Thurlestone South

BeachSouth Hams District Council🐾 Seasonal daytime dog ban

The southern section of Thurlestone's twin sandy beaches, closest to the village and Thurlestone Rock, within the South Hams AONB.

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Beach & safety

Water quality: Excellent

Lifeguard: Not confirmed

Hazards: Rocky outcrops at either end of the beach; care needed around Thurlestone Rock at higher states of tide.

Amenities: car-park

Dogs

South Hams District Council operates a seasonal dog exclusion (1 May-30 September) on the main Thurlestone beach; year-round dog-friendly areas exist to the west/causeway and at Sedgewell Cove. As with Thurlestone North, official confirmation of exactly which sub-section this EA monitoring point sits within could not be retrieved directly (the council's own exclusion-areas page did not load for verification), so this rests on secondary reporting rather than a confirmed official source for this precise point.

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

Family

Sandy, sheltered beach close to Thurlestone village, with Thurlestone Rock as a well-known landmark just offshore.

Fishing

The south beach shares Thurlestone's surf fishing for bass, small-eyed ray, dogfish and flatfish. Rocky margins add pollack, wrasse, mackerel and garfish.

Species reported: Bass, Small-eyed ray, Lesser-spotted dogfish, Flatfish, Pollack, Ballan wrasse, Mackerel, Garfish

Crabbing

not verified for line crabbing

Access & parking

Beach car park near Thurlestone village/golf course. Sat-nav: TQ7 3JS. Get directions →

Researched 2026-07-24 — sources & disclaimer

https://thurlestone.co.uk/dog-friendly-beaches-to-explore-in-the-south-hams/

https://www.devonbeachguide.co.uk/southdevon/thurlestone/thurlestone.htm

https://wheresthefish.uk/south-west/devon/thurlestone-sands

Rules and conditions change, so always check current signage and tides before you go. We do our best to keep this accurate but can't promise it's error-free.