This is a family orientated location with a wide range of public facilities close at hand, large grassed play areas, children’s rides, amusements, cafes, pubs and shops.

Bathing at Dawlish Warren
is now among the cleanest in Europe with its European Blue Flag status and Seaside Clean Beach award.

Dawlish Warren Beach The beach itself is sandy and gently sloping into shallow water and south facing, backed by sand dunes or the manmade revetment down over which is easy access to the beach. Hire a deck chair or a windbreak. Large car park behind.

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Throughout the summer months, there is a programme of entertainment’s for the children, with slap stick comedy, concerts and children’s parities. The adults can indulge themselves in the pursuit of that elusive bargain at the weekly open air market.

The Warren itself is a wealth of opportunities for the rambler. Situated on the coastal path, it stretches from the towns of Dawlish and Teignmouth in the west along the coast to the Exe estuary towards East Devon, Exeter and the grounds of Powderham Castle. Powderham castle is the location of the main Exe estuary heronry, with a growing population of Little Egrets sharing the roost. The Tall trees in the grounds of the castle and in the surrounding countryside are believed to act as temporary perches for Ospreys who use the area as a staging post on their seasonal migration..

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It is situated at the mouth of the Exe Estuary opposite Exmouth and has a beach, a National Nature Reserve spanning 505 acres (2 km2) and a golf course.

The renowned sand spit at Dawlish Warren is the location of both the golf course and the nature reserve which was declared a National Nature Reserve in 2000. This spit has reduced in size within the past century due to erosion partly caused by the installation of a breakwater at Langstone Rock to the South West which traps sand from the local sandstone cliffs and interrupts the natural sediment flow of the area.

The resort is popular with holidaymakers and although a death occurred from E. coli poisoning in 1999,allegedly caused by a nearby sewage outflow a new sewage treatment plant has since been built resulting in both Dawlish Warren & Dawlish beaches now winning the coveted Blue Flag for the quality of the bathing waters.

A local caravan park has experienced flooding in the past due to its low-lying relief and proximity to the estuary.

To visit the resort it is possible to travel by train as the local railway station is situated within a few minutes walk of the beach. Dawlish Warren railway station is located between Dawlish and Starcross stations, and is very busy in the summer.

Dawlish can be reached by a 2 km walk south-west along the South Devon Railway sea wall.

The Dawlish Warren economy relies heavily on tourism, and in particular on the many caravan and camping parks in the village which add over 10,000 to the local population during the summer months. There are several holiday parks which attract visitors from all over the UK, but in particular the West Midlands and South Wales. The major holiday parks are Welcome, Cofton, Golden Sands, Dawlish Sands and Peppermint Park. In 2008 Peppermint Park and Golden Sands joined Dawlish Sands as part of Park Holidays UK Caravan Parks.