Saunton Sands
Saunton Sands is a beach near the English village of Saunton on the North Devon coast near Braunton, popular for longboard surfing. Beyond its southern end, Crow Point, England is the mouth of the River Taw estuary.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest
Highlights include Braunton Burrows and St Anne’s Chapel.
Braunton Burrows
Protected area
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Braunton Burrows is a sand dune system on the North Devon coast. It is privately owned and forms part of the Christie Devon Estates Trust. Braunton Burrows is a prime British sand dune site, the largest sand dune system in England.
Church of St Mary Magdalene
Church
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Church of St Mary Magdalene is situated 2 miles north of Saunton Sands.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Saunton and Croyde.
Saunton
Village
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Saunton is a village located approximately two miles from Braunton on the North Devon coast in the South West of England. Several kilometres long, the village borders Braunton Burrows, the heart of North Devon's Biosphere Reserve, the first "new style" UNESCO-designated Biosphere Reserve.
Croyde
Village
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Croyde is a village on the west-facing coastline of North Devon, England. The village lies on the South West Coast Path near Baggy Point, which is owned by the National Trust. Croyde is situated 2 miles north of Saunton Sands.
Putsborough
Hamlet
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Putsborough is a hamlet in Georgeham Civil Parish on the west-facing coast of North Devon, England. It is about 3⁄4 mile north of the village of Croyde and 1 mile west-northwest of the village of Georgeham. Putsborough is situated 3 miles north of Saunton Sands.
Saunton Sands
- Type: Beach
- Description: beach in the English village of Saunton on the North Devon coast
- Category: landform
- Location: Braunton, North Devon District, Devon, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Swedish—“Saunton Sands” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “سوتون ساندز”
- Catalan: “Saunton Sands”
- Cebuano: “Saunton Sands”
- Chinese: “桑頓沙灘”
- Egyptian Arabic: “رمال سونتون”
- French: “Saunton Sands”
- German: “Saunton Sands”
- Swedish: “Saunton Sands”
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Notable Places Nearby
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