Find Nearest Beaches in Devon

Planning a trip to the Devon coast and looking for where the nearest Devon beach is, our UK beach lists and beach search will help you discover the nearest beach to me.  Then for each Devon beach, we will answer questions around location, rural or town, sandy or pebble, rockpools, tide times, weather forecast, dog restrictions, bathing water quality, closest beach cafes and provide general information on the beach, its facilities and the surrounding area.

When on a beach page use our tools to expand your search to nearby seaside villages, towns and the surrounding Devon coast for things to see and do or places to eat.

If you are looking for an award-winning beach, you can browse our UK Blue Flag lists or our UK Seaside Award lists.

Have a dog? Finding a dog-friendly beach can be hard work and our dog-friendly beach lists will help direct you to the best locations allowing dogs.

Finding the best beach in Devon is easy – explore the beach links below, to find the closest beach just hit the “Find Near Me” button or use the search bar to plan where your next Devon beach visit should be.

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Lannacombe-beach

Lannacombe Beach

Lannacombe Beach is sand and shingle with rock formations to explore, an ideal quiet family beach. No facilities, only a small car park. We have no dog information for Lannacombe beach. Read more…
Redgate-beach

Redgate Beach

Redgate Beach is a small beach with access via Anstey’s Cove. Please note, this beach is believed to be closed due to the unstable cliffs. No facilities listed. We have no dog information for Redgate beach. Read more…
Hollicombe-beach

Hollicombe Beach

Hollicombe beach is set below high sandstone cliffs this sheltered red sand beach is a real sun trap and at low tide rock pools are exposed at both ends. This little bay provides the perfect setting to get away from the hustle and bustle of Torquay. Facilities include street parking, disabled access to beach, slipway and nearest public toilets are at Preston Read more…
Plymouth-Hoe-East-beach

Plymouth Hoe East Beach

Plymouth Hoe (East) beach has a small pebble section with rocks below Plymouth Hoe low limestone cliffs. The Hoe is a large south facing open public space including a statue of Sir Francis Drake with magnificent views of Plymouth Sound, Drake’s Island, and across the Hamoaze to Mount Edgcumbe in Cornwall. The name derives from the Anglo-Saxon word Hoe, a Read more…
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Leonards Cove Beach

Leonards Cove is small shingle beach with most people heading towards the large Blackpool Sands beach nearby. No facilities. Read more…
Dawlish-Town-beach

Dawlish Town Beach

Dawlish Town beach is a gently shelving mix of shingle and sand, this makes it a good choice for a traditional family beach. All facilities by the beach or in Dawlish town: car parks, toilets, food, shops and deckchair hire. Read more…
Bigbury-on-Sea-beach

Bigbury on Sea Beach

Bigbury-on-Sea beach is a large sandy beach, with some shingle mix. The beach is popular with surfers, windsurfers, kitesurfers and swimmers and great for traditional children beach games with shallow water is ideal for paddling. Just 250 yards offshore is Burgh Island, which is accessible across the causeway at low tide. Walk across at low tide or take the big-wheeled Read more…
Shipload-Bay-beach

Shipload Bay Beach

Shipload Bay beach is sandy and very hard to get to. Shipload Bay, lies on the northern side of the Hartland peninsular on the coastal footpath. No facilities. We have no dog information for Shipload Bay beach. Read more…
Hartland-Quay-beach

Hartland Quay Beach

Hartland Quay beach is rock, shingle and has spectacular rock and cliff scenery and an old Elizabethan harbour. This is the most north-westerly settlement in Devon. Hartland is a convenient centre for walking parts of the South West Coast Path, and the wild coastal scenery around the point is some of the most dramatic on the path, with excellent views Read more…
Mill-Bay-beach

Mill Bay Beach

Mill Bay Beach is a privately owned, fine sandy beach with rock pools on the opposite side of the estuary to Salcombe. Limited parking although beach can be reached by passenger ferry from Salcombe, toilets, cafe. Read more…
Sidmouth-Town-beach

Sidmouth Town Beach

Sidmouth Town beach is a long shingle beach in the heart of Sidmouth with a wide esplanade backed by Georgian and Regency villas. If you go to the western edge then you get some sand and rock pools when the tide goes out. You have the full facilities within Sidmouth town itself just a short walk away. Lifeguards on patrol Read more…
Woody-Bay-beach

Woody Bay Beach

Woody Bay beach is a small rocky and sandy bay hidden within some great Exmoor National Park scenery. No prizes for why this is called Woody Bay, thus, if you visit this beach then bring your walking boots as the hills and woods contain many nice walks. Car park with decent down to the beach. We have no dog information for Read more…
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