Surfing and Bodyboarding in Devon - South Coast
Things to Do: Surfing and Bodyboarding
The beach at Wembury is surrounded by low cliffs and is set in a Marine Conservation Area. The beach is small and rocky when the tide is in but at low tide there are large areas of sand and lots of rockpools to explore.
Bantham Beach, Nr Kingsbridge, Devon (South Coast)
A large expanse of sand with sand dunes and rock pools
The sandy beach is very popular with families and has numerous rock pools and sand dunes to explore. It also benefits from good surf and is popular with both surfers and windsurfers.
A long shingle beach with windsurfing, sailing and canoeing. Slapton Sands is also well known as the beach where many lives were lost during rehearsals for the D-Day landings in 1944.
Thurlestone - North, Kingsbridge, Devon (South Coast)
A National Trust owned beach in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
This beach is owned by the National Trust and is an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The beach comprises coarse sand with rocky outcrops and has plenty of rockpools to explore at low tide.
Beesands Beach, Nr Kingsbridge, Devon (South Coast)
Backed by a large area of grassland and a freshwater lake
A mile long shingle beach in very quiet rural location, backed by grassland and a freshwater lake. A sea wall protects the line of cottages and a pub that make up Beesands. The small village, with a public house and shop, lies behind a long shingle ridge.
