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On a beach…welcome to manonabeach.com, where I’ll regularly add video of my beach visits, so you can enjoy a flavour of the beach, even when you’re not there.

Bantham Sand

View map of beach Parking available Toilets available South West Coast Path Dog friendly RNLI lifeguard cover Easter holidays & 3 May-28 Sep. Beach cleaned regularly Good water quality for swimming

Season: summer

Bantham Sand is separated from the beach at Bigbury-on-Sea by the River Avon estuary to the west.  The village of Bantham is nearby, with facilities for visitors.  Access to the beach is straightforward, with a large car park nearby. There are rock pools at the southern end of the beach and a dune system as a backdrop, itself a nature conservation site.  The beach is also popular with surfers and has lifeguard cover at busy times of the year.

With Lee on the beach at Bantham.

A view of the beach from the dunes.

Mothecombe beach

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Season: summer

Located to the south of up-market Modbury, Mothecombe is part of the Flete Estate and the Erme Estuary Nature Reserve.  There are two parts to the beach, Meadowsfoot being a privately owned beach that has public access every day and nearby Coastguard’s Beach, which has free public access.  The beach is regularly cleaned during the summer.

The joy of the beach for Sharon.

At nearby Coastguard’s beach.

Wembury beach

View map of beach Parking available Toilets available South West Coast Path Marine Conservation Zone National Trust Dog friendly Good water quality for swimming

Season: summer

This fine beach, located just five miles east of Plymouth, is at the edge of the South Hams.  It’s a National Trust beach and sits by the South West Coast Path.  The scene is varied and features the Mew Stone, a wedge-shaped island just off shore.  There’s also an old mill, which has been converted into a cafe.  The area is part of a Marine Conservation Zone, featuring varied seaweed species and a host of wildlife.  Children are attracted to the rock pools that appear as the tide drops.  The beach is safe for swimming, kayaking and all manner of water sports.

What the beach means to Joanna.

A summer day at Wembury beach.