North Sands

North Sands is a parking area in Salcombe, South Hams District, England. North Sands is situated nearby to the heritage site Historic Transatlantic Cable, as well as near the forest Collaton Wood.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Salcombe Castle and Overbeck’s.

Salcombe Castle

Castle

Photo: Seglea, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Salcombe Castle or Fort Charles is a ruined fortification just off the beach of North Sands in Salcombe, Devon, England, within the South Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Salcombe Castle is situated 1,300 feet southeast of North Sands.

Overbeck’s

Photo: Brian, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Overbeck's Garden at Sharpitor is an Edwardian 2.75 hectare subtropical Grade II registered garden at Sharpitor, Salcombe, Devon, England. It is named after its last private owner Otto Christop Joseph Gerhardt Ludwig Overbeck, a British chemist and electrotherapy advocate. Overbeck’s is situated 2,800 feet south of North Sands.

Salcombe Church of England Primary School

School

Photo: Chris Allen, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Salcombe Church of England Primary School is situated 3,100 feet north of North Sands.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Salcombe and Victoria Quay.

Salcombe

Town

Photo: Rodw, Public domain.

Salcombe is a resort town in the South Hams district of Devon, in south west England. The town is close to the mouth of the Kingsbridge Estuary, mostly built on the steep west side of the estuary.

Victoria Quay

Locality

Photo: John Lucas, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Victoria Quay is a locality.

Kingsbridge Estuary

Locality

Photo: Derek Harper, CC BY-SA 2.0.

The Kingsbridge Estuary in the South Hams area of Devon, England, runs from Kingsbridge in the north to its mouth at the English Channel near Salcombe and lies between Bolt Head and Sharpitor to the west and Portlemouth Down to the east. Kingsbridge Estuary is situated 2 miles northeast of North Sands.

North Sands

Type: Parking area
Category: transportation
Location: Salcombe, South Hams District, Devon, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

50.23037° or 50° 13′ 49″ north

Longitude

-3.78174° or 3° 46′ 54″ west

Parking

surface

Open location code

9C2R66J9+48

OpenStreetMap ID

way 117614993

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=parking

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