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Photo of Bovisand, a swimming spot near Plymouth, Devon, south west England.

© Bill Boaden / Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Bovisand

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Bovisand is an official bathing spot in Devon with a sandy shore. The water was rated Excellent when last classified. The county has 67 designated bathing waters; this is one. The surrounding countryside is part of South Devon National Landscape.

Wembury and Plymouth Hoe East are among the bathing waters within 3.5 km. The nearest railway station is Plymouth, 5 km to the north.

More at the Environment Agency's water quality profile

More places to visit near Bovisand

Photo of South Devon, a National Landscape in Devon, south west England.Highlight

South Devon

You’re inside itNational Landscape near Kingsbridge

Red cliffs, tucked-away coves and drowned river valleys, with the coast path linking one beach to the next

Photo along the South West Coast Path, a 630-mile National Trail running from Minehead to Poole, south west England.Highlight

South West Coast Path

National Trail

630 miles around England's toe — the longest and most demanding of the National Trails.

here · spans 4 counties

Photo along the King Charles III England Coast Path, a 2,700-mile National Trail in England.

King Charles III England Coast Path

National Trail

One path around a whole country — beach, clifftop and seawall the entire way round England's coast, opening stretch by stretch.

here · spans 24 counties

Photo of Tinside Lido, a lido near Plymouth, Devon, south west England.Highlight

Tinside Lido

Lido near Plymouth

Semicircular Art Deco seawater lido of 1935 on the rocks below Plymouth Hoe, looking out over Plymouth Sound.

3.5 km NW

Photo of the Rame Head Heritage Coast, Cornwall, south west England.Highlight

Rame Head

Heritage Coast near Cawsand and Kingsand

Conical headland topped by a chapel.

3.5 km W

Photo of the Cornwall National Landscape, a National Landscape in Cornwall, south west England.Highlight

Cornwall National Landscape

National Landscape near Padstow

The best of Cornwall's coast and moor, gathered into a dozen protected stretches around the county

3.5 km W