This beach guide covers the main beaches on the Atlantic Heritage Coast of North Devon and North Cornwall in the vicinity of the Atlantic Highway.
All the popular family beaches are listed, starting with Croyde Beach in North Devon, travelling south through Devon to North Cornwall and the beaches in and around Bude. Further south along the coast are the Camel Estuary beaches near Padstow, and then on to the well known Newquay town beaches, finishing in mid Cornwall with Perranporth Beach.
Please take time to read A short guide to beach safety and other useful information.
Enjoy your visit to some of the West Country's finest beaches and most spectacular coastal scenery.
The coastal areas shown on the Atlantic Highway Beach Guide are covered by the following Ordnance Survey Explorer Maps (1:25,000 scale. 4cms to 1km or 21/2 inches to the mile)
OS Explorer 139:
Bideford, Ilfracombe & Barnstaple
OS Explorer 126:
Clovelly & Hartland
OS Explorer 111:
Bude, Boscastle & Tintagel
OS Explorer 106:
Newquay & Padstow