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1. Murder Mystery Walking Trail2. North Sands Beach
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3. The Winking Prawn
North Sands Beach, Salcombe
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North Sands Beach overview
This glorious beach is set in one of the most beautiful areas of the South Hams.
It is sandy beach, very long and flat, no dunes. With the tide out you can walk quite far out, make sure you take ...
your fishing net and a bucket because the rock pools and natural pools left by the sea are full of life. You'll find a myriad of different colours, textures and creatures from a variety of crabs, fish and shrimps to seaweeds, shells and all sorts of wonders. Very very occasionally you might find a jellyfish but in our experience they are few and far between here.
When walking out on a low tide you can see the old fort, it's not been in use for many a year - full details regarding this ruin can be found on a board at the entrance to the beach. The information is well laid out and worth spending a couple of minutes reading to give you an idea of the history of the area.
If you're looking for refreshment, you'll find the Winking Prawn across the road, they cater for all your needs from breakfast through to dinner plus icecreams, beach toys and other goodies to keep the kids entertained. They're good value for money - and have an extremely good reputation with locals and visitors alike.
There are public toilets approximately 100 yards from the beach and while these are not state of the art, they are generally clean and in good condition.
It's easy to get buggies onto the beach and because the tide comes quite far in, the sand tends to be damp making it easy to push them down to the sea (even when the tide is really far out).
Dogs are allowed on the beach but tend to be taken there early morning or late evening when it's quiet.
Perfect for parents who need a break and kids who need to use energy
24 Nov 2011
Visited with: Infant, Child
Check your tide times if you want to visit here, this is one of the best beaches in the area but if you get here for high tide there won't be much beach to see.
Park up in the large carpark opposite the beach and then decide if you're going to go straight on the beach. If you need the toilet there are public conveniences 100 yards along the road or you can stop in at the Winking Prawn opposite (they cater for snacks, drinks, meals, nights out, ice creams and beach goods).
This beach is long and shallow, there's lots of proper fine sand and children can spend all day here just making sandcastles or dams to stop the freshwater from getting to the sea. If you do get bored with the sand then walk along the left hand side and check out the rock pools - you'll see all sorts of things from small fish, shrimp and anemonies to one of the many crabs in the area. Take your crab line and go crabbing - you'll be amazed at how many you can catch and all the different sizes.
Because the beach is so shallow you can paddle quite far out and it still won't be too deep, the kids will love it.
If all this sounds too energetic just set up a deckchair, sit back, relax and enjoy the view. You can see across the water to the sands on the other side, you also get a birds eye view of the old fort on the left. The fort was never really used and when the powers that be decided it was of no use they then made sure that no one else could use it either - consequently it's now little more than a ruin.
You make your own fun here, it's very easy to lose a good few hours here because although it's a simple way to spend a day it's also perfect for the family who have kids who need to use energy and adults who need to relax.
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