STRETE is fortunate to be part of the South West Coastal Path literally passing through the village after the assent from Strete Gate Beach then on through to the strenuous decent to Blackpool Sands and on wards to Dartmouth.
Torcross to Dartmouth
10.3 miles (16.6 km) Easy to strenuous
The South West Coast Path leads you through an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, from the striking level landscape at Torcross and Slapton, across wide, lush, open fields to rough, dramatic cliff tops. From Torcross it is an an easy 
level walk along the shingle beach adjacent to the Slapton Ley to Strete Gate Beach. Set in Start Bay, Strete Gate Beach forms part of a long beach of sand and shingle stretching north from Start point towards Strtete. On this beach once stood the lost fishing village of Strete Undercliffe.
From here the path steadily rises as you approach the village of Strete. The first documentary mention of the village of Strete was as Streta in 1194. In 1244 it was known as Strete. The name derives from Old English term Straet, meaning a road.
The village lies on an ancient trackway. A map of 1765 records the village name as Street which is how it remained until the late 19th century, when it was altered to it's present day title of Strete. The Path is sheltered at times as it meanders through woodland, contrasting with the enormous sense 
of space and light when it later passes along steep, grassy slopes which lead down to the sea.