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� routeone plymouthtoexeter,devon �90 MILES,HIRECARFROMPLYMOUTH``````StartinPlymouthforgreatviewsoftheseashorefromSmeaton’sTower(thecity’s 18 th-centurylighthouse).FollowtheA3 79 toKingsbridgeandSouthDevon’sAreaofOutstandingNaturalBeauty,detouringtothelovelystretchesofsandatThurlestone,HopeCoveandSalcombe.SkirtingtheKingsbridgeEstuary,continuetotheseasidenaturereserveatSlaptonandthenDartmouthtocatchthecarferryacrosstheRiverDarttoKingswear.Ifyou’relucky,youmayseeporpoisesinthebayfromBerryHeadNationalNatureReserve,beforesoakinginsomeseasiderazzmatazzonthe‘EnglishRiviera’,a 22 -milestretch``````includingtheresortsofTorquay,PaigntonandBrixham,famedfortheirbalmysubtropicalmicroclimate.WindupyourroadtripinExeter,allowingtimetoexploreitsGothiccathedral,undergroundpassages,picturesquequaysideandtheRoyalAlbertMemorialMuseum.``````TOP BEACH:BlackpoolSandsisabeautifulmile-longstretchofshingle,threemileswestofDartmouth,whichisverypopularwithfamiliesintheschoolholidays.Lifeguardspatroltheshorelineinhighseason,andthere’spaddleboardandkayakhire,plusabeachcafé.TAKETOTHEWATER:TamarCruisingin``````yourhertzcar:fords-max(orsimilar)7 passengers, 2 largesuitcases, 2 smallsuitcases,AC,50mpgCollectfromPlymouthrailwaystationfrom£4 11 ,forsevendays’hireinAugust.Thisspaciousseven-passengercaristheperfectrideforbiggerfamilies.hertz.co .uk``````Plymouth(tamarcruising.com)offersanewtwo-hourBreakwaterCoastalCruise,forachancetoseePlymouthHoe,Drake’sIslandandtheriverTamar.Adults£15,children£10,family(twoadultsanduptothreechildren)£45.STAYAT:SoarMillCoveHotel,Salcombe(soarmillcove.co.uk)WhitehouseHotelinChillington(whitehousedevon.com).Self-cateringcottagesthroughHelpfulHolidays(helpfulholidays.com).MOREINFO:visitsouthdevon.co.ukPLYMOUTHHOPECOVETOTNESTEIGNMOUTHEXMOUTHEXETER����SLAPTONNATURERESERVE``````THEENGLISHRIVIERA��SALCOMBETHURLESTONEKINGSBRIDGEPAIGNTON�``````TORQUAY�BRIXHAMKINGSWEARDARTMOUTH�����THURLESTONEBEACHKINGSWEAREXETERADVERTISEMENTFEATURE