Slapton Ley Coast Road
A379 · Dartmouth → Kingsbridge · England
- Length
- 18 miles
- Drive time
- 40 min
- Type
- Coastal road
- Region
- England
Before you go: Storm damage occasionally closes the beach section
Devon's improbable beach road: the A379 runs right along the shingle bar between Start Bay and the freshwater Slapton Ley — sea one side, lagoon the other, Dartmouth's river ferry to start.
Highlights of the Slapton Ley Coast Road
- Shingle-bar causeway
- Torcross WWII Sherman tank
- Dartmouth ferry start
Drive the Slapton Ley Coast Road
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