A long standing favourite with divers seeking adventure amongst the many wrecks that abound the shores in this vicinity, is South and North Hallsands, separated by maybe a mile or so of coastline,  it is a Site of Special Scientific Interest.  

Here the wild beauty of the south Devon coastline can be seen at its very best, where walkers can roam the cliff tops to their hearts content and the holidaymaker can revel in the un-crowded beaches. 

South Hallsands was once an ancient fishing village, unchanged by the centuries until the untimely dredging of shingle there, to build Devenport dockyards during the last few years of the 19th century.  This resulted  in the storms during the first years of the 20th century taking an ever increasing toll on the village, until, during one mighty storm in 1918 most of the village was destroyed, and the inhabitants were forced to admit defeat.

Here we can see all that now remains of the old village, life there must always have been hard, facing the sea to the front and it's back to the inhospitable cliffs, Old Hallsands was always in a unenviable position, but it once extended to 39 houses and a pub called The London Inn. All this has now gone and the few remaining ruins will soon disappear also.