The Dartmouth Castle

The Dartmouth Castle was built in 1948 by Philip & Son, in Dartmouth and has a length of 26.52 metres and a gross tonnage of 81. She was purpose built with both sea and river operations in mind and has a maximum load line draft of just over 95cm, thus making her ideal for Avocet Bird Watching Cruises on the River Exe.

She is listed as an Historic Ship (Certificate number: 299) in the National Register of Historic Vessels.

Fresh from a complete refit she is now working from Torbay and Exmouth in her original role as a passenger vessel. The Dartmouth Castle seats nearly 300 passengers, in complete comfort and safety, with over twice the passenger space of the Devon Princess II & III previously used on our Avocet Cruises. With a maximum load line draft of only 95cm the Dartmouth Castle really is perfect for river and bird watching cruises.

With over 100 seats under cover, in the on deck Observation Saloon, she is perfectly suited to winter bird watching cruises. We only permit 56 passengers on the Top Deck of the Dartmouth Castle, this allows at least 50% more room per passenger than on the main deck.

With a bar serving hot and cold drinks and snacks, toilets and a friendly crew, we have all you need to have a great cruise.