Accessible Beaches in Dorset

The following info is from the various website please use the links to go to that site to get the most up to date and additional information

 

Bideford Westward Ho! Beach Beach facilities include disabled access, toilets (including disabled), refreshments and lifeguard cover during the summer months.
     
Bigbury-on-Sea Bigbury-on-Sea Beach Disabled access to the beach, Toilets for Disabled Visitors, Lifeguards (May - September), Shower facilities, refreshments - Beach Wheelchairs available to hire from the Venus Cafe .
     
Bovisand Bovisand Beach Toilets for Disabled Visitors
     
Budleigh Salterton Budleigh Salterton Disabled Parking East Car Park. Disabled Toilets in town. No details of access to beach.
     
Dartmouth Blackpool Sands Beach (Private Beach Car Park Price £6 all day) Disabled access to the beach. Easy access from main roads/good public transport links
     
Dartmouth Dart Estuary Accessible to Wheelchair Users
     
Dawlish Coryton Cove Beach Toilets for Disabled Visitors. Disabled access to the beach. Easy access from main roads/good public transport links
     
Dawlish Dawlish Town Beach Toilets for Disabled Visitors. Easy access from main roads/good public transport links
     
Dawlish Dawlish Warren Beach Toilets for Disabled Visitors. Disabled access to the beach
     
Dawlish Warren Dawlish Warren Beach - Nature & Wildlife Reserve All Areas Accessible to Disabled Visitors. Facilities for the Disabled
     
Ilfracombe Tunnels Beaches Beach facilities include disabled access, toilets (including disabled), refreshments and lifeguard cover during the summer months. beach wheelchairs can be hired to use on Tunnel Beaches and Croyde Bay from www.qualityplushomecare.com
     
Kingsbridge Challaborough Beach Disabled access to the beach. Toilets for Disabled Visitors
     
Kingsbridge Bantham Beach Toilets for Disabled Visitors
     
Kingsbridge Bigbury on Sea Beach Toilets for Disabled Visitors. Disabled access to the beach. On site parking - easy access to beach from car park.
     
Kingsbridge Hope Cove Beach Disabled access to the beach
     
Paignton Broadsands Beach The car park leads straight on to the long level promenade, access to the beach however is not easy, via steps with handrails. Disabled toilet facilities
     
Paignton Goodrington Sands Beach Access is easy, level areas throughout. There is a slipway to the beach. Disabled toilet facilities
     
Paignton Paignton Sands Easy level access to the promenades and the harbour. Two ramps provide easier access from the promenade onto the beach for the disabled. Disabled toilet facilities
     
Paignton Preston Sands The area is quite flat and has excellent access for disabled people and wheelchairs.
     
Plymstock Wembury Beach Wembury Point (2 miles from Wembury beach) provides accessible walking suitable for pushchairs and wheelchairs with tarmac paths and coastal views
     
Salcombe East Portlemouth Beaches Toilets for Disabled Visitors. Disabled access to the beach.
     
Salcombe Mill Bay Beach Disabled access to the beach
     
Salcombe Salcombe South Sands Beach Toilets for Disabled Visitors. Disabled access to the beach
     
Salcombe Salcombe North Sands Beach Toilets for Disabled Visitors. Disabled access to the beach
     
Saunton Saunton Beach (marked as) Easy Disabled Access
Toilets and Showers with disabled facilities including a Landeez all-terrain and beach wheelchair available for hire
reported as very soft sand at entrance preventing wheelchair access - "and the ramp to the beach is quite tricky too with a steep step onto the beach"
     
Saunton Croyde Bay Disabled access is possible from Beach Road and by the central
stream, but loose sand on the beach makes the use of wheelchairs very difficult on the beach itself.
     
Saunton Putsborough Sands There is a beach car park with disabled spaces however direct beach access involves some steps.
     
Shaldon Shaldon Beach Disabled access to the beach. Easy access from main roads/good public transport links
     
Sidmouth Jacobs Ladder Beach good level of disabled access and facilities, while Jacob’s Ladder beach can be reached from the stairs, there is also level access by following the path along the seafront. 
     
Sidmouth Sidmouth - Town Beach Disabled Access. Disabled Visitor Facilities .
     
Slapton Slapton Sands and Torcross Toilets for Disabled Visitors. Disabled access to the beach.Torcross "the beach is shingle and can be accessed by fairly steep ramp. However the sea is not reachable at this beach"
     
Teignmouth Teignmouth River Beach Disabled access to the beach. Easy access from main roads/good public transport links
     
Teignmouth Teignmouth Town Beach Toilets for Disabled Visitors. Disabled access to the beach.
     
Torbay Beacon Cove Easy access to promenade above the beach via a ramp - Disabled Visitor Facilities .
     
Torquay Corbyn Head Disabled access is good - there is a slipway down to the beach and short promenade.
     
Torquay Hollicombe Beach There is a slipway here and disabled access. Access is from the lane that is signposted for Disability Info Centre
     
Torquay Meadfoot Beach Limited - access from the road via a slope on to the promenade. There is a slipway to the beach. 
     
Torquay Torre Abbey Sands

Good - disabled access to beach - ramp down to the beach from road level, and a short ramp from the pavement down to the promenade. Steps with a handrail lead to the sea.
     
Woolacombe Woolacombe Beach (marked as) Easy Disabled Access - has disabled toilets
reported as very soft sand at entrance preventing standard wheelchair access - There is a Beach Easy Wheelchair with big balloon tyres & a Tramper available at Woolacombe TIC
     
Last updated Oct 24th 2021