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Smugglers Cove
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Smugglers Cove Smugglers Lane Holcombe Nr. Dawlish |
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Ordinance Survey |
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Directions and Parking Details |
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The Dive site accessed by a narrow lane off the Dawlish to
The road is steep, narrow and is quite
twisty. It has few passing places and only has room to park about half a
dozen cars. It is unlikely that you will be able to park here during the
holiday season. Head out of Dawlish towards Teignmouth ( You must now Kit up and make the walk down
under the railway bridge and up the 21 steps on the other side. Follow the
railway line 200m along the level path to the steps that go down to the beach.
There are only 22 steps however they are quite steep (there is a handrail) |
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Site Description |
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A long sandy beach with rocky reefs that
run out to sea from the shore. The sandstone rocks at the end of the beach
have arches and caves. Spectacular and unusual topography. The scenery alone makes
it worth the effort to visit this site. |
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Wheelchair Access |
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Virtually impossible for wheelchair access. Lots of steps and the access road is very steep |
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Toilets |
At the bottom of the hill near the Railway bridge. |
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Café |
No |
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Fills available on site |
No |
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Dive Center on Site |
No |
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Nearest Full size Dive Center |
Teign Diving Center,
Tel/Fax: 01626 773965
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Nearest Pub |
Turn right at the top of the hill and the Smugglers In is less than ½ mile on your right |
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Nearest Restaurant |
Meals available at the pub |
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Wreck / Archaeological feature Details: |
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Marine Life Details |
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Flatfish including Sole are common on the sandy bottom. |
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Other information |
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Get there early as this is a popular site and parking is very limited. If you can be dropped off and picked up latter there is parking in Hall lane but it is a long way from the beach |
| Starcross Webcam View across the estuary | Admiralty Tide Table Links | BBC 5 Day Forecast | Ordnance Survey Maps | back to O.S. Ref for site | Back to Postcode for site |
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