One of the most beautiful sailing and fishing centres in the world, Salcombe Harbour offers a safe haven to visiting yachts. Apart from the sizeable local shellfishing fleet, there is no commercial traffic. Yacht and small craft moorings are concentrated into certain dedicated areas, leaving a large proportion of the many creeks unspoilt as a natural habitat for an abundance of wildlife.

There is no river flowing into the "estuary" from Kingsbridge and so the Harbour is, in fact, a salt water sea inlet. A number of superb, clean and sandy beaches are situated towards the Harbour entrance. A wide selection of outdoor pursuits, including cliff walks, golf, tennis, horse riding, swimming and virtually all water sports are available in the area.

With its location at the very southern tip of Devon, Salcombe’s climate is very favourable which all adds to its popularity as a stopover for boats cruising the West Country and as a venue for a variety of sailing regattas in the summer months.

Important information:

• Always keep a good lookout, especially astern
• Be alert
• Be visible. Make sure that you are seen, especially at night
• Salcombe Harbour is on VHF Channel 14
• Harbour Taxi is on VHF Channel 12
• Always comply with IMO Regulation for the Prevention of Collision at Sea and comply with instructions given by Salcombe Harbour launches
• The maximum speed in the harbour is 8 knots Please avoid creating excessive wash.