Route to beach

  • From the car park walk down the hill and turn right just past Brixham Battery. 
  • Follow the very steep path down to the cove 
  • There are approx. 12 steps to get onto the beach 
  • From Brixham / Oxen Cove & Freshwater car park there are steps and the coast path.  
  • The approx. distance from Fishcombe car park is 170m and from Freshwater car park approx. 250m 

Beach Standards

Natural Beach standard award 2026

Check current water quality
  • View bathing water quality information on the Torbay Harbour website, including four years of results and links to the Environment Agency for the latest updates.

Toilets and facilities

Toilets

Seasonal (April to October).

Facilities

Café


Transport and parking

Parking

Parking some distance away. The closest car park is Freshwater.


Dogs

Allowed all year round.

Disabled access

Access

Difficult - restricted access via very steep path from the car park or via the steps from Battery Gardens.

AddressFishcombe Hill, Brixham, TQ5 8RU