Beaches · South West England
Slapton Sands
Slapton Sands — beach in Devon, England.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–3 h
- Best time of year
- Summer (Jun–Aug)
- Nearest railway station
- Kingswear · 8.7 km
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
About
Slapton Sands is a beach on the coast of Devon, South-West England. The site is within the South Devon National Landscape (AONB), and is part of the SLAPTON LEY National Nature Reserve. It sits within the South Devon parliamentary constituency. The nearest railway station is Kingswear, about 8.7 km away. Postcode area TQ7.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Slapton Ley SSSI
- National Nature Reserve: SLAPTON LEY
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: South Devon
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Slapton is a village and civil parish in the South Hams district of Devon, England. It is located near the A379 road between Kingsbridge and Dartmouth, and lies within the South Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB). The nearby beach is Slapton Sands; despite its name, it is not a sandy beach but a shingle one. In 1901 the population of the civil parish was 527, decreasing to 473 in 2001, and decreasing further to 434 at the 2011 census. The parish is surrounded clockwise from the north by the parishes of Blackawton, Strete, Stokenham and East Allington.
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- Coordinates
- 50.2860, -3.6445
- County
- Devon
- District
- South Hams
- Parish
- Slapton
- Postcode
- TQ7 2QW
- Parliamentary constituency
- South Devon
- Nearest railway station
- Kingswear — 8.7 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q24638650 (CC0)
- commons: Slapton Sands 1.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- wikipedia: Slapton Sands (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Slapton Sands?
- Slapton Sands is in Devon, South-West England, United Kingdom (postcode TQ7 2QW), in the parish of Slapton.
- Is Slapton Sands a protected site?
- Yes — Slapton Sands is part of the Slapton Ley SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the SLAPTON LEY National Nature Reserve.
- Is Slapton Sands free to visit?
- Yes, Slapton Sands is free to enter.
- How do I get to Slapton Sands?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode TQ7 2QW. It sits within the South Devon parliamentary constituency.