Woolacombe Holiday Bungalow

Woolacombe is recommended as a clean & safe beach,it won the best family resort 1999 & best Uk beach 2000 and every year in July theres a national sandcastle competition . Near the village the beach is busy dogs are banned and the beach is swept every night. Further away dogs are allowed and it gets quieter.

Woolacombe beach is 2.5 miles of sand backed by sand dunes and at the far South end by Putsborough; Baggy point separates it from Croyde and then Saunton sands, itself 3 miles of unspoilt, and nearer to Crow point at mouth of River TAW in the south quite isolated beach. Some Locals say Saunton is the best long board beach in the UK and many serious surfers use it after work in the summer when from 5 till 8pm it as as busy as the day, but thats not very busy anyhow compared to Fistral.

The bungalow is a 5 minute downhill coast to the sea . Parking is free all day at Combegate ( see Pics in Gallery) towards Mortehoe if you can get there early. Last May bank Holiday we had that beach to ourselves at the hour around high tide as non locals thought the tide would cover the sands - It didn't.

True peace for an hour in the sun.

We also like Instow and Croyde beaches see the picture in Gallery. Croyde gets very busy in high season though. Instow has no surf as it is really on the River Torridge.

Tunnels beach at Ilfracombe has great rockpools but is not golden sand

If you are into surfing then Woolacombe beach maybe all you'll need. The two sets of RNLI Lifeguard pass by at 9.45am to set up on the beach from 10am till 6pm. The beach is ideal for bodyboarding and there are shops to sell or hire equipment at the stream and at the village ends of the beach.

According to Locals Longboarding is better at Saunton sands a 3 mile beach the other side of Putsborough & Baggy point and the south end of Woolacombe sands. Many say its better than Fistral, it is certainly more spacious. Croyde lies between with its beach vollyball courts and fine sand.

Crow point is at the south end , the other side of the estuary to the sandy shore at Instow where parking is free. The further you go from Saunton end the quieter it gets, You will have the beach to yourself even in high season. Indeed Easter 2009 we had the beach to ourselves.

Recommended Days Out!

The BIG sheep at Bideford for a family day out . The outside laser shoot is great.

Exmoor Zoo as a good value day out and maybe the Milky way for a wet days outing.

Dinosaur park is also fun ....or a trip to Lundy .

Pot painting at Braunton maybe?

Dry days use the Bikes to run downhill off road from the bungalow to Ilfracombe on the old train track and maybe visit the tunnel beach. Coming back is uphill but at 1/40 its not hard work and the sun will be glinting on the Lower Slade reservoirs which line the track near Ilfracombe.

Best food Old Station Blackmoor Gate