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Broadsands

Photo of Broadsands, a swimming spot near Dittisham, Devon, south west England.

Broadsands

© Chris Allen / Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

© Chris Allen / Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Broadsands

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Broadsands 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.

Other bathing waters nearby include Goodrington and Paignton Paignton Sands. For arrivals by rail, Paignton Station is 3.3 km to the north.

More at the Environment Agency's water quality profile

More places to visit near Broadsands

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.

0.1 km NW · 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.

0.1 km SE · spans 24 counties

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

South Devon

National Landscape near Kingsbridge

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

0.5 km E

Photo of Greenway, a Grade II registered house & garden near Dittisham, Devon, south west England.Highlight

Greenway

House & garden near Dittisham

Agatha Christie's riverside holiday home and garden.

3.4 km SW

Photo of Shoalstone Pool, a sea pool near Dartmouth, Devon, south west England.Highlight

Shoalstone Pool

Sea pool · Lido near Dartmouth

A 53 m seawater pool on the rocky shore at Brixham, kept going by volunteers and free to swim through the summer.

4 km E

Photo of Dittisham, a village in Devon, south west England.Highlight

Dittisham

Village

Steep waterside village on the tidal River Dart above Dartmouth, its cottages and boat moorings gathered around a slipway.

5.3 km SW · Devon