An informative and photographic look around the historic town of Totnes - Devon.
TOTNES
GATEWAY TO THE SOUTH HAMS
Just a quiet walk around the unique town of Totnes, visiting and photographing some of the little known backstreets, exploring the 66 houses in Totnes that date before 1700 and the world famous town landmarks that make Totnes a walkers paradise and a photographers dream.
Totnes was added to the Council for British Archaeology's list of forty towns that are "so splendid and precious that the ultimate responsibility for them should be regarded as a national concern". In fact Totnes has more listed buildings per head of population than any other British town.
Proving that anyone with a morning to spare can see and photograph all this and still have excellent pictures to take home. Nearly all the "professional" photographs I have ever seen of Totnes seem to be taken on a lovely day with clear blue sky, hardly any traffic in the town, the town almost deserted except for a few visiting holidaymakers wandering aimlessly up the main street, wavy lines of boats moored below the old bridge and the river at 3/4 tide.
These pictures were taken with a small, bog standard digital camera, without any extras or elaborate set up on a busy Monday morning in May, with the town full of shoppers and traffic, and the tide right out, exposing the rocks and mud. The pictures of the castle have been taken from outside the grounds. If, like me, you didn't have the 2 quid or so entrance fee for the castle on you at the time to get in, you can wander around the town and still get some good shots.
I hope you enjoy these photographs, and if you've never been to Totnes before, I assure you it's well worth a look.
Totnes was added to the Council for British Archaeology's list of forty towns that are "so splendid and precious that the ultimate responsibility for them should be regarded as a national concern". In fact Totnes has more listed buildings per head of population than any other British town.
Proving that anyone with a morning to spare can see and photograph all this and still have excellent pictures to take home. Nearly all the "professional" photographs I have ever seen of Totnes seem to be taken on a lovely day with clear blue sky, hardly any traffic in the town, the town almost deserted except for a few visiting holidaymakers wandering aimlessly up the main street, wavy lines of boats moored below the old bridge and the river at 3/4 tide.
These pictures were taken with a small, bog standard digital camera, without any extras or elaborate set up on a busy Monday morning in May, with the town full of shoppers and traffic, and the tide right out, exposing the rocks and mud. The pictures of the castle have been taken from outside the grounds. If, like me, you didn't have the 2 quid or so entrance fee for the castle on you at the time to get in, you can wander around the town and still get some good shots.
I hope you enjoy these photographs, and if you've never been to Totnes before, I assure you it's well worth a look.
Looking down river with Sharpham Woods shoreline on the right and the beautiful walk along Longmarsh on the left.
In the centre of the photo is the river steamer "Cardiff Castle" laden with passengers, heading for Dartmouth
Just a few snippets of information on the South Hams.
The South Hams is an area of approx 350 sq miles and has 60 miles of some of the most breathtaking coastline found anywhere in the UK. To the north is the rugged and bleak beauty of the uplands of Dartmoor, sheltering the South Hams, which therefore enjoys one of the mildest climates in the whole of the country.
With a population of approx 85,000 and 6 main towns: - Totnes - Dartmouth - Modbury - Kingsbridge - Salcombe - Ivybridge.
130 sq miles are designated Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty
30 sq miles are designated Sites of Special Scientific Interest
There are 16 miles of Beaches and 62 miles of Coastal Path
30 miles of coastline is owned by the National Trust
45 miles are designated Heritage Coast.
The South Hams is an area of approx 350 sq miles and has 60 miles of some of the most breathtaking coastline found anywhere in the UK. To the north is the rugged and bleak beauty of the uplands of Dartmoor, sheltering the South Hams, which therefore enjoys one of the mildest climates in the whole of the country.
With a population of approx 85,000 and 6 main towns: - Totnes - Dartmouth - Modbury - Kingsbridge - Salcombe - Ivybridge.
130 sq miles are designated Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty
30 sq miles are designated Sites of Special Scientific Interest
There are 16 miles of Beaches and 62 miles of Coastal Path
30 miles of coastline is owned by the National Trust
45 miles are designated Heritage Coast.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
The information on this website is for guidance purposes only and to the best of my knowledge correct at this time. Obviously the information contained here will soon be out of date. The links to the various other sites offer much more up to date and specific information.
The use of information from this site is entirely at your own risk. Please check BEFORE acting on any information here.
The information on this website is for guidance purposes only and to the best of my knowledge correct at this time. Obviously the information contained here will soon be out of date. The links to the various other sites offer much more up to date and specific information.
The use of information from this site is entirely at your own risk. Please check BEFORE acting on any information here.
THE TOTNES MAP
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