Bigbury
Parish in South Hams, Devon, England
| Coordinates: | 50.303, -3.876 |
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| OS grid ref: | SX 66 46 |
| Dialling code: | 01548 (Kingsbridge) |
Bigbury is a small coastal parish in South Hams, Devon, England, centred on the village and the long sandy stretch at Bigbury-on-Sea. The parish includes tidal Burgh Island, reached by its famous sea tractor at low tide, and is a mix of windswept dunes, farmland and the Avon estuary; the South West Coast Path runs along the shore, giving expansive views over Bigbury Bay.
Historically shaped by fishing and farming, the area now relies heavily on tourism, watersports and hospitality - the Art Deco hotel on Burgh Island and the literary associations it has attract many visitors. A small, largely seasonal community, Bigbury is noted for its conservation-minded locals and the protected, wildlife-rich coast that forms part of the South Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
Postcode districts covering Bigbury
Most populated places nearby
- Plymouth 11.8 miles19 km
- Torquay 19.9 miles32 km
- Paignton 16.5 miles26.6 km
- Newton Abbot 19.3 miles31.1 km
- Teignmouth 24 miles38.6 km
- Brixham 16.2 miles26 km
- Saltash 17 miles27.4 km
- Tavistock 20.5 miles33 km
- Ivybridge 6.3 miles10.2 km
- Kingsteignton 21.2 miles34.2 km
Neighbouring places
- Ringmore Parish 0.9 miles1.4 km
- Bigbury-on-Sea Built-up area 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Charterlands Ward 1.7 miles2.8 km
- Aveton Gifford Built-up area 1.9 miles3 km
- Kingston Parish 2 miles3.2 km
- Thurlestone Built-up area 2.3 miles3.8 km
- South Milton Parish 2.9 miles4.7 km
- Churchstow Parish 3.3 miles5.2 km
- Modbury Built-up area 3.4 miles5.4 km
- Loddiswell & Aveton Gifford Ward 3.5 miles5.6 km
- Loddiswell Built-up area 3.7 miles5.9 km
- Holbeton Parish 4 miles6.5 km
Example postcodes in Bigbury
TQ7 4EW, TQ7 4BA, TQ7 4AS, TQ7 4BE, TQ7 4BB, TQ7 4AW, TQ7 4AT, TQ7 4AN, TQ7 4HD … See all
Transport links
- Exeter International Airport 36 miles58 km
- Newquay Cornwall Airport 50.2 miles80.8 km
- Ivybridge Railway Station 6.4 miles10.2 km
- Marsh Mills 10.7 miles17.2 km
Hotels near Bigbury Ad
- Burgh Island Hotel 1.9 miles3 km
- Thurlestone Hotel 4 2.3 miles3.8 km
- The Cottage Hotel 3 4.1 miles6.6 km
- The White Hart Hotel 3.2 miles5.1 km
- Harbour Beach Club & Hotel 4 6.7 miles10.8 km
- South Sands Hotel 6.8 miles11 km
- Soar Mill Cove Hotel 4 6 miles9.7 km
- Plantation House Hotel 4.3 miles6.8 km
- Harbour Hotel Salcombe 4 6.7 miles10.8 km
- Welbeck Manor and Golf 3 8.8 miles14.1 km
Local points of interest
- Bantham Beach Beach 1.8 miles2.8 km
- South Milton Sands Beach 3.1 miles5 km
- Wadham Rocks Beach Beach 5.3 miles8.6 km
- Salcombe Harbour Harbour 6.7 miles10.8 km
- Gara Rock beach Beach 8.2 miles13.2 km
- Lannacombe Beach Beach 10.3 miles16.6 km
- Slapton Sands Beach 10.3 miles16.6 km
- Cattewater Estate 11.5 miles18.4 km
- Sensory Garden Gardens 12.5 miles20.2 km
- Home Park Stadium 13.4 miles21.6 km
- Buckfast Abbey Historic site 13.8 miles22.2 km
- Mount Edgcumbe Estate 13.9 miles22.4 km