Putsborough

Long sandy beach backed by cliffs

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Updated:
29th Apr 2004

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Putsborough is at the southern end of Morte Bay and connects with Woolacombe beach to the north. It is accessed by heading north from Croyde. This beach is relatively undeveloped, with a large grassy car park overlooking the beach and a small cafe/shop/hire shop on the steps down to the beach. The steps are quite steep and the rocks at the bottom can be slippery, but there is a slipway down to the beach behind the car park.

The surf here can be excellent, with decent clean beach break waves, Putsborough is the place to head for when Saunton and Croyde are big and blown out as the headland of Baggy Point protects it from SW winds. Unfortunatley most of the people who surf at Croyde know this, and Putsborough can get quite busy on such days, with all sorts of water craft out in the surf.

It can also be quite a paddle once the waves get to 6 foot or more and the rip that runs along the rocks at the southern end of the beach isn't always a great deal of help. Its a worthwhile effort though as the wave can be really nice, especially as the tide get higher. Other forces-of-nature sports aren't so popular here. Its quite a walk from the car park with windsurfing kit, but kites-surfing should be pretty good here.

Putsborough can also be a nice place to chill out on flat days and the walk along the beach to Woolacombe is almost as nice as the walk along the cliff tops of Baggy Point to Croyde.