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Salcombe is a town in the South Hams district of Devon, England on the Kingsbridge Estuary. Originally a fishing port, the town is now a centre for yachting. A notable feature of the town are the ruins of Fort Charles. Ferries sail from Salcombe to Kingsbridge and to East Portlemouth.

The Estuary

Salcombe is considered to be one of the most pictuesque estuaries in the South West. It is a steep sided estuary with woods and farm land surrounding it. It is of note that the river feeding the estuary is not big enough to form the estuary and that in fact it was carved out by glacial melt water at the end of the ice age. See Ria.

The Bar

The Bar is a shallow spit of sand across the entrance to the Estuary that causes the entrance to be nearly impassible on low spring tides in strong southerly winds (as there can be effectively no water in the trough of the wave)

The Town

Salcombe is a classic seaside town, with some very good icecream, it is the has the second highest property prices (after Sandbanks, Poole) outside of central London in the UK.

External links

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 =The Estuary=
-Salcombe is considered to be one of the most pictuesque esturies in the South West. It is a steep sided estuary with woods and farm land surrounding it. It is of note that the river feeding the estuary is not  big enough to form the estuary and that in fact it was carved out by glacial melt water at the end of the [[ice age]].
+Salcombe is considered to be one of the most pictuesque estuaries in the South West. It is a steep sided estuary with woods and farm land surrounding it. It is of note that the river feeding the estuary is not  big enough to form the estuary and that in fact it was carved out by glacial melt water at the end of the [[ice age]]. See [[Ria]].
 ===The Bar===
-''The Bar'' is a shallow spit of sand across the entrace to the Estuary that causes the entrance to be nearly impassible on low spring tides in strong southerly winds (as there can be effectively no water in the trough of the wave)
+''The Bar'' is a shallow spit of sand across the entrance to the Estuary that causes the entrance to be nearly impassible on low spring tides in strong southerly winds (as there can be effectively no water in the trough of the wave)
 =The Town=
-Salcombe is a classic seaside town, with some very good icecream, it is the has the 2nd highest property prices ( after [[Sandbanks,Poole]]) outside of central London in the UK.
+Salcombe is a classic seaside town, with some very good icecream, it is the has the second highest property prices (after [[Sandbanks, Poole]]) outside of central London in the UK.
 ==External links==
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 *[http://maps.google.com/maps?q=Salcombe,+Devon,+TQ8,+UK&ll=50.234642,-3.769426&spn=0.073711,0.051207&t=k&hl=en An overview of the estuary - Google Maps]
 *[http://www.salcomberowing.com Salcombe Estuary Rowing Club]
+*[http://www.salcombeinformation.co.uk Salcombe Tourist Information]
 [[Category:Towns in Devon]]