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Bigbury-on-Sea South

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Bigbury-on-Sea South

Bigbury-on-Sea south beach offers a good stretch of clean, golden sand an, safe, shallow waters that are perfect for paddling in. It also has interesting rockpools to explore. The beach lies in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and offers a pretty backdrop of rocky cliffs and rolling hills of the South Hams. 

250 metres offshore lies Burgh Island with its iconic Art-Deco hotel. It's said to be the inspiration for Agatha Christie’s murder mystery 'And Then There Were None'. At low tide the island is joined to the beach by a sandy causeway.  When the tide is out a sea tractor ferries passengers between the island and the beach. 

There are no overflows impacting this beach

There are no overflows currently identified by either ourselves or the Environment Agency that have the potential to impact the bathing water. Any bacteria in the bathing water could be from other sources, for example agricultural rainwater runoff, dog or bird faeces, private sewerage or property foul waste pipes being misconnected and draining to watercourses. Bacteria levels may be higher after rainfall.

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Turning the Tide

By 2030, we aim to tackle every storm overflow at a bathing water or shellfish site. Our goal is for each storm overflow to spill no more than 10 times a year.

Our action on storm overflows
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More about storm overflows

We know that as a water company, we have a big part to play in improving our network and reducing the number of discharges. We also know there's lots more work to do.

Find out more

The beach profiles were created in line with information provided by our partners, Environment Agency, RNLI, Keep Britain Tidy, MCS - Beach Guide and British Beaches.