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National Marine Aquarium
The UK's largest aquarium in Plymouth dedicated to ocean conservation with Atlantic Ocean and deep reef exhibits.
8 km · about 15 min drive
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Saltash
England, United Kingdom · Europe
About Saltash
Saltash works well as a base: 10 minutes from Torpoint, 17km from Burrator Reservoir.
Saltash is in England, United Kingdom, with about 16,000 people. You drive on the left here. The nearest town is Torpoint, about 4 km away.
Saltash (Cornish: Essa [ˈɛsːə] ) is a town and civil parish in eastern Cornwall, England. Saltash faces the city of Plymouth over the River Tamar and is popularly known as "the Gateway to Cornwall". Saltash's landmarks include the Tamar Bridge which connects Plymouth to Cornwall by road, and the Royal Albert Bridge.Read more
At the 2021 census the population of the parish was 16,288 and the population of the built up area was 15,435.
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What is there to see near Saltash?
Within an hour or so of Saltash: National Marine Aquarium (8 km), Rame Head (10 km), Burrator Reservoir (17 km), Vixen Tor (20 km).
Are there any good drives near Saltash?
The nearest famous roads are B3212 across Dartmoor, Atlantic Highway (A39) and A39 Atlantic Highway (Barnstaple to Bude).
Where is Saltash?
Saltash is in England, United Kingdom, about 4 km from Torpoint.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 15,566
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Region
- England
- Timezone
- Europe/London
- Coordinates
- 50.4096, -4.2251
Emergency & Services
Essential numbers in United Kingdom
112 also works. NHS non-emergency medical advice: 111. National Highways breakdown assistance on motorways: 0300 123 5000.
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Worth the detour from Saltash
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
scenic viewpoint
Rame Head
A conical headland on Cornwall's south-east tip crowned by a 14th-century chapel, with views across Plymouth Sound.
10 km · about 20 min drive
natural wonder
Burrator Reservoir
A wooded reservoir on the south-western edge of Dartmoor, encircled by a narrow lane popular with cyclists.
17 km · about 20 min drive
natural wonder
Vixen Tor
One of Dartmoor's tallest tors at around 30 m, on private land near Merrivale and long the subject of an access dispute.
20 km · about 25 min drive
ancient ruins
The Hurlers
Three Bronze Age stone circles in a line on Bodmin Moor near Minions, beside the natural stack of the Cheesewring.
20 km · about 25 min drive
waterfall
Golitha Falls
A series of cascades where the River Fowey drops through ancient oak woodland on the southern edge of Bodmin Moor.
21 km · about 25 min drive
waterfall
Golitha Falls, Bodmin Moor
A series of cascades through ancient oak woodland on the River Fowey, a National Nature Reserve.
22 km · about 25 min drive
landmark
Polperro
A car-free fishing village of whitewashed cottages packed into a narrow ravine on Cornwall's south coast.
23 km · about 25 min drive
Driving roads near Saltash
- Right hereRame HeadA conical headland on Cornwall's south-east tip crowned by a 14th-century chapel, with views across Plymouth Sound.
- 28 kmB3212 across DartmoorThe open moorland crossing from Moretonhampstead to Yelverton past Postbridge and Princetown, with ponies on the road.
- 29 kmDartmeetThe confluence of the East and West Dart rivers, a popular riverside spot beside a steep-sided moorland road.
- 30 kmPostbridge Clapper BridgeA 13th-century granite slab bridge over the East Dart, the best-preserved clapper bridge on Dartmoor.
- 33 kmBrown WillyThe highest point in Cornwall at 420 m, a long granite-topped ridge in the middle of Bodmin Moor.
- 52 kmAtlantic Highway (A39)Spectacular coastal road running through north Devon and Cornwall past dramatic cliffs, surfing beaches and picturesque harbour villages.
Driving in United Kingdom
- Drives on
- the left
- Petrol
- ~€1.73/litre
- Motorway tolls
- None
When to drive here
April to October
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