Beaches and the Coast
The beautiful East Devon coastline
There are unspoilt and award-winning stretches of beautiful beach all along the East Devon coast.
Use these pages to find out about the beaches as well as getting information on:
- Horses on Beaches,
- Dogs on Beaches,
- Beach huts,
- Boat moorings
- Barbecues, and
- Water safety.
You can also find out about the council's role as Axmouth harbour master and our work on coastal protection along our stretch of the beautiful world heritage coast.
The World Heritage Coast
The Dorset and East Devon Coast World Heritage Site is England's first natural World Heritage Site and is known more commonly as "The Jurassic Coast". It covers 95 miles of truly stunning coastline in East Devon and Dorset, with rocks recording 185 million years of the Earth's history.
World Heritage status was achieved because of the site's unique insight into the Earth Sciences as it clearly depicts a geological ‘walk through time' spanning the Triassic, Jurassic and Cretaceous periods.
Further information on the World Heritage Coast is available at the following websites:
Jurassic Coast Educational Resources
Jurassic Coastline Virtual Tour
(East Devon Council is not responsible for the content of external websites).
