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Photo of Slapton Sands Torcross, a swimming spot near Beesands, Devon, south west England.

© Edmund Shaw / Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Slapton Sands Torcross

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Slapton Sands Torcross is a designated bathing water in Devon. Its water quality was classed Excellent at the Environment Agency's last classification. The county has 67 designated bathing waters; this is one. It lies within South Devon National Landscape.

Nearby bathing waters include Slapton Sands Monument and Blackpool Sands. For arrivals by rail, Totnes Station is 19 km to the north.

More at the Environment Agency's water quality profile

More places to visit near Slapton Sands Torcross

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 of Start Point Lighthouse, a lighthouse near Beesands, Devon, south west England.Highlight

Start Point Lighthouse

Lighthouse near Beesands

Reaches out on a long rocky spit into the Channel off the South Hams, one of the most exposed peninsulas on the Devon coast.

4.9 km S

Photo: Prawle Point, a viewpoint near Salcombe, Devon, south west England.Highlight

Prawle Point

Viewpoint near Salcombe

The southernmost tip of Devon, a rocky headland of coastguard lookout and clifftop paths rich in migrant birds.

8.3 km SW

Photo of Gara Rock, a restaurant near East Portlemouth, Devon, south west England.Highlight

Gara Rock

Restaurant · With rooms near East Portlemouth

Clifftop hotel restaurant above the coast path near Salcombe.

8.7 km SW

Photo of Dartmouth Castle, a ruined castle in Devon, south west England.Iconic

Dartmouth Castle

Castle near Dartmouth

Coastal fortress guarding the Dart estuary.

10.4 km NE