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Coastguards Beach, Erme Estuary

Photo of Coastguards Beach, Erme Estuary, a swimming spot near Bigbury-on-Sea, Devon, south west England.

Coastguards Beach, Erme Estuary

© Derek Harper / Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

© Derek Harper / Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Coastguards Beach, Erme Estuary

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Coastguards Beach, Erme Estuary is a designated estuary bathing water in Devon. The water was rated Poor when last classified. It is one of 67 bathing waters in the county. It lies within South Devon National Landscape.

For arrivals by rail, Ivybridge Station is 9.5 km to the north. Nearby bathing waters include Mothecombe and Challaborough.

More at the Environment Agency's water quality profile

More places to visit near Coastguards Beach, Erme Estuary

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.

0.1 km SW · spans 4 counties

Photo of Burgh Island, an island in Devon, south west England.Iconic

Burgh Island

Island near Bigbury-on-Sea

Tidal island off Bigbury-on-Sea with an Art Deco hotel, the old Pilchard Inn and a huer's hut on the top

4.8 km SE

Photo of Bantham, a swimming spot near Bigbury-on-Sea, Devon, south west England.Highlight

Bantham

Designated bathing water near Bigbury-on-Sea

Golden estuary beach facing Burgh Island.

6.1 km SE

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

Noss Mayo

Village

Waterside village on a wooded creek of the Yealm estuary, its lanes dropping to moorings opposite Newton Ferrers.

6.5 km W · Devon

Photo of Dartmoor, a National Park in Devon, south west England.Iconic

Dartmoor

National Park near Postbridge

Granite tors, wild ponies and England's largest expanse of open moorland in the south.

9.1 km N