Blackpool Sands, Dartmouth

Name: Blackpool Sands
Address: Dartmouth, United Kingdom

#15 among attractions in Dartmouth

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Blackpool Sands is a stony beach in Dartmouth, Devon, England named after the nearby village of Blackpool. It has been increasingly encroached on each year since 1933. In 1989 the sea broke the defences, severely damaging seaside properties and threatening the A379 road. ()

Coordinates: 50°19'9"N, 3°36'35"W

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Dartmouth United Kingdom

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Dartmouth

Day trips

Blackpool Sands – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Dartmouth Museum, Bayard's Cove Fort, Church of St Thomas of Canterbury, Thomas Newcomen Engine.

2.6 miNE
Specialty museum, Museum, Historical place
Dartmouth Museum, Dartmouth
67 min walk • Dartmouth Museum is a local museum in Dartmouth, Devon, which displays and chronicles the history of the port of Dartmouth. It moved to its current location in the 1950s and is housed in a merchant's house which, in 1671, entertained Charles II and where he held court during a storm which forced him to stay in the port.
2.4 miNE
Historical place, Forts and castles
Bayard's Cove Fort, Dartmouth
62 min walk • Bayard's Cove Fort, also known historically as Berescove or Bearscore Castle, is an English 16th-century artillery blockhouse, built to defend the harbour entrance at Dartmouth in Devon.
2.6 miNE
Church
Church of St Thomas of Canterbury, Dartmouth
67 min walk • The Church of St Thomas of Canterbury is situated in the village of Kingswear in the English county of Devon, it stands in a slightly elevated position at the junction of Higher Street and Church Hill close to the railway station and the Dartmouth Lower Ferry and overlooks the River Dart.
2.7 miNE
Specialty museum, Museum, Science museum
Thomas Newcomen Engine, Dartmouth
68 min walk • The Newcomen Memorial Engine is a preserved beam engine in Dartmouth, Devon. It was preserved as a memorial to Thomas Newcomen, inventor of the beam engine, who was born in Dartmouth.
2.6 miNE
Harbor
Dartmouth Harbour, Dartmouth
68 min walk • Dartmouth Harbour is a natural port located in Dartmouth, Devon, England. It is situated at the mouth of the River Dart on the English Channel. Bayard's Cove Fort is a small fort, which was built to defend the harbour's entrance.
2.9 miNE
50°21'4"N • 3°34'5"W
Darthaven Marina, Dartmouth
73 min walk • Sailing, Park, Marina
2.5 miNE
14th-century fortress with estuary views
Dartmouth Castle, Dartmouth
64 min walk • Dartmouth Castle is an artillery fort, built to protect Dartmouth harbour in Devon, England. The earliest parts of the castle date from the 1380s, when, in response to the threat of a French attack, the civic authorities created a small enclosure castle overlooking the mouth of the Dart estuary.
2.4 miNE
Forts and castles
Dartmouth Castle
62 min walk • Dartmouth Castle is an artillery fort, built to protect Dartmouth harbour in Devon, England. The earliest parts of the castle date from the 1380s, when, in response to the threat of a French attack, the civic authorities created a small enclosure castle overlooking the mouth of the Dart estuary.
2.6 miNE
50°21'4"N • 3°34'44"W
St Saviour's Church, Dartmouth
66 min walk • Church
2.5 miNE
Archaeological site
Dartmouth Lower Ferry, Dartmouth
65 min walk • The Dartmouth Lower Ferry is a vehicular and passenger ferry which crosses the River Dart in the English county of Devon. It is one of three ferries that cross the tidal river from Dartmouth to Kingswear, the others being the Higher Ferry and the Passenger Ferry.
3.1 miNE
Archaeological site
Dartmouth Higher Ferry, Dartmouth
79 min walk • The Dartmouth Higher Ferry, also known as the Dartmouth–Kingswear Floating Bridge, is a vehicular cable ferry which crosses the River Dart in the English county of Devon.