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Petitor is a long-established
naturist beach near St. Marychurch Golf Club on the north side of
Torquay. You can normally park in Petitor Road.
You go to the end of
Petitor Road and keep going down the long grassy slope. When you
get to the end of that, turn left and continue down to the
beach. It definitely isn't suitable for those with
mobility disabilities and even the more able bodied might find one of those telescopic hiking sticks useful that you can get in Outdoor shops.
Unfortunately a recent rock fall has made access to Petitor rather more difficult but it is still possible. Just take care!
The beach is in a nice
cove and is a mixture of rocks, pebbles and some sand. The
promontories forming the boundaries of the cove are popular with
fishermen and swimming is normally good but there can sometimes
be some weed.
It has a strong local
following - which can make it a bit cliquey - and there is an
etiquette that single men go to the left of the beach and ladies,
couples and families to the right (looking seaward). The locals
get amused and sometimes vociferous when pleasure boats (grockle
boats as they are known locally!) pass the beach close inshore -
presumably passing the nudist beach is a selling point for their trips!
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