Butterwalk is a terrace of four shops with overhanging upper floors, supported by eleven granite pillars (built 1635-1640, restored in 1943).

The medieval town's high street has houses dating back to the Middle Ages. Note the four-storey 17C Tudor House and the The Carved Angel , a half-timbered house built in the late 14C and now an inn.

The tall, square, pinaccled tower has been a landmark for people sailing upriver since it was built in 1372. Note especially the south door with its two ironwork lions and Tree of Life, and the medieval altar with legs carved in the shape of ships' f..

The fort was begun in 1481 by the merchants of Dartmouth to protect their homes and deep-water anchorage and modified in the 16 and 18C. It commands excellent views of the sea and the estuary. It was the first castle in England to have been designe..