Noss Mayo
Built-up area in South Hams, Devon, England
| Coordinates: | 50.311, -4.038 |
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| OS grid ref: | SX 55 47 |
| Dialling code: | 01752 (Plymouth) |
Noss Mayo is a small, picture‑postcard village set on the sheltered estuary of the River Yealm in the South Hams district of Devon, England. Sitting opposite Newton Ferrers, its steep lanes tumble down to a modest harbour and riverside cottages, with the South West Coast Path and estuary footpaths offering popular walks and boating access; the setting feels quietly maritime and scenically intact.
Historically the village grew around fishing and small‑scale boatbuilding and that coastal character still shapes local life, though the economy now leans on tourism and people who commute to Plymouth. There’s a strong community feel with a village hall and local events, and the area’s mix of traditional houses, moorings and waterside countryside makes it attractive to walkers, sailors and anyone after a peaceful Devon estuary experience.
Postcode districts covering Noss Mayo
Most populated places nearby
- Plymouth 6.4 miles10.3 km
- Paignton 22.5 miles36.2 km
- Newton Abbot 24 miles38.5 km
- Brixham 22.8 miles36.7 km
- Saltash 10.7 miles17.3 km
- Tavistock 16.9 miles27.2 km
- Ivybridge 7.5 miles12.1 km
Neighbouring places
- Newton Ferrers Built-up area 0.5 miles0.8 km
- Newton and Noss Parish 1.2 miles1.9 km
- Wembury Built-up area 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Wembury & Brixton Ward 2.8 miles4.5 km
- Brixton Built-up area 2.8 miles4.5 km
- Yealmpton Built-up area 2.8 miles4.6 km
- Heybrook Bay Built-up area 3.4 miles5.4 km
- Newton & Yealmpton Ward 3.7 miles5.9 km
- Plymstock Dunstone Ward 3.7 miles5.9 km
- Holbeton Parish 3.8 miles6 km
- Sherford Built-up area 3.8 miles6.1 km
- Plymstock Radford Ward 4.7 miles7.6 km
Example postcodes in Noss Mayo
PL8 1EF, PL8 1DY, PL8 1DX, PL8 1ED, PL8 1EH, PL8 1EN, PL8 1EW, PL8 1EE, PL8 1EQ … See all
Transport links
- Exeter International Airport 40.1 miles64.5 km
- Newquay Cornwall Airport 43.1 miles69.4 km
- Marsh Mills 5.4 miles8.7 km
- Plymouth Railway Station 6.6 miles10.6 km
Hotels near Noss Mayo Ad
- The Craft House 4 6.1 miles9.9 km
- Fox on the Hoe 4 6.1 miles9.8 km
- Boringdon Hall Hotel and Spa 5 6.3 miles10.2 km
- Burgh Island Hotel 6.5 miles10.5 km
- Moxy Plymouth 4 6.4 miles10.3 km
- The Drake Hotel Plymouth 4 6.1 miles9.8 km
- Rooms by Bistrot Pierre 4 6.7 miles10.8 km
- Ibis Plymouth 3 6.2 miles10 km
- Leonardo Hotel Plymouth 4 6 miles9.7 km
- Crowne Plaza Plymouth 4 6 miles9.7 km
Local points of interest
- Wadham Rocks Beach Beach 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Cattewater Estate 5.2 miles8.4 km
- Sensory Garden Gardens 6 miles9.7 km
- Mount Edgcumbe Estate 7 miles11.2 km
- Home Park Stadium 7.3 miles11.8 km
- Bantham Beach Beach 7.4 miles11.9 km
- South Milton Sands Beach 8.7 miles14 km
- Antony Estate Estate 9.8 miles15.8 km
- Tregantle Beach Beach 10.8 miles17.4 km
- Salcombe Harbour Harbour 13.1 miles21.1 km
- Gara Rock beach Beach 14.3 miles23.1 km
- Lannacombe Beach Beach 16.9 miles27.2 km