Bow Bridge
Ashprington
Totnes TQ9 7EG
Devon UK Name: Watermans Arms Location: Totnes Occupying a site recorded in the Doomsday book, The Watermans Arms is a quintessential 17th century inn situated at the head of Bow Creek which is a tributary of the river Dart. Located in the South Hams, an area of outstanding natural beauty, the inn nestles in a picturesque valley where kingfishers can be seen flying up and down the creek.

Throughout the centuries The Watermans Arms has had a variety of uses. It was once the haunt of the feared press gangs who used to " recruit " unsuspecting drinkers by dropping the King's shilling into their tankards. The inn has also been used as a smithy and at one time a prison although it is difficult to imagine a m read more