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Brixham for the Visitor 2011

Beaches and Pools

Torbay tops the charts with award winning beaches

Torbay tops the charts with award winning beaches

It's official! Torbay has the cleanest bathing waters in the country, scooping a record breaking 16 awards - more than anywhere else in the country.

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Churston Cove Beach

Blue Flag and Quality Coast Awards for the South West

The Blue Flag and Quality Coast Award Winners have just been announced for 2011 with the South West winning 29 of the 70 Blue Flag Awards and 23 of the 108 Quality Coast Awards.

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Torbay tops the charts with award winning beaches

Torbay tops the charts with award winning beaches


It's official!  Torbay has the cleanest bathing waters in the country, scooping a record breaking 16 awards - more than anywhere else in the country.

For the first time ever six Blue Flags will fly high over Oddicombe, Meadfoot, Preston, Paignton, Broadsands and Breakwater this summer.

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Churston Cove and Beach

Churston Cove and Beach

 

Churston Cove secluded and sandy, facilities on adjoining Fishcombe Cove with snack bar and toilets.

Car parking around the Brixham Battery Gardens with a fairly steep walk down to both areas.

 

Shoalstone Pool 2011

Locals and Visitors enjoying Shoalstone Pool.

 

An open-air salt water pool right by the sea.

The pool is free and manned by lifeguards through the summer.

With a car park and also many other facilities.

 

A view of Breakwater Beach

A view of Breakwater Beach

 
This is a popular family beach and is located close to the town centre with many facilities car park and cafe.
 

One of Brixham's many rock pools

One of Brixham's many rock pools

 

There are many rock pools to explore and interesting

creatures to find walking around from Breakwater Beach

to Shoalstone Pool.

 
St Mary's Bay
 

St Mary's Bay is a sandy, safe swimming area

with rook pools and has no facilities.

There is a free car park with a fairly long steep walk.

But it has an abundance of fossils which are easy to find.

 

Torbay beaches get a thumbs up

Torbay's beaches have received a resounding thumbs up in a recent survey carried out by Torbay Council.

 

Nearly 300 visitors and residents chose to take part in the annual beach survey carried out last summer with issues ranging from barbeques to beach huts, car parks to cafes.

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