Broad Sands
Broad Sands is in Heanton Punchardon, North Devon District, England. Broad Sands is situated nearby to the pier Instow Barton Jetty, as well as near the shingle beach Cool Stone.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Crow Point Lighthouse and RM Instow.
Crow Point Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Photo: Rabbi WP Thinrod, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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. Crow Point Lighthouse is situated 2,800 feet southwest of Broad Sands.
RM Instow
Military installation
Photo: Rabbi WP Thinrod, CC BY-SA 2.0.
RM Instow, also known as Arromanches Camp, is a military installation operated by the Royal Marines at Instow in North Devon located 5.2 miles south west of Barnstaple, Devon, and 3.2 miles north east of Bideford, Devon, England. RM Instow is situated 1 mile south of Broad Sands.
Church of St John the Baptist
Church
Photo: Martin Bodman, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Church of St John the Baptist is situated 1¼ miles southeast of Broad Sands.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Appledore and Yelland.
Appledore
Village
Photo: Sannse, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Appledore is a village at the mouth of the River Torridge, about 6 miles west of Barnstaple and about 3 miles north of Bideford in the county of Devon, England.
Yelland
Village
Photo: Rabbi WP Thinrod, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Yelland is a village of 2,000 inhabitants situated in North Devon between Instow and Fremington in the English county of Devon. Yelland is included within the parish of Fremington. Yelland is situated 1½ miles east of Broad Sands.
Westward Ho!
Westward Ho! is a quaintly-named seaside town in Torridge, Devon, England, near Bideford! Beware however, that's where the quaintness ends. Westward Ho! is in some need of investment, although it retains a good variety of quality local businesses, and its beach is highly regarded and noted for the cleanliness of its water.
Broad Sands
- Type: Mud
- Category: landform
- Location: Heanton Punchardon, North Devon District, Devon, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.07291° or 51° 4′ 23″ northLongitude
-4.18425° or 4° 11′ 3″ westOpen location code
9C3Q3RF8+58OpenStreetMap ID
way 83482961OpenStreetMap feature
natural=mud
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