Berry Head
Berry Head is a coastal headland that forms the southern boundary of Tor Bay in Devon, England. Lying to the east of the town of Brixham, it is a national nature reserve and a local nature reserve.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest
Highlights include Berry Head Lighthouse and Ash Hole Cavern.
Berry Head Lighthouse
Lighthouse
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Berry Head Lighthouse is an active lighthouse, located at the end of Berry Head near Brixham in Devon, which has been in operation since 4 May 1906. Berry Head is reputedly the shortest lighthouse in Great Britain, but also one of the highest, being only 5 metres tall, but 58 metres above mean sea level.
Ash Hole Cavern
Cave
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Ash Hole Cavern is a limestone cave system in Brixham, Devon, England. There is evidence of human habitation since Neolithic times, and archaeological excavations have been conducted, with several artefacts found. It has been a scheduled monument since 1966.
Shoalstone Pool
Swimming pool
Shoalstone Pool is a sea-water swimming pool or lido on Shoalstone Beach, Brixham, Devon.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Churston Ferrers and Galmpton.
Churston Ferrers
Village
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Churston Ferrers is an area and former civil parish, in the borough of Torbay, Devon, England, situated between the south coast towns of Paignton and Brixham. Churston Ferrers is situated 3 miles west of Berry Head.
Galmpton
Village
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Galmpton is a semi-rural village in Torbay, in the ceremonial county of Devon, England. It is located in the ward of Churston-with-Galmpton and the historic civil parish of Churston Ferrers, though some areas historically considered parts of Galmpton, such as Greenway and Galmpton Creek, are situated in the Devon borough of South Hams. Galmpton is situated 3½ miles west of Berry Head.
Goodrington
Suburb
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 1 mile south of central Paignton. Its beach is known as Goodrington Sands. Goodrington is situated 4 miles northwest of Berry Head.
Berry Head
- Type: Cape
- Description: cape in Torbay, United Kingdom
- Category: landform
- Location: Brixham, Torbay, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Welsh—“Berry Head” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Berry Head”
- Chinese: “贝里角”
- Italian: “Berry Head”
- Japanese: “ベリー・ヘッド”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Berry Head”
- Polish: “Berry Head”
- Russian: “Маяк Берри-Хед”
- Spanish: “Cabo Berry”
- Swedish: “Berry Head (udde i Storbritannien)”
- Swedish: “Berry Head”
- Welsh: “Pentir Berry”
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