Devon beach reviews

These are reviews of all the beaches I've been to in Devon:




Bantham is a very big sandy beach with a wide river flowing into the sea that you can float down on. The river is called River Avon.  We jumped into it and swam down with the current. The water wasn't too deep, but it was very cold and took time getting used to. River avon brings softer, wet sand onto the beach, so it's easy to play games that involve drawing in the sand.


It is very easy to spend a whole day at Bantham, but if you get too hot in the sun there are always tiny coves set back from the sea to shelter in. When I went to Bantham, we made a barbecue in one of the tiny coves and beef and lamb burgers in toasted buns.


Bantham also has a very big parking lot, so on most days you don't  have to worry about finding parking.






Lannacombe is a small beach with a tiny parking lot. The parking lot only has space for twelve cars to park, so you have more chance of being able to get a space if you arrive by nine thirty. Even then, you'll have to pay three pounds. Otherwise, you'll have to park outside the beach and walk all the way to and from the car. There are coves to walk along, but no facilities.




Beesands is a pebbly beach, but a good place to go if you're looking for sun as there isn't a lot of shade. There's a nearby cafe with ice-cream and good food, but it isn't cheap and the shopkeepers aren't friendly.


Thusloe is a wide, sandy beach with plenty of sun and enough shade. It isn't very crowded, but you have to pay two pounds to get in.We went there on the first and last day of our trip and paddled around in the water.


Mattescombe is a lovely little beach. It's a good place to go if you're looking for a slightly hidden beach where you can escape crowds. The walk from the parking lot to the sea is long and there is a steep climb down that can be dangerous, but you get a beautiful view, especially at sunset. There are mini waterfalls on the beach.


Near the beaches there are two towns that I like going to. One is called Kingsbridge, and the other is called Totnes.


In Totnes there are health food shops, bookshops, ice-cream shops, milkshake shops, food shops, crystals, and on the day we went, a market.




Kingsbridge, a town nearer where we camped had a sweet shop with better strawberry milkshake, and my sister also enjoyed her honeycomb ice-cream. The owner was friendly. Everyone in Kingsbridge was friendly.


We discovered a service station that sold everything. Food was in one shop and in a separate one, the shop sold beach gear, boards, bullet knives, clothes, bracelets, slipper, stools small fridges. Also honeycomb chocolate and delicious cheese pasties.