Village in Devon, England
Beesands
Beesands is a small settlement located midway between Hallsands and Torcross on the coast of Start Bay in South Devon, England.
It is best known as a tourist destination. However, it is still a fishing village that concentrates mainly on crab and lobster fishing through Britannia Fisheries. There is an Anglican chapel dedicated to St Andrew in the village. Behind the beach, north of the settlement, is a freshwater lake known as Widdecombe Ley, smaller but similar in ecology to Slapton Ley about a 3⁄4 mile (1.2 km) to the north.
How locals move
Getting around Beesands the local way
- Get inYou can then travel the last few miles through breathtaking scenery to Kingswear before crossing the Dart on one of the ferries.
- Get aroundThe town is too small for a traveller to need a bus, by foot is the best way There is a ferry between the two sides of the valley, there is a small charge for crossing
From Wikivoyage: Dartmouth (England), CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us. Last edited 2026-09.
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