Mothecombe

A designated South West England bathing beach near Modbury, reviewed against the 2025 Environment Agency classification and the strongest available site-specific dog evidence.

Beach & safety

Water quality: Good

Hazards: strong or rapidly changing tidal current; cliff fall or rockfall exposure; stay clear of cliff bases.

Amenities: signed beach access · limited or seasonal facilities

Dogs

Unofficial source: View the supporting source →Not an authority; check current signage.

Family

Tidal current, mud or boat movement requires close supervision and careful timing.

Fishing

Surf and estuary influence support bass, flounder, dogfish and small-eyed ray, with pollack and wrasse around rocky margins in settled weather.

Species reported: Bass, Flounder, Lesser-spotted dogfish, Small-eyed ray, Pollack, Ballan wrasse

Crabbing

rock pooling only

Access & parking

Use the signed local beach or coast-path access for Mothecombe. Parking capacity and private-estate opening conditions were not independently verified; check before travel.