Lusty Glaze is a privately owned Newquay beach, with beautiful golden sands sheltered by dramatic 200ft cliffs. It can be accessed from neighbouring beaches or by walking down the cliff top path. The beach is on the main coastal footpath stretching north.
A long shingle beach with windsurfing, sailing and canoeing. Slapton Sands is also well known as the beach where many lives were lost during rehearsals for the D-Day landings in 1944. Freshwater Ley lies behind the beach where wildfowl and flora are in abundance.
The Dorset AONB supports a fantastic range of wildlife. At its eastern end lies Poole Harbour, one of the most important wetland areas in the country. It attracts 20,000 wintering birds and its islands support one of the UK’s last surviving colonies of red squirrels.
The sandy beach is ideal for families and has plenty of rock pools for young children to explore. It’s also a very popular location for surfing and there’s a surf school for those who want to join the action on the water.
This is a popular beach with a wide expanse of sand and some rock pools. If it gets too busy there’s also plenty to see and do in the historic fishing village and fishing trips can still be arranged at the waterfront.
