Paignton Paignton Sands is a designated bathing water in Devon with a sandy shore. Its water quality was classed Good at the Environment Agency's last classification. Water quality here can dip after heavy rain. It is one of 67 designated bathing waters in the county.
The nearest railway station, Paignton, is under a kilometre away. Paignton Preston Sands and Goodrington are among the bathing waters within 1.3 km.