Pubs on the 18 bus route

This 500-year-old building was originally a fisherman's cottage on the left and the right hand side a sail loft. This pub-restaurant now comprises two rooms with exposed stone walls and timber beams, the right hand room being the bar and the left, a dining room.

The “Port and Starboard” restaurant is famed for its “Pub Classics” seafood menu, complemented by a daily selection of specials, all prepared from locally sourced produce.

83 Fore Street, Brixham, TQ5 8AH Find out more here

This Wetherspoon pub is in the centre of town and is named after the seventy eight foot heritage sailing ketch, which was built by Uphams in 1926, and that has now been restored to its former glory. Traditional Welsh cider and Devon perry are available.

5 Bolton Street, Brixham, TQ5 9DE Find out more here

(Up the hill by cab or No 17 bus)

A traditional end of terrace single bar pub, off the beaten track from the centre of town, but well worth taking the trouble to find for the real ale and cider aficionado. It features regularly in the CAMRA Good Beer Guide and has been the South Devon CAMRA Pub of the Year in 2014, 2016 & 2020. It boasts 6 changing draught beers and 8 real ciders. Live music on Wednesday and Saturday evenings with a meat draw on Friday evenings and a quiz on Sunday evenings. A charity beer festival takes place in early December.

31 Station Hill, Brixham, TQ5 8BN Find out more here

Tucked away beside the church and very close to the Dartmouth Steam Railway terminal, this 15th-century pub is a focus for the village and has a welcoming atmosphere. A dining room that leads off from the horseshoe shaped bar has beautiful views from the window table and the outside patio of the River Dart and Dartmouth. Log fires and nautical memorabilia add to its charm. A minimum of four beers are available in winter, more in summer. During the peak season the pub is open until 11pm seven days a week. New licencees from 6th March 2023

Higher Street, Kingswear, TQ6 0AG Find out more here

Reopened 2nd March 2023 after a complete refurbishment. One roomed bar overlooking the Dart River and Dart Haven Marina. When completed the restaurant will be on the first floor and the function room on the second. There will also be an outside drinking area on the first floor. It is 50 metres from Kingswear railway station, on the scenic Dartmouth Steam Railway and the ferry to Dartmouth. Food service will commence when the refurbishment work on the upper floors is complete.

3 Fore Street, Kingswear, TQ6 0AD Find out more here