Lifeguard unit: Sandy Bay
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About this beach
A sandy beach backed by high cliffs; part of a long strip of sand which at low tide is connected all the way to Exmouth. Closed in the winter and can get very crowded in the summer. Nearby Orcombe rocks is a heritage site and a famous spot for fossil hunting. Home to the massive Devon Cliffs Holiday Park. Café, restaurant, toilets, holiday park.
Lifeguard season times
1 May - 30 September
RNLI trainer awarded prestigious medal
17/11/2008
By: Tamsin Thomas
RNLI Sea Survival Trainer Paul Savage has been awarded the prestigious Thomas Gray Silver Medal at the Annual Court of the Marine Society and Sea Cadets.
£5M software donation
24/10/2008
By: Julia Sylvester
Microsoft is donating software worth £5M to the RNLI over the next 3 years.
Lifeguard patrols extended into Winter
02/10/2008
By: Amy Caldwell
The traditional RNLI lifeguard season drew to a close at the end of September, but patrols have been extended on six beaches in the south west of England.
RNLI Compass Autumn 2008
01/10/2008
By: RNLI
Read more stories from the South West in Compass, available here.