Family Beaches
Things to Do: Beaches
Goodrington Sands Beach, Paignton, Devon (South Coast)
A long sandy beach with excellent rock pools at low tide
Other attractions close to the beach include Torbay Coastal Marine Centre, Quaywest water park and Goodrington railway station with its steam train.
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.
Breakwater Beach, Brixham, Devon (South Coast)
A small shingle beach with rock pools and harbour views
The shingle beach at Breakwater has incredibly blue water and numerous rock pools at low tide. It’s also popular with divers due to its position on the Breakwater.
Brean sands lies below the National Trust headland of Brean Down and forms the northern most part of a seven-mile stretch of sands. It has extensive flats at low tide and it ideal for walking and beach sports.
The beach at Brean Cove is a quiet sandy beach, forming part of the Brean Down, one of the most striking landmarks of the Somerset coastline.
