Beaches and fossils

Eype beach

Eype. A quiet shingle beach between West Bay and Thorncombe Beacon.

Down a narrow lane from the village, Eype's beach is a peaceful stretch of shingle with cliffs on either side. Walk the coast path east to West Bay, or west up to Thorncombe Beacon for big views along the coast towards Golden Cap.

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Eype beach: shingle and cliffs looking along the coast — Photo: Lewis Clarke, CC BY-SA 2.0 (cropped), via Wikimedia Commons

Stay nearby

Eype

The Greenhouse

Sleeps 4
2 bedrooms
1 bathroom

4.90 out of 5(158 reviews)

under a mile from Eype beach, as the crow flies

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Akassa

Sleeps 6
3 bedrooms
1 bathroom

4.90 out of 5(132 reviews)

about 7 miles from Eype beach, as the crow flies

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Palm Tree House

Sleeps 8
4 bedrooms
2 bathrooms

4.90 out of 5(136 reviews)

about 7 miles from Eype beach, as the crow flies

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