Bolt Head
Bolt Head is a National Trust headland on the South Coast of Devon, England, United Kingdom, situated west of the Kingsbridge Estuary. It is a popular viewpoint on the South West Coast Path between Hope Cove, Bolt Tail, Bolberry Down and Salcombe.Photo: Shaun Ferguson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Overbeck’s and Salcombe Castle.
Overbeck’s
Photo: Brian, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Overbeck's Garden at Sharpitor is an Edwardian 2.75 hectare subtropical Grade II registered garden at Sharpitor, Salcombe, Devon, England. It is named after its last private owner Otto Christop Joseph Gerhardt Ludwig Overbeck.
Salcombe Castle
Castle
Photo: Seglea, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Salcombe Castle or Fort Charles is a ruined fortification just off the beach of North Sands in Salcombe, Devon, England, within the South Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
Salcombe Church of England Primary School
School
Photo: Chris Allen, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Salcombe Church of England Primary School is situated 2 miles north of Bolt Head.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Salcombe and Victoria Quay.
Salcombe
Town
Photo: Rodw, Public domain.
Salcombe is a resort town in the South Hams district of Devon, in south west England. The town is close to the mouth of the Kingsbridge Estuary, mostly built on the steep west side of the estuary. Salcombe is situated 2 miles north of Bolt Head.
Victoria Quay
Locality
Photo: John Lucas, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Victoria Quay is a locality, which is situated 2 miles northeast of Bolt Head.
Prawle Point
Locality
Photo: Nilfanion, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Prawle Point is a coastal headland in south Devon, England. It is the southernmost point of Devon. Just to the west is Elender Cove, and further west are Gammons Head Beach, also known as Maceley Cove, and Gammon Head. Prawle Point is situated 3 miles east of Bolt Head.
Bolt Head
- Type: Locality
- Description: headland in Devon, England
- Category: headland
- Location: Malborough, South Hams District, Devon, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.2111° or 50° 12′ 40″ northLongitude
-3.78789° or 3° 47′ 16″ westElevation
46 feet (14 metres)United Nations Location Code
GB LTDOpen location code
9C2R6666+CROpenStreetMap ID
node 645347974OpenStreetMap feature
place=localityGeoNames ID
2655238Wikidata ID
Q4940105
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In Other Languages
From Finnish to Welsh—“Bolt Head” goes by many names.
- Finnish: “Bolt Head”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Bolt Head”
- Swedish: “Bolt Head”
- Welsh: “Pentir Bolt”
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