The town lies along the right (western) bank of the river Dart, which strangely enough flows off Dartmoor. It is a wide and powerful river, and safe anchorage for hundreds of pleasure-craft, a couple of vehicle ferries, and a variety of cruise vessels.
Dartmouth (the second picture) is draped for quite a distance along the river bank, with Kingswear (the third picture) on the opposite side of the river.
Dartmouth is an old town, with lots of picturesque buildings, including some half-timbered items. It also employs a town crier, a relict position of the 19th and earlier centuries. This town crier, complete with bell and loud voice, welcomed visitors arriving in the ferries and sight-seeing vessels. Come to think of it, Armidale - my home town - could do with one of these gentlemen. His garb brightened up an otherwise dull and cool day.
Dartmouth is also home to the UK's Naval Academy, located high up on a wooded hillside to the north of the town. It's imposing by any standard, even when compared to the US version in Annapolis reported in the pages back in 2008.
AS
2 comments:
Hello Uncle Tony. Dartmouth looks very pituresque. Out of curiosity how far was it from Plymouth to Dartmouth?x
Hi Laura,
I've only just caught up with your comment. The answer, according an internet site is 22 miles or 34.5 km. I can't be more accurate than that! How are you?
Tony
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