Along the 22 miles of the English Riviera coastline there are 20 beaches from wide sandy stretches to hidden rocky coves. So whether you’re after a place to lay out your towel, build sandcastles, have a gentle paddle, ramble through a rockpool or just a quiet place to sit and watch the surf, you’re sure to find a beach to suit. Although our beaches are regarded as safe, care should always be taken when swimming. Warning flags are sometimes in operation. Our Beaches from North to South 1. Maidencombe Beach (Torquay) A sand and shingle beach with ample parking, swimming safe with care, toilet, café, deckchair and sunbed hire. Dogs are allowed. 2. Watcombe Beach (Torquay) A sandy beach with limited parking, dogs allowed, swimming safe with care, toilets, cafe, beach shop and deckchair/sunbed hire. 3. Oddicombe Beach (Torquay) Sand and shingle beach just below the north end of Babbacombe Downs. Parking is half a mile from the beach. Steep access but try the cliff railway (great fun). No dogs, swimming safe with care, toilets, café, beach shop, deckchair/sunbed hire. 4. Babbacombe Beach (Torquay) A sand and shingle beach popular for sailing and fishing off the breakwater. Steep access from Beach Road, swimming safe with care, limited parking, dogs allowed, toilets, café, deckchair/sunbed hire. 5. Redgate Beach (Torquay) is currently closed due to unstable cliffs above. 6. Anstey’s Cove (Torquay) Shingle and rocky beach with parking quarter of a mile from the beach. Dogs allowed, café, beach shop, deckchair/sunbed hire and chalet hire. 7. Meadfoot Beach (Torquay) A long pebble and sand beach with ample parking. Dogs allowed only at the Kilmorie end, swimming safe with care, toilets, café, deckchair/sunbed hire and chalet hire. 8. Torre Abbey Sands / Corbyn Sands (Torquay) A sandy beach right in the heart of Torquay’s so lots of parking nearby. Very high tides will cover the sand. Dogs banned, swimming safe with care, toilets, café, beach shop, deckchair/sunbed hire and chalet hire. Just across the road from Torre Abbey Meadows parkland. 9. Corbyn Sands (Torquay) Just south of Torre Abbey sands, this sand and shingle beach has all the same facilities. 10. Hollicombe Beach (Torquay) A quiet sandy beach with parking 1 mile from the beach. Dogs banned, swimming safe with care and toilets. 11. Preston Sands (Paignton) Long sandy beach with easy access but limited parking. Dogs banned, swimming safe with care, café, beach shop, deckchair/sunbed hire and beach hut hire. 12. Paignton Beach (Paignton) Long sandy beach with easy access, large grassy green adjacent and ample parking nearby. Lots of kiosks and cafes by the beach and amusements on the pier. Dogs are banned, swimming safe with care, toilets, deckchair/sunbed hire, pedaloes and family bikes. 13. Goodrington Sands (Paignton) Long sandy beach with Seashore Centre, Quaywest Waterpark, Youngs Park and Inn on the Quay all right behind the beach. Plenty of kiosks, toilets and amusements, swimming safe with care, deckchair and sunbed hire. Dogs allowed on North Sands only. Excellent low tide rockpooling. 14. Broadsands (Paignton) Long sandy beach with good access and parking and a large green behind the promenade. Dogs banned, swimming safe with care, café, beach shop, (no amusements) deckchair/sunbed hire and beach huts for hire. Pedaloes and boats for hire. 16 Churston Cove (Brixham) Sand and shingle beach with steep footpath access from Churston or Fishcombe. Dogs allowed, swimming safe with care. A popular picnic stop for yachts. 17 Fishcombe Cove (Brixham) Sand and shingle beach with limited parking, dogs allowed, swimming safe with care, toilets, café and deckchair/sunbed hire. 18 Breakwater Beach (Brixham) Shingle beach right next to the breakwater with ample parking. Swimming safe with care, toilets, café and beach shop. This is a popular beach for divers. 19 Shoalstone Beach (Brixham) A shingle and rock beach right next to Brixham’s outdoor seawater pool. Limited parking, swimming safe with care, dogs allowed, toilets, café and deckchair/sunbed hire. 20. St Mary’s Bay (Brixham) A quiet sand and shingle beach with footpath access from the car park. No toilets or café. A great detour from a walk along the coast path. Beautiful viewpoint from Sharkham Point above the beach All along the South Devon coast there is an incredible range of beautiful beaches so your choice is virtually endless.