Preston Sands

Preston Sands is a beach in Torbay, England. Preston Sands is situated nearby to the park Preston Green, as well as near the bar The Boathouse.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include St Paul’s Church, Preston, Paignton and Redcliffe Hotel.

St Paul’s Church, Preston, Paignton

Church

Photo: David Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.

St Paul's Church is a Church of England Evangelical parish church in Preston, Paignton, Devon, England. It was designed by Nugent Cachemaille-Day and built in 1938–39. St Paul’s Church, Preston, Paignton is situated 1,600 feet north of Preston Sands.

Redcliffe Hotel

Hotel

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The Redcliffe Hotel formerly known as Hotel Redcliffe and Redcliff Tower is a hotel situated beside the sea between Paignton Beach and Preston Sands in Paignton, Devon, England. It is a Grade II Listed Building and was first listed in 1951. Redcliffe Hotel is situated 1,100 feet southwest of Preston Sands.

Paignton Pier

Photo: Derek Harper, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Paignton Pier is a pleasure pier in the large English seaside resort of Paignton, Devon. It was financed by Arthur Hyde Dendy, a local Paignton barrister and designed by George Soudon Bridgman. Paignton Pier is situated 2,300 feet south of Preston Sands.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Paignton and Preston.

Paignton

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Paignton is a seaside town in the Torbay area of the English Riviera and South Devon region of Devon. The town, which has a history as a fishing village but is also on the railway line, is home to the well-known Paignton Zoo.

Preston

Suburb

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Preston is a suburb located in the northern part of Paignton in Devon. Preston is a popular destination for family holidays and has two main beaches; Hollicombe, a red sandy beach with cliffs and rock pools, and Preston Sands with rock pools, beach huts and facilities.

Goodrington

Suburb

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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.

Preston Sands

Type: Beach
Category: landform
Location: Torbay, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

50.44348° or 50° 26′ 37″ north

Longitude

-3.55501° or 3° 33′ 18″ west

Open location code

9C2RCCVV+9X

OpenStreetMap ID

way 56319943

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=beach

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Preston Sands and Preston Green.

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