Dartmouth Lower Ferry

The 630-mile (1,010 km) long South West Coast Path crosses the Dart on either the Lower or Passenger ferries.

Each ferry pontoon is pushed and pulled by a tug boat and, when traffic demands, two such ferry/tug combinations are used in service at the same time.

[1] On 30 May 2012 one pontoon and tug was deployed as the venue for an unusual Diamond Jubilee street party.

[4] By the 18th century, a second ferry was sailing from Hoodown on the Kingswear side, upstream from Waterhead Creek, which had an easier approach than the steep slipway in the village square.

The remaining Kingswear Ferry was leased out by the railway to a succession of local operators.