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Hope Cove

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

Hope Cove

© Rob Purvis / Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

© Rob Purvis / Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Hope Cove

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Hope Cove is a designated bathing water in Devon. The water was rated Good when last classified. Water quality here can dip after heavy rain. It is one of 67 bathing waters in the county. It lies inside South Devon National Landscape.

Ivybridge Station is 17.1 km away to the north. Nearby bathing waters include Thurlestone South and Thurlestone North.

More at the Environment Agency's water quality profile

More places to visit near Hope Cove

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.

0.1 km W · spans 24 counties

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.

4.3 km N

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 NW

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

Salcombe

Village

Sailing town of pastel houses stacked above a blue estuary, ringed by sandy coves and the cliffs of the South Hams.

5.5 km E · Devon