Hope Cove, Cottages In The Village 1890
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Hope is one of the more remote corners of Devon, located on the west side of the South Hams, six miles from Kingsbridge. With only one narrow lane to provide access, it has retained its unspoilt nature. This photograph, with its old white cottages with their tumbling thatch, reveals Hope's unchanging face.

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A Selection of Memories from Hope Cove

For many years now, we've been inviting visitors to our website to add their own memories to share their experiences of life as it was, prompted by the photographs in our archive. Here are some from Hope Cove

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Does anyone have a copy of the video taken of the regatta 1998, please.
We are in the process of buying an apartment in West Park Mews formerly The Grand View Hotel. We are really excited at the prospect of spending a lot of time in Hope Cove and would be fascinated to know when the Grand View Hotel was originally built and first opened, and people's memories of it. Can anybody help. Many thanks.
I am really happy that due to this site, a childhood friend from Hope Cove has got in touch again, after many many years.
I was born at Hope just after the war and had an idyllic childhood. Early memories are of the Regatta, the visits from the Salcombe Lifeboat, the scout party raising funds for the Lynton Lynmouth disaster, the coronation village celebration and going up on Bolt Tail to look for the Britannia passing by, the Christmas parties at Galmpton Village Hall, the annual coach trips to the pantomime in Plymouth and to ...see more