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Sandy Bay

Photo of Sandy Bay, a swimming spot near Otterton, Devon, south west England.

Sandy Bay

© Ryan Griffiths / Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

© Ryan Griffiths / Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Sandy Bay

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Sandy Bay is an official bathing spot in Devon with a sandy shore. The water was rated Good when last classified. Water quality here can dip after heavy rain. The county has 67 designated bathing waters; this is one. It lies inside East Devon National Landscape.

For arrivals by rail, Exmouth Station is 3.6 km to the west. Exmouth and Budleigh Salterton are among the bathing waters within 4.1 km.

More at the Environment Agency's water quality profile

More places to visit near Sandy Bay

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

East Devon

You’re inside itNational Landscape near Branscombe

Red Triassic cliffs, pebble heaths and the western start of the Jurassic Coast, with easy coast-path walking

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 Lympstone Manor, a restaurant near Exmouth, Devon, south west England.Highlight

Lympstone Manor

Restaurant · With rooms near Exmouth

Michael Caines' Georgian country-house hotel overlooking the Exe estuary and its own vineyard.

5.1 km NW

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

Otterton

Village

Long thatched village on the River Otter between Sidmouth and Budleigh, with a working watermill and riverside walks.

7.3 km NE · Devon

Photo of Powderham Castle, a Grade II* registered house & garden near Topsham, Devon, south west England.Highlight

Powderham Castle

House & garden near Topsham

Medieval fortified manor with deer park.

8.2 km NW