Devon Beach Guide

Moor Sand Beach

Location:
South Devon.
Description:
Moor Sand is a small quiet pebble beach with rock pools. No facilities or parking. Park at Prawle Point and walk the coast path, which takes about 1 hour from Prawle Point but its worth doing for the stunning scenery.
Safety:
No details available. See Beach Safety Guide.
Access:
There is a steep path to the beach. Final access is a diffcult scramble down over rocks.
Dogs:
Dogs allowed all year.
Directions:
Moor Sand is about 2 miles from the Prawle Point car park, which is about 8 miles from Kingsbridge and about 28 miles from Plymouth. Take the A379 from Plymouth to Kingsbridge or alternatively take the A381 from Totnes. At Kingsbridge follow the A379 through Kingsbridge and out of Kingsbridge to the east. On the A379 at the village of Frogmore, turn right (signposted to East Prawle). Follow this road for about a mile and then turn left at a junction (again signposted to East Prawle). Continue on this road through the hamlet of Ford and then continue on this road for about a mile and then turn right at a junction. Continue on this road to East Prawle. At East Prawle drive through the village past the green and follow the lane out of the village west. This lane leads to the Prawle Point car park. From the car park, walk west past Prawle Point and Gammon Head to Moor Sand.
Post Code:
TQ7 2BX (Prawle Point car park).
Parking:
No parking by the beach. The nearest car park is at Prawle Point, which is about 1 hours walking on the coast path.
Toilets:
No.
Facilities:
None.
Activities:
None.
Nearby Alternative Beaches:
Bantham Sand (15 miles, sandy beach, surfing, part dog friendly)
Mill Bay (6 miles, sandy beach, dog friendly, disabled access)
Maceley Cove (nearby on the coast path, small sandy cove, dog friendly)
Prawle Point (2 miles on the coast path, sandy beach, dog friendly)
Slapton Sands (9 miles, pebble beach, dog friendly, disabled access)
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