pm

1855

day

6

am

0759

pm

2045

day

7

am

0930

pm

2159

day

8

am

1032

pm

2254

day

9

am

1122

pm

2341

day

10

am

--

pm

1207

day

11

am

0025

pm

1250

day

12

am

0107

pm

1331

day

13

am

0147

pm

1411

day

14

am

0227

pm

1449

day

15

am

0305

pm

1527

day

16

am

0344

pm

1606

day

17

am

0426

pm

1651

day

18

am

0521

pm

1756

day

19

am

0650

pm

1941

day

20

am

0841

pm

2107

day

21

am

0946

pm

2203

day

22

am

1032

pm

2247

day

23

am

1111

pm

2325

day

24

am

1145

pm

--

day

25

am

0000

pm

1217

day

26

am

0031

pm

1246

day

27

am

0101

pm

1315

day

28

am

0130

pm

1343

day

29

am

0158

pm

1410

day

30

am

0225

pm

1439

day

31

am

0256

pm

1513

Downloads

Related Information

Salcombe Tide Times

Salcombe Weather