About

The Fortescue Inn is a Grade II listed pub, situated in the resort town of Salcombe in the South Hams. The pub is nestled away from the prevailing wind on a narrow street, close to the Kingsbridge Estuary and dates back to the early 19th Century.
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Welcome to “The Fort” a Grade 2 listed 18th Century public house built on reclaimed land, you can see the old sea wall behind the steps leading to Buckley Street as you turn right leaving the pub, and sometimes the sea advancing up the street on a high tide with a storm behind it.

The Inn, originally The Union Inn (renamed 1952) has been knocked through and had its layout changed many times since building with our “Ships Bar” being the old stables, now housing a table football machine and pool table. You can still see the old hand rails on the steps made by The Salcombe Shipsmith of the same iron and design as used on the Jackstays for the old sailing ships built here during the same period. We have found musket balls in the lime render and mortar made using the shell filled sand from the local beaches.

We are a busy pub open until midnight situated at the heart of Salcombe, an historic fishing village at the very Southernmost tip of Devon. We are perfectly located for walkers along the South West Coastal Path with lots of Yachting and Sailing to be found. We serve excellent quality locally sourced food and drinks and make our own Pizza in 2 separate bars and 1 restaurant. The Ships Bar has a pool table, jukebox and large screens showing live sports with the other more traditional. log fires during the winter.

Beer garden (under cover when wet) with screen.

Dogs are welcome throughout the pub.