Totnes, River Dart, Devon

The River Dart really is the quintessential English river. Rolling hills and pastures, grand homes and boathouses sprinkle the 9-mile stretch from the trendy town of Totnes down to the pretty harbour at Dartmouth. Start at high tide from public slipway next to the Dart-Totnes Rowing club and you’ll soon be winding your way through tall oak forests and past Sharpham House and its award-winning vineyard, before eventually reaching Stoke Point and a hidden creek leading to a peaceful mill pond near the village of Stoke Gabriel. After paddling on to Dartmouth, you can enjoy a rest whilst taking in the town’s attractive harbour, before hopping you and your SUP on the Dartmouth-Totnes river cruise for a well -earned motorised return to the start.