
What is recorded here
Babbacombe Bay is shown as a bay on the public map of Torbay. The saved point is the map point or the centre of its mapped shape.
Babbacombe Bay features prominent sea cliffs and coastal rock formations composed mainly of Cretaceous-age limestone and sandstone. These rocks were formed around 145 to 66 million years ago through sedimentary deposition in a shallow tropical sea, and the area is notable for its coastal erosion processes and historical significance in local geology.
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Places near here
Mackerel CoveBay · 1158 yd
Blackaller's CoveBay · 1216 yd
Maidencombe BeachBeach / strand · 1477 yd
Waterfall, MaidencombeWaterfall · 1558 yd
Commons PlantationWood · 1603 yd
Wishing well and dog bowl, Thatched TavernOld or holy well · 1631 yd
The Thatched Tavern Public HouseListed building · 1644 yd
Court HouseListed building · 1.0 mi
RSPB Labrador BayNature reserve · 1.0 mi
Bell RockIslet · 1.1 mi
Watcombe BeachBeach / strand · 1.4 mi
Children's rock sculpture, Ness Beach, ShaldonPublic sculpture · 1.5 miOther information
Photo: Derek Harper · CC BY-SA 2.0