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Wembury Beach

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Wembury Beach
Wembury Beach
Wembury Beach
Wembury Beach
Wembury Beach
Wembury Beach
Wembury Beach
Wembury Beach
Wembury Beach
Wembury Beach
Wembury Beach
Wembury Beach
Wembury Beach
Wembury Beach
Wembury Beach
Address:
Church Road, Wembury, Plymouth PL9 0HP, England

Wembury is a village on the south coast of Devon, England, very close to Plymouth Sound. Wembury is located south of Plymouth. Wembury is also the name of the peninsula in which the village is situated. The village lies in the administrative district of the South Hams within the South Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty . The South West Coast Path goes past the coastal end of the town. The National Trust has taken an active role in maintaining the scenic and historic characteristics of the village and its surrounding area. Local names for someone who lives in Wembury ‘Janner’ The beach is well known for its surfing and rock pooling. Wembury Marine Centre educates visitors about what they can find in the rockpools and how they can help protect and preserve them. The centre is managed by Devon Wildlife Trust and was refurbished in 2006. Basking sharks can be seen in the summer near the Mewstone. There is also Wembury primary school There are three pubs within the Wembury parish; the Eddystone Inn, Mussell Inn and the Odd Wheel . Three shops are also in Wembury; Down Thomas stores, Wembury stores and Wembury Spar. The Spar was a Knighton Store before it was taken over in April 2012. Its electoral ward is called 'Wembury and Brixton'. The ward population at the 2011 census was 4,455. Wembury is a part of the South West Devon UK Parliament constituency.
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