Beaches in and around Dawlish

A nine-time European Blue Flag winner, backed by the internationally important nature reserve at the mouth of the Exe Estuary.

Home to Dawlish's famous black swans, resident on Dawlish Water since the early 1900s, with the GWR seawall railway line running right past.

Rows of colourful beach huts back this small cove, with rock pools to explore and genuine dolphin sightings offshore.

A half-mile stretch of privately owned sand near Exmouth, one of several distinct beaches strung along this stretch of the Exe estuary coast.

The western gateway to the Jurassic Coast, marked by the Geoneedle sculpture standing at Orcombe Point.