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Beach Gardens

📷 Des Blenkinsopp · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

FamilyPicnicBirds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

50.61473, -3.41222

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦109+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Oystercatcher and Herring Gull
  • ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
  • ☕Pavilion Cafe — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
CaféParking· PaidPicnic spotPlaygroundToilets

Best for

9 activities

Family friendly

playground, café, toilets, picnic area; Urban park — family destination

Free

Picnic day out

picnic area, café, toilets, car park; Urban park — open green space

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Oystercatcher, Herring Gull, Carrion Crow +106 more · last seen 2026; Lowland fens — specialist fen birds and passage waders

Free

Playgrounds

playground, toilets, café, parking

Free

Wildlife

Birds — Oystercatcher, Herring Gull, Carrion Crow +106 more · last seen 2026; Lowland fens priority habitat

Free

Insect spotting

Lowland fens — fen dragonflies and rare invertebrates; Insects — Saucer Bug, Oulema obscura, Melinopterus prodromus +2 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

12 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Two Counties WayWalking route90 km

A long distance walk of 56 miles (90km) from Taunton to Starcross on the Exe estuary.

Named routeRef TCWLength 90 kmRegional walking route
East Devon WayWalking route
Named routeRef EDWListed length 61kmRegional walking route
Exe Valley WayWalking route
Named routeRef EVWRegional walking route
South West Coast Path (Section 43: Babbacombe to Exmouth)Walking route
Named routeRef SWCPNational walking route
South West Coast Path (Section 44: Exmouth to Sidmouth)Walking route
Named routeRef SWCPNational walking route
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Cycling

86 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Cycle Route 2 Axminster to DawlishCycling route
Named routeRef 2National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route2.1 km
Named routeRef 2Length 2.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route20 m
Named routeRef 2Length 20 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route28 m
Named routeRef 2Length 28 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route505 m
Named routeRef 2Length 505 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route86 m
Named routeRef 2Length 86 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Fairground Swings in Beach Gardens

📷 Des Blenkinsopp · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Fairground Swings in Beach Gardens

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