Woolacombe Accommodation

Woolacombe beach, endless golden sands and a Blue Flag Beach!
Woolacombe surfing magic. Woolacombe is great for beginner surfers
Family Holidays Devon at Woolacombe Blue Flag Beach with golden sands
Great swimming in safe waters at Woolacombe beach. Lifeguards in Summer

Woolacombe Tourist Information North Devon Surfing Family Holidays Woolacombe

Woolacombe is family holiday heaven on the North Devon Coast. Why, cause it's got the lot. A choice of holiday parks with all-inclusive family holiday entertainment including indoor and outdoor heated swimming pools, plus what has Woolacombe got that tops it all. The beach of course. Three miles worth of glorious blue flag golden sands so plenty of space for everyone to spread out. Superb for kite flying when the tide goes in, or walks with the dog, romantic weekend getaways with coastal walks and what ho, the surfing.

Woolacombe is fast becoming renowned as an international surfing hotspot, and there's a choice of surfing clothes outlets, surfing schools, and surf board hire venues, plus a bohemian youth culture to match! Cool! Woolacombe's got it all for families. Pop your tot on the toy train rides on the beach, and hire your teenager a surf board and they'll be happy for the day. Love Woolacombe, a supremely beautiful golden sandy beach and a bohemian edged resort with a growing surfing culture, catering for many different tastes!

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Woolacombe Beach North Devon

Woolacombe beach and resort has won awards. It's a Blue Flag beach, plus it's a Premier Beach Seaside award winner as well. We are talking one of the TOP TEN beaches in the world right here in North Devon's Woolacombe! It suits for both family holidays and watersports fanatics, particularly surfers.

The three miles of spectacular golden sands stretch all the way from Putsborough, to the south of Woolacombe to the village of Woolacombe itself. Beach walking and beach jogging are on the menu here, with perfect flat golden sand. You'll see lots of beach walkers and joggers throughout the year. Woolacombe beach's particular appeal to families is it's safe and shallow waters, and in the main summer season the area is fully lifeguarded for your safety. Woolacombe was voted Family Holiday destination of the year in 1999 by the English Tourism Council!

There's a choice of self-catering, B&B and luxury hotel accommodations in Woolacombe. If you're focus is on walking this stretch of the North Devon Coast, as opposed to surfing where Woolacombe and Croyde will be the better choice, why not base yourself in the charming village of Mortehoe just up from Woolacombe. It's a pretty North Devon stone built village and was mentioned in the Domesday Book. There's a heritage centre, a small 13th century church and a scattering of most attractive tea rooms and inns/pubs. Many of the dramatic coastal walks in this area start from Mortehoe and has it's own truly dramatic coastline, along with a fascinating maritime history explored in the Mortehoe Heritage Centre.

There are plenty of car parks scattered along this stretch of the North Devon Coast, offering opportunities to start your walk at various spots. It's well worth branching out to Putsborough Sands and Baggy Point for some of the best coastal walking in Britain. Putsborough Sands is made of three miles of superb golden sand stretching all the way up to Woolacombe. Putsborough has a few amenities, perfect for a rest from long coastal walking, including one small shop. The middle part of the beach by black rock is a particularly scenic spot.

Woolacombe Surfing Schools & Surf gear!

Hunter Woolacombe, 4/5 West Road, Woolacombe, Devon EX34 7BW. tel: 01271 872502.

Nick Thorn Surf School, 12 South Street Woolacombe North Devon EX34 7BB. tel: 01271 871337. mobile: 07812 768715.

Surfseekers Surf School, Woolacombe Bay is a BSA approved school for surfing tuition. Tel: Spencer on 07977 924588. They run a number of certified surfing courses for schools and youth groups, ranging from the beginner to intermediate surfer.

Mortehoe and Woolacombe Golf Club

Mortehoe and Woolacombe golf club is a superbly scenic coastal Devon golf course, with panoramic views of the North Devon Coast across to Lundy Island. This golf course is short, with it's 9 holes, but challenging nonetheless and has the advantage of no handicap required - it's a good one for beginners. Green fees are available, and you can base yourself here as well as there's an on-site caravan park and a self-catering cottage which sleeps 5. Indoor bowls are offered too!

Other golf courses in the area include Ilfracombe Golf Course, or a little inland for Holsworthy Golf Course. Alternatively visit the superb Royal North Golf Course at Westward Ho. This course has 18 holes, and a golf museum on site, it being the oldest seaside course in Devon. North Devon and the coast are extremely well served for golf courses and golf clubs. Check out also the excellent 36 hole golf cause at Saunton. (website link to the right!).

Royal North Golf Course & Museum, Golf Links Road, Westward Ho, Bideford, North Devon. EX39 14D. Tel: 01237 473817

Mortehoe & Woolacombe Golf Club, Easewell, Mortehoe, Ilfracombe, EX34 7EH. Tel: 01271 870225

Woolacombe & Surrounds Attractions

Mortehoe Heritage Centre, Mortehoe, Woolacombe. Tel: 01271 870028, open Apr-Jun, Oct,Sept from 10am-3pm on Mon/Thurs/Sun. July and August from 10am-6pm daily. Admission is under £2

Braunton Museum, Bakehouse Centre, Caen Street, Braunton. Tel: 01271 816688. Open from Easter - Oct, from 10am-5pm Mon-Sat, and Nov-Mar from 10am-4pm Mon-Sat. Free Entrance!

Fine seafood at Squires Fish Restaurant, Exeter Road, Braunton. Tel: 01271 815533.

Fancy a great surfer eatery and bar? Check out the Red Barn, Woolacombe Beach. Tel: 01271 870264. For a popular local restaurant in an informal setting check out Hobbs Bistro, 6 Hobbs Hill, Woolacombe. Tel: 01271 890256. Also popular with surfers is the Thatch Inn, 14 Hobbs Hill. Tel: 01271 890349 with hearty pub meals, real ales and beers.

Woolacombe Tourist Information Centres

Woolacombe Tourist Information Centre, The Esplanade, Woolacombe. Tel: 01271 870553. Open from april-Oct from 10am-6pm daily, and from Nov - Mar, from 10am-1pm Mon-Sat.

Braunton Tourist Information Centre, The Bakehouse Centre, Braunton. Tel: 01271 816400, open from April-June, and in Sept & Oct, from 10am-4pm, Mon-Sat. In July and August it's open from 10am-5pm daily, and Nov-Mar from 10am-3pm Mon-Sat.