What towns and cities does the South West 660 travel through?
The South West 660 road trip travels through four counties – it begins in Dorset, Devon, Cornwall, and finishes in Somerset.
In Dorset, travellers will start in Poole and then head to Wareham, Dorchester, Weymouth, and Lyme Regis.
Next, you’ll visit Devon and the city of Exeter. Following this, drivers will head through Exmouth, Dartmouth, Torquay, Plymouth, Barnstaple, Bideford, Clovelly, and Lynton.
You will then head over the border into Cornwall, where you can drive through St Austell, Fowey, Truro, Falmouth, Penzance, St Ives, Newquay, Padstow, and Wadebridge.
Finally, drivers will finish in Somerset, where they will travel to Minehead and then onto the final destination of Watchet.
Of course, there are many detours you can make along the way – and this is how you make the journey your own!
What landmarks are on the South West 660?
As one of the most beautiful parts of England, the four counties that you travel through on the South Coast 660 are popular tourist destinations.
From the Jurassic coast, to medieval castles, to small seaside villages – there is so much to see.
Here are a few of the highlights you will see on your travels:
- Sandbanks peninsular in Poole
- Chesil Beach
- Durdle Door
- Exeter Cathedral
- Dartmouth Castle
- Exmoor National Park
- St Michael’s Mount
- Land’s End
- Minack Theatre
- Tintagel Castle
- Newquay Beach
- Dunster Castle