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Devon Family Holidays Dawlish Warren Beach Holiday Parks South Devon UK
Welcome to prime Devon family holiday territory. Dawlish is blessed with some superb beaches, and great Devon family holiday entertainment including superb seaside holiday amenties such as Dawlish's many shops, cafes, bars, a choice of boat trips and fishing trips, mini golf, a theatre and museum and a swimming pool and bowling green. There's a choice of prime all-inclusive holiday parks and caravan parks in this part of South East Devon as well, with easy access to Torquay and the English Riviera, and just a hop and skip to the delightful Exe Estuary, attractions such as Powderham Castle and of course historic Exeter.
Nature lovers and birdwatchers head for the beautiful Dawlish Warren National Nature Reserve, and of course superb coastal walking along the Dawlish Spit. Families meanwhile love the blue flag golden sandy beach, with sand dunes at Dawlish Warren beach which has superb family amenities again including pubs, shops, cafes, restaurants and a choice of Dawlish Warren Holiday parks.
Dawlish & Dawlish Warren Town & Beaches
Dawlish town is an attractive mix of Georgian and Victorian architecture, and is famous for having been visited by both Jane Austen and Charles Dickens. Dawlish's character today is a mix of nature lovers paradise, with the superb Dawlish Warren National Nature Reserve, home to about 180 varieties of birds and an array of plants, or as a favourite Devon family holiday hotspot, with some great blue flag beaches and lots of family holiday entertainment.
Take your pick from three choice award winning beaches in the Dawlish area. Dawlish Warren Beach is a firm favourite with families, and has achieved blue flag status! Visitors to Dawlish Warren beach can expect endless golden sands, backed on by sand dunes acting as a good shelter. This is one of the UK's top 5 beaches! Facilities are numerous including lifeguards on the beach from May to September, deckchairs, a cafe, toilets and showers and more. Dawlish town has it's own beach as well, close to the town centre and a great beach for a dip! Why not go dolphin spotting from one of the many boat trips for pleasure or fishing!
For a cove beach crammed with rock pools check out Coryton Cove Dawlish. Occasional sightings of dolphins can be seen from this delightful cove award winning beach, which is nicely secluded and sandy for a quieter moment.
Dawlish Tourist Information Centre, The Lawn, Dawlish, EX7 7PW. Tel: (01626) 215665. Opening Times are Mon-Sat, 10am - 5pm, closed for lunch 1-2pm.
Dawlish Warren National Nature Reserve
Stunning Dawlish Warren National Nature Reserve is actually situated on the Dawlish Spit, just at the mouth of the River Exe. This sand spit is an area of outstanding natural beauty and geomophologic interest, and home to many species of wildlife. There are a variety of habitats at the Warren, including dunes, grassland, ponds, salt marsh and mudflats. For nature lovers and birdwatchers it's also conveniently close to the Exe Estuary, also home to a variety of wildfowl and wading birds.
This Devon Nature Reserve is also superb for flowering plants, with almost 600 different types of flowering plants such as Warren Crocus, found only here at Dawlish, and there's an interesting collection of orchids as well. Check out the Dawlish Nature Reserve's own website to the right for more details. Marram grass can be found aplenty on the spit and spot the Ragwort Plant, essential food for catepillars which turn into the Cinnabar Moth. Birdwatchers flock to this nature reserve to see the enormous variety of migratory birds which include Avocats, Brent Geese and winter visitors Terns and Oystercatchers.
Dawlish Warren National Nature Reserve, Dawlish. Tel: 01626 863980. The Nature Reserve is closed from Mon-Fri in winter).
Teign Valley Golf
Teign Valley Golf, Christow, nr Exeter, South Devon. Located just 3 miles off the A38. Tel: 01647 253026. An 18 hole, 70 Par course with a superb golf club house, great real ales!
Dawlish Warren Golf Club, Dawlish Warren, Devon EX7 0NF. Tel: 01626 862255. Superb golf club located actually on the Spit within the Dawlish Nature Reserve. 18 hole/69 Par, with a clubhouse on-site and great views of the spit and this conservation area.
Saftesbury Theatre, Dawlish
Check out the superb little Shaftesbury Theatre in Dawlish. This little rep company puts on five plays per year, and has a pantomime season. Well worth a look! The Shaftesbury Theatre, Brunswick Place, Dawlish, Devon. EX 7 9PA. Tel: 01626 863061.
