beaches near dawlish

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do not know the area at all can anyone recommend the nicest beaches near dawlish like the look of blackpool sands but an hour away i know you guys will have some tips

just been having a look on the net and broadsands looks nice also goodrington sands anyone have any experience of these

Teignmouth and Ness are probably nearest and not bad. What kind of beach are you looking for?

oh thanks for the reply something quiet and more rural not a town beach like to get some ideas before i go and a list of places to go

Blackpool Sands is v pretty but pebbly not sandy. Goodrington is a bit scrabbly and urban, you might as well go out to the less busy end of Dawlish Warren (it gets better if you walk along a bit away from the crowds). For really good sandy beaches, I'd keep going to the Salcombe area, Hope, Thurlestone, Bigbury.

thanks i was thinking that might do the steam train from goodrington and the ferry over to dartmough booked for by dawlish thinking should of gone bit further south now

just looked at bigbury only just over an hour away so on the list thanks folks

nothing i dont know the area at all so trying to get ideas from people who know will try dawlish warren too

Coryton Cove is a quiet beach in Dawlish.
The Ness Beach at Shaldon is quieter too and accessible only by the smuggler's tunnel (or a boat!).
Blackpool Sands is quite a long drive from Dawlish.
Dawlish Warren is a good beach, but gets quite busy. However, you have everything you need in one place - beach, large grass area, gift shops and amusements. The same thing goes for Goodrington Sands.
For quiet beaches a bit further away, try some of the coves near Torquay, e.g. Maidencombe, Oddicombe.

I like Dawlish Warren, I like the nature reserve bit, you can do a lot worse. But the remote Devon coves without a town nearby are quite different from the big town beaches.

If you want a quiet, rural beach don't go to Dawlish Warren: it's a burgers, funfair, noisy type of beach. Teignmouth is quieter, the Ness more rural, but the best beaches are in the South Hams area(Thurlestone, Bigbury etc)