Accessible Rockpooling – North Sands Salcombe

Join South Devon National Landscape’s Estuary Officer Nigel Mortimer to explore the rich intertidal marine life found over the rocky shores of North Sands over a good low predicted tide but without leaving the security of the sandy beach (unless you want to). Your guide will bring appropriate trays to collect more robust foreshore life for you to see close-up, explore its story with you before returning it safely to its home rockpool.

Important booking information

• • Free event
  • Pre-booking essential via TicketSource, click on ticket image below.

Know before you go

• Dogs
  • No dogs – unfortunately, rockpooling is not considered a dog friendly activity.
• Mobility & wheelchair access
  • Short walk (250m max) over the mostly firm-sandy beach – we will need to cross through a very shallow stream and sandpools.
  • Walkway down onto the beach is short and tarmacked but quite steep. Wheelchair users may desire assistance.
• What to bring
  • Please dress for the weather (or dress for worse than forecast weather – better to be prepared!)
  • Wear supportive, sturdy footwear that can get wet
  • Bring water (and snacks if required)
  • Please DO NOT bring nets and anything you can’t afford to drop onto a rock or into saltwater
• Parking
  • SHDC car park behind the beach – charges apply (‘Pay by Phone’)
• Facilities
  • Accessible toilets 50m
  • Cafe 25m
  • Green and picnic benches 5m

Meeting point

• North Sands Salcombe TQ8 8LD – By the stream fence on the grassy green by the car park information panel
• W3W ///swooned.stops.mysteries

Velvet swimming crab image, copyright Paul Naylor