The Salcombe Crab Festival is also known as Crabfest is not just about the locally caught Brown Crab but is a celebration of local fishing, food and drink.
During the day enjoy cookery demonstrations by award-winning chefs, crab picking masterclasses, crab pot making, live music, kids activities and much more!
A street market sees Island Street and the surrounding area fully pedestrianised. Stroll amongst the 100+ stalls, picking up locally made food, drink, artisan crafts, clothing and so much more…
The crab festival is hosted by the Rotary Club of Salcombe to raise money for local causes.
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Date:
1st May 2022
Event Registration Info:
Just turn up from 10am. A Park and Ride bus service will operate from the edge of town, dropping passengers at the far end of Gould Road, near the heart of the crab festival.
In this 'you may also like' section we attempt to answer what else can I do? Here you have a list by order of being the closest to the event, some more beaches, things to see and do, places to eat and upcoming events.
Beach: North Sands View: Just set back from the beach, enjoys views over North Sands. What’s on the menu?: Fresh and locally sourced ingredients, focusing on great seafood and well-known BBQs during the summer. Read more…
Beach: South Milton Sands View: Fantastic seafront location with panoramic views over the golden stretch of South Milton Sands beach. What’s on the menu?: Stylish café serving breakfasts, great grilled fish, fresh seafood & snacks. To takeaway as well. And something else….Situated on the South West Coastal Path, this is an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. You can also hire Read more…
Beach: Beesands Beach View: Situated in the old fishing village of Beesands between Torcross and historic Hallsands with superb views across Start Bay and Beesand’s shingle beach. What’s on the menu?: Known locally as ‘The Shack’, this is a combination of a traditional fishmonger, village stores and a unique rustic BYO café. Drinks, snack, burgers and freshly caught seafood all Read more…
The Venus cafe is located at Blackpool Sands and offers breakfast, lunches, dinners or coffee and cake. All food is homemade with locally sourced fresh food. Venus also has a shop that can hire out watersports equipment although only open during the summer season. Read more…
Mill Bay Beach is a privately owned, fine sandy beach with rock pools on the opposite side of the estuary to Salcombe. Limited parking although beach can be reached by passenger ferry from Salcombe, toilets, cafe. Read more…
North Sands beach can be found to the south of Salcombe between two headlands in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB), and adjacent to the ruins of Salcombe (Fort Charles) Castle. The beach at North Sands is a small beach with fine sand that all but disappears at high tide. Limited parking and facilities inculde toilets, shop and cafe. Read more…
South Sands beach is a sandy beach with fine sands. Limited parking, shop, cafe, pub, and a ferry is available to take you across the estuary to one of the beaches on the other side of the bay. We have no dog information for South Sands beach. Read more…
Gara beach, also known as Gara Rock Beach, is a sandy beach with plenty of rocks, tunnels and caves to explore. If you’d like to visit Gara beach from Salcombe, it’s probably faster and easier to take the estuary passenger ferry and walk rather than to take your car. The beach has no facilities although has limited parking. Access to Read more…
This is a small museum located under the Tourist Information Centre. Although small it has a great selection of models, paintings, photographs which depict the story of Salcombe’s links with ships and the sea. Read more…
Salcombe lifeboat station was established in 1857 and operates an all weather lifeboat. Station and Museum open daily, shop daily Easter to Christmas. Read more…
Overbeck’s Coastal garden surrounding elegant Edwardian house with diverse collections of scientist and inventor, Otto Overbeck. Spectacular views over sea and estuary. Read more…
