There has been a lot of stories in the press recently about award winning beaches etc...South Sands missed out for the second year in a row, apparently due to a wet summer bringing sewage in?!?!?! The rest of Salcombe's beaches are not eligible due to the fact they allow dogs all year around.
We all know that the best beaches are to be found in Salcombe! We don't need an award to tell us that!
So with this in mind here are my top 5 Salcombe beaches:
1. Smalls Cove
This for me has to be number one as I spent my entire youth on this beach playing volley ball and racing my Mirror and Topper from there.
2. Sunny Cove
Where else do you get waves like that in Salcombe even when the wind hasn't been blowing.
3. Mill Bay
A great beach for kids, safe and huge so there is always space. Although last year the winter storms had significantly changed the shape of the beach and there were huge rollers coming in all summer so landing or launching was chaos!
4. Splat's Cove/South Sands
South Sands is a great place, every facility you could ever want and lovely golden sand! The walk (or boat ride) round to Splat's cove is well worth the trip if you want a bit of P&Q..
5. Ditch End
Salcombe's newest beach! This appeared over the last 4 years basically out of nowhere! It now forms a lovely arc of sand that looks up the estuary towards the Marine Hotel (RIP). No sun before midday though! I think most of this sand must have come form smalls which has shruk alarmingly over the last few years!
There also has to be a special mention for North Sands which although not much of a beach sand wise, can have great waves for body boarding and you can stay on the beach late into the evening and still have the sun which pours down North Sands valley, or pop over to the Winking Prawn for a beer and BBQ in the evening sun.
Friday 29 May 2009
Salcombe Beaches the Best!
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Salcombe doesn't need a "Blue Flag" as anyone who has grown up on the beaches in and around the estuary know they are the best in the country hence why we all love the place and while they stay under the radar it keeps all the kiss me quick brigade away.
I wish I was on Sunny Cove right now with a cooler full of pear cider, instead of being stuck in this office.
how I agree with Anonymous, the Salcombe beaches the quite the best. All have their own character, my favourite being 'Diamond beach' not the official name, but as we sit under the diamond sign warning of telegraph wires we feel we are in heaven.....
Totally agree! Salcombe's beaches are the best in the world. I'm a bit worried about the amount of sand that seems to disappear from Mill Bay each year though.
I agree with Salcombe beaches being so good, but who is 'ooDevon'? I only ask because Ditch end has been there as long as I can remember, not 4 years! I have lived here for 20 years and Ditch end has always been there!
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