Salcombe ~ South Hams ~ Devon

North Sands Beach - Salcombe - Devon

North Sands Beach - Salcombe - Devon

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South Sands Beach - Salcombe - Devon

BEACH GUIDE

North Sands is located to the south of Salcombe towards Bolt Head, adjacent to the ruins of Fort Charles - Salcombe Castle.

A small beach with fine golden sands. The beach has limited parking, a shop and café.

South Sands and Splat Cove is located just south of North Sands and slightly further away from Salcombe is the appropriately named beach of South Sands, a sandy beach with fine sands.

The beach has a shop, café and local pub, but again has limited parking available. South Sands has water sports equipment hire.

A ferry is available to take you across the estuary to one of the beaches on the other side of the bay.

Millbay is a sandy beach on the opposite bank of the river, across the narrow neck of the estuary. Millbay has fine sands. The beach is accessible by car and has a small car park or by passenger ferry from Salcombe.

View across to East Portlemouth and Millbay

The beach at Millbay is privately owned. Sailing dinghies may only be parked above high water mark with prior permission from: Miss S Tyler, Smalls, East Portlemouth, Salcombe. Tel. 01548 842356. No outboards or road trailers to be left on the beach.

East Portlemouth is a picturesque village that faces Salcombe from across the estuary. This waterside village has stunning views of Dartmoor and coastal vistas. The village has a sandy beach with parking, shop, café and toilets.