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UK’s most expensive seaside town ‘abandoned by tourists’ after new £10 charge

Lloyds said in May that the average property price in Salcombe in Devon is £970,657, down 22% when compared to 2022, when the figure stood at more than £1.2 millionSalcombe in Devon is usually a hotspot for tourists(Image: Getty Images)A new £10 parking fee is deterring day-trippers from visiting Salcombe, recently dubbed the UK's priciest coastal spot. Lloyds reported in May 2024 that the average property price in the Devon town has dropped to £970,657, a 22% decrease from 2022's figure of over £1.2 million.Rightmove's August rankings listed Sandbanks and...