PRETTY RIVERSIDE VILLAGES

The twin villages of Newton Ferrers and Noss Mayo sit on either side of the River Yealm Estuary. The River Yealm travels 12 miles from Dartmoor to the sea and is rich in history.

- Alex Cowe, Branch Manager at Luscombe Maye Newton Ferrers

This short river once supported relatively large stocks of salmon, sea trout and brown trout but their populations have dwindled since the 1940s. Fortunately now cockles and wild oysters can be found on the shore at low tide in the right season. A deep inlet of this ria forms the waterfront to Newton Ferrers and Noss Mayo on its eastern side, this sheltered, deep water harbour is much favoured by yachtsmen and lies within a truly beautiful valley.