Beaches in Devon
61 designated bathing beaches in Devon, ranked by the Environment Agency's official water-quality rating — 43 are rated Excellent. Choose a beach to see places to stay within walking distance, things to do nearby and how to get there by train.
Excellent
Anstey's Cove (Torquay)Torquay
Excellent
BanthamSalcombe
Excellent
BeerSidmouth
Excellent
Bigbury-on-Sea NorthSalcombe
Excellent
Bigbury-on-Sea SouthSalcombe
Excellent
Blackpool SandsPaignton
Excellent
Breakwater Beach (Shoalstone)Torquay
Excellent
BroadsandsPaignton
Excellent
ChallaboroughSalcombe
Excellent
Combesgate Beach, WoolacombeWoolacombe
Excellent
Croyde BayWoolacombe
Excellent
Dartmouth Castle CovePaignton
Excellent
Dawlish Coryton CoveDawlish
Excellent
Dawlish WarrenDawlish
Excellent
Dittisham, Dart EstuaryPaignton
Excellent
ExmouthExmouth
Excellent
HollicombePaignton
Excellent
Ladram BaySidmouth
Excellent
LynmouthIlfracombe
Excellent
MaidencombeTorquay
Excellent
MeadfootTorquay
Excellent
Mill BaySalcombe
Excellent
Ness CoveDawlish
Excellent
OddicombeTorquay
Excellent
Paignton Preston SandsPaignton
Excellent
PutsboroughWoolacombe
Excellent
Salcombe South SandsSalcombe
Excellent
Saunton SandsWoolacombe
Excellent
Sidmouth Jacobs LadderSidmouth
Excellent
Sidmouth TownSidmouth
Excellent
Slapton Sands MonumentSalcombe
Excellent
Slapton Sands TorcrossSalcombe
Excellent
St Mary's Bay (Devon)Paignton
Excellent
Teignmouth HolcombeDawlish
Excellent
Thurlestone NorthSalcombe
Excellent
Thurlestone SouthSalcombe
Excellent
Torre AbbeyTorquay
Excellent
Warfleet Creek, Dart EstuaryPaignton
Excellent
WatcombeTorquay
Excellent
Westward Ho!Woolacombe
Excellent
Woolacombe VillageWoolacombe
Good
Budleigh SaltertonSidmouth
Good
Dawlish TownDawlish
Good
GoodringtonPaignton
Good
Hope CoveSalcombe
Good
Ilfracombe HeleIlfracombe
Good
MothecombeSalcombe
Good
Paignton Paignton SandsPaignton
Good
Salcombe North SandsSalcombe
Good
Sandy BayExmouth
Good
ShaldonDawlish
Good
Teignmouth TownDawlish
Good
WemburySalcombe
Sufficient
Combe MartinIlfracombe
Poor
Coastguards Beach, Erme EstuarySalcombe
Poor
Steamer Quay, Dart EstuaryPaignton
Poor
Stoke Gabriel, Dart EstuaryPaignton
Closed
Ilfracombe Tunnels BeachIlfracombe
Unrated
Newton and NossSalcombe
Dog-friendly stays in Devon
For beach days with the dog — check each beach's seasonal dog rules with the local council before you go.
Woolacombe Sands Holiday Park
✓ Overlooks three miles of golden sands at Woolacombe
🏖️ 1.04 miles from Woolacombe Village (Excellent water quality)
Woolacombe