10/05/2023
Broadsands beach, Watermouth
Getting to this beach is a massive pain in the A and I get SO stressed driving on the roads there and back (very steep, very narrow, very not designed for my 15-year-old Hyundai Getz). But if you have a bigger, more powerful car I’m sure it will be less stressful for you! And I promise it is worth the pain! This beach is one of North Devon’s most beautiful beaches, and feels like something from an adventure or pirate movie. It’s a tiny picturesque cove hidden within the cliffs, and you have to walk down over 200 steps to get to the beach.
If you’re visiting via car you need to park in the Sandy Cove Hotel car park, and then you can walk up Old Coast Road which runs behind the hotel, until you reach the entrance to the South West Coast Path. You then follow the path until you see the gate and the steps down to the beach. The viewpoint where this photo was taken is actually further up towards the Watermouth holiday park entrance, it’s a gate that goes into what looks like a field, but then you walk through the field and you’ll see the lookout spot!