East Shag

East Shag: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this river spot: Water flowing well · Low flow / trickle · Dry, no water · Entry closed.

Best time to visit East Shag

Season: September to February; boat services pause in floods.

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

Typical week: Mon light · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri light · Sat busy · Sun busy.

How to reach East Shag — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 50.45440, -3.50741. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near East Shag

• Kents Cavern · cave · Devon and Torbay · ~2 km · Must-see
• Saint John The Apostle · church · Devon and Torbay · ~2 km · Must-see
• Torre Abbey · church · Devon and Torbay · ~3 km · Must-see
• Oddicombe Beach · beach · Devon and Torbay · ~4 km · Must-see
• Chapel of St Michael · church · Devon and Torbay · ~5 km · Must-see
• Goodrington Sands (North) · beach · Devon and Torbay · ~6 km · Must-see
• St George · church · Devon and Torbay · ~7 km · Must-see
• Fishcombe Cove · beach · Devon and Torbay · ~7 km · Must-see
• Paignton Zoo · park · Devon and Torbay · ~8 km · Must-see
• Broad Sands · beach · Devon and Torbay · ~8 km · Must-see
• Berry Head Lighthouse · fort · Devon and Torbay · ~8 km · Must-see
• Elberry Cove · beach · Devon and Torbay · ~8 km · Must-see
• Man and Boy · fort · Devon and Torbay · ~8 km · Must-see
• Compton Castle · fort · Devon and Torbay · ~9 km · Must-see
• Collaton Saint Mary Church · church · Devon and Torbay · ~9 km · Must-see
• St Mary's Bay · beach · Devon and Torbay · ~9 km · Must-see
• St. Mary the Virgin · church · Devon and Torbay · ~10 km · Must-see
• Berry Pomeroy Castle · fort · Plymouth · ~11 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of East Shag

Other rivers, islands & mangroves near East Shag

• Poole Quay (Ferries for Brownsea Island) · river spot · Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole · ~139 km · Must-see
• Lundy · river spot · Devon · ~143 km · Must-see
• Pig's Nose · river spot · Plymouth · ~39 km
• Deckler's Island · river spot · Plymouth · ~39 km
• Little Mew Stone · river spot · Plymouth · ~42 km
• Burgh Island · river spot · Devon and Torbay · ~42 km
• Ham Stone · river spot · Plymouth · ~44 km
• Wolf Rock · river spot · Plymouth · ~44 km
• Meddrick Rock · river spot · Plymouth · ~44 km
• Great Mew Stone · river spot · Devon · ~57 km

All rivers, islands & mangroves in Devon and Torbay

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