Goodrington Sands is a sandy beach on the

English Riviera Torbay is a unitary authority with a borough status in the ceremonial county of Devon, England. It is governed by Torbay Council, based in the town of Torquay, and also includes the towns of Paignton and Brixham. The borough consists of ...

, located at

Goodrington Goodrington is an area of Paignton in Devon, England. It is situated in Tor Bay and lies between Paignton town centre and Brixham, less than south of central Paignton. Its beach is known as Goodrington Sands. History Goodrington is mentione ...

, a coastal village on the outskirts of

Paignton Paignton ( ) is a seaside town on the coast of Tor Bay in Devon, England. Together with Torquay and Brixham it forms the unitary authority, borough of Torbay which was created in 1968. The Torbay area is a holiday destination known as the Engli ...

. The beaches are gently shelving with a

promenade An esplanade or promenade is a long, open, level area, usually next to a river or large body of water, where people may walk. The historical definition of ''esplanade'' was a large, open, level area outside fortification, fortress or city walls ...

at one end and rocks leading around to Oyster Cove at the other. The beach is split into two, South Sands & North Sands, by a minor headland, Middle Stone, that has a bar and restaurants overlooking the

bay A bay is a recessed, coastal body of water that directly connects to a larger main body of water, such as an ocean, a lake, or another bay. A large bay is usually called a ''gulf'', ''sea'', ''sound'', or ''bight''. A ''cove'' is a small, ci ...

. North Sands (the promenade end) is very tidal and the sea comes up to the sea wall. South Sands has a much bigger expanse of soft sand and the sea seldom reaches over ½ up the beach and then only on Spring tides and in storms. This mainly sandy beach with clean, calm waters has earned the

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and lifeguards patrol in the summer months. It is therefore a major attraction in the area, capable of supporting a large number of visitors. Nearby are a Steam Railway Station, The Quaywest Water Park, The Seashore Centre, and Goodrington and Youngs Park, which is an area of established park land. During the summer season the local steam train can be seen running along the back of south sands beach.

Holiday park

*''Beverley Holidays'' (1956–present) (3 parks of Beverley Park, Beverley Bay and Beverley View)

Gallery

File:Goodrington beach - 4277 up train.JPG, Goodrington Sands and the

Dartmouth Steam Railway The Dartmouth Steam Railway, formerly known as the Paignton and Dartmouth Steam Railway, is a heritage railway on the former Great Western Railway branch line between and in Devon, England. Much of the railway's business is from summer touri ...

File:Quaywest, Goodrington.jpg, Quaywest Water Park, Goodrington File:GWR 6023 King Edward II and Goodrington Sands (Geograph 5893905 by Chris Allen).jpg, Steam train passes Goodrington Sands beach

References

{{reflist Beaches of Devon