Slapton Ley National Nature Reserve — Local services in South Hams

Can get very busy during the summer months and parking can sometimes be difficult if not a rather large burden, people tend to congregate near their cars though and for such a large beach apart from the three clusters at each end, in the middle and around the start bay inn..the majority of the beach is as good as empty providing you are prepared to walk a little and leave your pride and joy chosen method of transportation under the watchful eye of the local Devonshire cider drinking hoodlums at your own peril!!(I joke, there is probably no safer parking spot in the UK...unless of course an impending South Easterly hurricane is imminent, then I'd advise putting your penny farthing or Tesla up behind the lagoon...

South hams council in their infinite wisdom have put height bar on the memorial car park...to stop motorhomes parking...i have paid every time for 24 hrs as we get there early so i can fish and my wife walks our dog.we have lunch and tea...we take our rubbish home.we have our own toilet and grey water tank..we have only left footprints in the sand..we use the torcross shop..Why have the council so anti motorhomes..your ideas are so outdated......take a trip to france where sometimes free or just a few euros we can park. For a small fee drain grey water.clean the toilet...top up with drinking water ...these Aire du Campervans are plentiful throughout france..wake up councils look to the future tourism of...

Natural Reserve part of this Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, on one side you will encounter a long pebbled beach between Strete Gate and the little village of Torcross (pubs, restaurants and toilets) with parking at different points to be able have a swim, or a walk from one end to the other. And on the other you will encounter a natural fresh water lake with great diversity of fauna and flora and several view points. To learn more about this area, the natural reserve has a Trailer in the beach open throughout the summer giving information and organising activities such as kayaking in the Ley/lake. There is also a resource centre part of the Natural Reserve in Slapton, about a...