Tavistock – Gateway to Cornwall and West Devon Mining World Heritage sites. Straddling the fast flowing river Tavy, below the western edge of Dartmoor, Tavistock stands in the heart of an area of tremendous natural beauty and is a classic West Country Market Town.

Tavistock is a very friendly and vibrant place and has a range of great local independent shops and famous and award-winning farmers markets.

Its name is derived from the River Tavy, which flows through the town, and ‘stoc’ which is an Old English word for settlement. For over 900 years Tavistock was dominated by two wealthy and powerful institutions: the medieval Benedictine abbey and the Dukes of Bedford.

Tavistock is a thriving, beautifully friendly market town that is worthy of any visitor. An ancient stannary town and home of the cream tea, Tavistock is the only town in Devon to hold world heritage status.

• Tavistock Pannier Market. 564. Flea & Street Markets.
• Tavistock Picture Framing Galleries. Art Galleries.
• Country Cheeses. 113. By bonniejmcgill.
• Armoury Antiques and Militaria. Antique Shops. By Ginbuddy.
• Lamberts Emporium.
• Amber & Mallow Lifestyle. By heleneBelle.
• South West Crafts.
• The Book Stop. By 460kater.

12 miles

Access to Seaton Beach is level from the road. The walk from the car parks to the beach is level. Dogs: Dogs allowed all year.

The distance between Tavistock and Cornwall is 28 miles. The road distance is 40.8 miles.

42 miles

The distance between Tavistock and Fowey is 26 miles.

Fowey is in the South Coast (Eastern Section) of the Cornwall Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. It lies at the end of the Saints’ Way and has ferries across the river to Polruan (foot) and Bodinnick (vehicle).

The water here is generally safe to swim in and the beach is quite sheltered from both waves and the wind by the high cliffs to the west. The beach is a mixture of grey pebbles and coarse sand, and whilst not the most appealing on the coast Seaton makes up for this with its many other charms.

Best dog-friendly beaches in Cornwall

• Harlyn Bay.
• Tregantle Cliff Beach (Whitsand Bay)
• Gorran Haven.
• Bossiney Haven.
• Treyarnon Bay.
• Perranporth.

3.8 miles

Seaton (/ˈsiːtən/) is a seaside town, fishing harbour and civil parish in East Devon on the south coast of England, between Axmouth (to the east) and Beer (to the west). It faces onto Lyme Bay and is on the Dorset and East Devon Coast Jurassic Coast World Heritage Site.

Cornwall Council’s contractors, Cormac, have sanitised the Disabled cubicle with the 30 day ‘super sanitiser’ and the Disabled Toilet is now open and available to use by all. The individual Ladies and Gents cubicles remain closed.

Seaton in South Cornwall is a sheltered beach break that does not work very often. Winter is the best time of year for surfing here. Waves at the beach break both left and right. The quality of the surf isn’t affected by the tide.

66 miles

Lantic Bay is 4 miles from Polperro and 28 miles from Plymouth. Take the A38 from Plymouth. At Trerulefoot turn left onto the A374. After approximately 1 mile turn right onto the A387 for Looe and keep on the A387 until Polperro.

County Durham

The tide is currently falling in Seaton Carew Beach. As you can see on the tide chart, the highest tide of 4.89m will be at 3:13pm and the lowest tide of 0.65m will be at 9:53pm.

The beach is often deserted, and has no restrictions on dog walking. The beach is backed by a cemetery and further north, by Hartlepool Golf Course, beyond which lies the Durham Coast Nature Reserve. Hartlepool Marina lies to the south of the beach.

Overlooking Lyme Bay and surrounded by beautiful countryside, Seaton Beach is a large pebble beach stetchching over a mile long.

Ian Barradale “Seaton is a traditional Devonshire seaside town, with a calm and comfortable pace of life – it’s a bit like stepping back in time – and a thriving local population, rather than just holidaymakers and second-homers.”

Seaton Beach This is a mile long beach of shingle and sand with moderate access for the disabled.

• The Marine House at Beer. Art Galleries.
• Beer Devon. Antique Shops.
• Seaton Artisan Market. Flea & Street Markets.
• Seaton Eats Boutique. Flea & Street Markets.
• WithaGee Glass Art. Speciality & Gift Shops.
• So Sophie. Speciality & Gift Shops.
• Devon Art Supplies (Imagine Design Create Ltd)
• Brogan Buzec Lifestyle.

8 miles

On the night of 27th April 1944 during World War Two, a terrible tragedy unfolded just off Slapton Sands on the coast of Devon. 946 American servicemen died during Exercise Tiger, the rehearsals for the D-Day landing on Utah Beach in Normandy, France. Two landing ships were sunk and a third badly damaged.

Branscombe beach is at the end of the road so you cant miss it – the road literally stops where the sea begins. The beach is long and wild. It has pebbles and shingle but at low tide there is now sand.