Bigbury on Sea Beach

Bigbury, Nr Kingsbridge, Devon, TQ7 4AZ

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Located in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, Bigbury on Sea beach in South Devon is ideal for family holidays. Dusted with sand and lapped by shallow waters, the beach offers safe fun for groups particularly if you’ve got children in tow. In addition, Bigbury on Sea beach is dotted with rock pools, so there’s plenty of entertainment for budding marine biologists who like to explore. 

Bigbury on Sea Beach has a wide and varied selection of water sports available to visitors who prefer their holidays to feature a little adrenaline rush. If you want to try something different from the usual bodyboarding or surfing then windsurfing and kite-surfing are popular here, with hire facilities located right on the beach.

To give you some peace of mind, there are lifeguards present at Bigbury on Sea beach during May to September and the beach also has a first-aid room. The beach has excellent water quality so you can be sure the whole family is safe to enjoy the sea, whether its paddling your feet or swimming along the beautiful beach. You can even take the dog onto Bigbury on Sea beach, although they are restricted to certain areas during the summer.

Bigbury on Sea beach has good facilities including a café, Venus Café that specialises in selling organic and local food.

Burgh Island

Bigbury’s most famous landmark is Burgh Island, which overlooks the beach itself. The island is accessible at low tide, when the waters reveal a causeway that links it to the beach. However, when the tide is in you can still reach the island by hitching a ride on the popular and unique ‘sea tractor’. Burgh Island boasts an award-winning hotel, elegant and rather genteel; it’s an ideal romantic retreat for couples.

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Opening Times

open (1 Jan 2023 - 31 Dec 2023)

Facilities

Accessibility

  • Disabled access to the beach
  • Toilets for Disabled Visitors

Attraction Facilities

  • First Aid Room
  • Lifeguards (May - September)
  • Shower facilities

Catering

  • Beach side refreshment kiosk
  • On-Site café/restaurant

Establishment Features

  • Toilets

Parking & Transport

  • On site parking - easy access to beach from car park.

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Road Directions

By Car: Take the B3392 from the A379. Follow signs to Burgh Island and Bigbury-on-Sea. Car Parks located next to the beach. All day parking charge amount depends on time of year.

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Public Transport Directions

Accessible by using the South West Coastal Foot path.

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    Recent Reviews:

    • wilsey100
      Watford, United Kingdom
      Great for a day trip but make sure you stock up if staying longer
      4 of 5 stars
      15th Sept 2023
      Totally agree that it is a great place for a day trip. The beach is great and area good for water sports (I went canoeing). Venus Cafe during the day is great. But for a longer stay beware the place... Read full review
    • 312martyns
      Leeds, United Kingdom
      Trip Type:
      Couples
      Best Beach for dogs
      5 of 5 stars
      30th Sept 2023
      Every year we come to Devon with our dogs and every year we say we should find another beach to run our dogs … but why go anywhere else The beach is superb and our dogs love it … facilities are also... Read full review
    • Caroline L
      Solihull, United Kingdom
      Good beach for access, toilets and cafe
      4 of 5 stars
      26th Oct 2023
      Nice sandy beach as long as it isn’t high tide when there isn’t much beach. Large car park and we didn’t have trouble paying for the car park. Cafe seemed expensive but everyone enjoyed their food... Read full review

    Awards

    • Beach AwardsBlue Flag Award Blue Flag Award 2010

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