Dartmouth Mayflower Heritage Trails
Dartmouth’s Mayflower Heritage Trail
Created to mark the 400 year anniversary of the sailing of the Mayflower, Dartmouth’s Mayflower Heritage Trail tells the story of the town and its relationship with the voyage undertaken by the Pilgrims.
The trail paints a picture of Dartmouth in the 17th century, as it would have been when the Pilgrims sailed into the harbour in 1620. The town’s trail is linked to the National Mayflower Trail which charts the story of the Pilgrims from their birthplaces to their settlement in the New World.
You can download the Mayflower Self-Guided Tours app, an innovative and informative free app that provides users with free, easy to follow self-guided tours of the UK towns, cities and villages connected to the Mayflower, including the Dartmouth Town Trail.
Leaflets with information and a route map are available at Dartmouth Visitor Centre or downloadable from the links above. Specially designed way markers show the route and interpretation panels at key points along the trail refer to not only the Mayflower story but events in Dartmouth’s rich history.
Produced by Dartmouth Mayflower 400
The Packhorse Trail
Walk one of the ancient packhorse routes into Dartmouth, leading you through a thousand years of history from the Domesday village of Townstal to the harbour of today.
The Town Trail
Explore Dartmouth’s historic streets and main points of interest including Bayards Cove which was the old harbour where the Mayflower and Speedwell were moored in the river.
The Castle Trail
Walk from Bayards Cove to Warfleet Creek, an important suburb of Dartmouth in 1620, then to Dartmouth Castle and St Petrox Church.
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