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Photo of Watcombe, a swimming spot near Shaldon, Devon, south west England.

© Derek Harper / Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Watcombe

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Watcombe is an official bathing spot in Devon with a sandy shore. The water was rated Excellent when last classified. It is one of 67 designated bathing waters in the county.

Maidencombe and Oddicombe are among the bathing waters within 1.5 km. The nearest railway station is Torre, 3.3 km to the south-west.

More at the Environment Agency's water quality profile

More places to visit near Watcombe

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 Shaldon, a village in Devon, south west England.Highlight

Shaldon

Village

Georgian seaside village of narrow streets and pastel houses at the mouth of the Teign, across the water from Teignmouth.

3.9 km N · Devon

Photo of Cockington Country Park, a country park in Devon, south west England.

Cockington Country Park

Country park near Cockington

A country park in Devon.

4.4 km SW

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

Cockington

Village

Chocolate-box hamlet on the edge of Torquay with thatched cottages, a watermill, a forge and a Lutyens-designed inn.

4.7 km SW · Devon

Photo of Kirkham House, Paignton, a house in Devon, south west England.

Kirkham House, Paignton

House near Paignton

Stone-built late medieval house in the old heart of Paignton, later divided into three cottages and made whole again in the 1960s.

7.5 km SW