A safe family beach
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A village on the south coast of Cornwall, at the mouth of the River Seaton, four miles east of Looe and one mile west of Downderry.
It is a popular spot for swimming and body boarding during the summer, some rock pools. A shallow river crosses the beach providing the perfect place for young children to paddle, the beach is also much used by sea-fishermen.
The village stretches inland along the River Seaton valley. It has a pub, a beach café. Seaton beach is mostly shingle and stretches from the river to the village of Downderry a mile to the east which can be followed by using the promenade. From the beach the views extend from Looe Island to Rame Head.
This was a notorious smuggling area in the last century because it was wild and remote. Brandy, silk and spices were brought in from Brittany.
Seaton Valley Countryside Park, one of four Country Parks in Cornwall, is immediately to the north of the village. The park includes a nature trail that can be followed for nearly two miles north to Hessenford.
A Monkey Sanctuary with a colony of woolly monkeys and other rescued primates is two miles to the west.
A railway station was to be built at Seaton as part of the proposed St. Germans & Looe Railway in the late 1930's, but the railway was abandoned without the station having been built.
The South West Coastal Footpath runs along the top of the beach which makes a ideal stop with cafes, pubs and toilets.
Looe Downderry Seaton Valley Countryside Park Whitsand Bay