Short answer: Short but genuinely steep, and the beach at the bottom is shingle rather than sand. If the hill is a problem, Beer Head Bistro up at the caravan park has easy parking and a bay view without the descent.
Short but steep. Beer sits in a gap in the white chalk cliffs and the village runs downhill to the beach. It is not a long walk, but the gradient is real, and what goes down has to come back up.
Worth knowing before you commit. Beer's beach is shingle rather than sand, which is hard going underfoot and awkward for anyone unsteady. No buggy is crossing it. Beach shoes help.
Beer Head Bistro, up on the headland at the caravan park, has easy parking and a bay view. Good breakfasts, local ingredients, and it is well set up for wheelchair users — so you get Beer without the descent.
Charlie's Yard, a small open space on Sea Hill just above the beach, is a flatter place to sit with a takeaway and watch the boats.
Fishing boats winched up onto the shingle, colourful beach huts, and a stall selling the catch. It is one of the most characterful working beaches in Devon and worth the hill if you can manage it.
Beer Quarry Caves, a mile inland, are the best-rated attraction in east Devon — a ninety-minute guided tour of Roman-era underground quarries. Ask them about the terrain underground before travelling if mobility is a concern. It is eight degrees down there year-round, so take a coat.
Seaton, five minutes east, is much flatter: the tramway runs covered trams up the Axe estuary, and Seaton Wetlands has level paths and all-terrain mobility scooters to hire.
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