Things to do nearby

Name	Location	Season	Description	Rough distance	All weather?
Putsborough beach	Putsborough	all year	Our end of Woolacombe beach, with rock pools and beach hut café	< 01 miles
Woolacombe Beach	Woolacombe	all year	Wide sandy beach, 3 miles long and backed by sand dunes.	< 01 miles
Braunton Burrows	Braunton	all year	Largest sand dune system in UK, UNESCO Biosphere	< 05 miles
Tunnels Beaches	Bath Place, Ilfracombe	Easter - Oct	Hand carved tunnels leading to shelterd beach and victorian bathing pool	< 05 miles
Croyde Beach	Croyde	all year	Famous surfing beach	< 05 miles
Saunton Beach	Saunton	all year	Miles of golden sand next to Braunton Burrows	< 05 miles
Lundy Island	Due west of Pickwell	Mar - Oct	MS Oldenberg cruises to Lundy, nature, birds, lighthouse, castle, pirate haunts	< 05 miles
Wildlife Cruises	The Pier, Ilfracombe	Easter - Oct	Selection of coastal cruises to find seals, coves and nesting birds	< 05 miles
Otter Cycle Hire	Station Rd, Braunton	Mar-Nov	Cycle hire next to Tarka Trail. Station Road, Braunton, Tel: 01271 813 339	< 05 miles
North Devon Festival	Various locations	June	Theatre, art and music festival	< 05 miles	Yes
Exmoor Safari	Exford, Exmoor		2.5 hour tour of Exmoor by landrover	< 30 miles
Broomhill Sculpture Gardens	Muddiford, Barnstaple	All year	Hillside gardens with large collection of contemporary sculpture; café/restaurant	< 10 miles	Yes
Marwood Hill Gardens	Marwood, Barnstaple	Mar - Oct	Gardens, greenhouses and lakes	< 10 miles	Yes
RHS Garden Rosemoor	Torrington	All year	Rose, cottage, fruit and stream gardens, arboretums and woodland.	<30 miles
Saunton Golf Club	Saunton	all year	Championship golf club with backdrop of Braunton Burrows	< 05 miles
Woolacombe & Mortehoe Golf Club	Mortehoe, Woolacombe		9 hole course with sea views	< 05 miles
Keypitts	Oxenpark Lane, Ilfracombe	Easter - Oct	Horse riding and quad biking centre	< 05 miles
Mullacott Riding Centre	A361, Ilfracombe	all year	Horse riding	< 05 miles
Woolacombe Riding Stables	Station Rd, Woolacombe	all year	Horse riding for ages 4 and over	< 05 miles
Chambercombe Manor	Chambercombe, Ilfracombe	Easter - Oct	14th Century 'haunted' manor house & tea garden	< 05 miles	Yes
Arlington Court	Arlington	all year - grounds; Mar-Oct - house	National Trust house, carriage collection , 'batcam' and gardens	< 20 miles	Yes
North Devon Karting	Pottington, Barnstaple	all year (weekends only in winter)	Karting centre with family and adult karts	< 10 miles
Skern Lodge	Bideford	all year	Kayaking, surfing, climbing etc	< 20 miles
Rock and Rapid Adventures	South Molton	all year	Climbing wall	< 20 miles	Yes
Barnstaple Pannier Market	High St, Barnstaple	all year, Tues-Sat	crafts, collectables, antiques, general produce	< 10 miles	Yes
Barnstaple Cinema	Boutport St, Barnstaple	all year	Cinema	< 10 miles	Yes
Mortehoe Heritage Centre	Mortehoe, Woolacombe	Easter - Oct	Maritime history, children's puzzles, tractor rides in July and August	< 05 miles	Yes
Ilfracombe Aquarium	The Pier, Ilfracombe	all year (exc Christmas)	Underwater creatures from river to sea	< 05 miles	Yes
Braunton Museum	Caen St, Braunton	Whitsun-October	Small museum of local history	< 10 miles	Yes
Museum of British Surfing	Caen St, Braunton	Check website	Museum of surfing history	< 10 miles	Yes
Ilfracombe Museum	Runnymede Gardens, Ilfracombe	April - Oct	Detailed natural history collection, plus displays on home life, Ilfracombe and lundy island	< 10 miles	Yes
Museum of Barnstaple	The Square, Barnstaple	all year (exc Christmas)	History of North Devon, hands on activities, quiz, exhibitions	< 10 miles	Yes
Cobbaton Combat Collection	Cobbaton, Barnstaple	April - Oct, 7 days in July & Aug	Collection of military vehicles and wartime paraphenalia	< 20 miles	Yes
North Devon Maritime Museum	Odun Rd, Appledore	Easter - Oct (pm)	Exhibitions on shipbuilding, sailmaking, navigation, WWII landings trials, fishing, wrecks	< 30 miles	Yes
Hele Corn Mill & Tea Rooms	Hele Bay, Ilfracombe	Easter - Oct	Restored watermill with guided tours and cream teas.	< 05 miles	Yes
Paint a Pot	Exeter Rd, Braunton		Ceramic studio	< 05 miles	Yes
Southdown Adventure	Yarnscombe	all year, book ahead	Quad biking, zorb balls, archery, clay shooting	< 20 miles
Lynton & Barnstaple Railway	A39, Parracombe	All year	Narrow guage railway with steam and diesel hauled trains	< 20 miles
Cliff Railway	Lynton	Feb - Nov	Victorian water powered lift between Lynton and Lymouth	< 30 miles	Yes
Surf School	Woolacombe	Easter - Oct	surfing, coasterring, paddleboardng	< 02 miles
Watermouth Castle	A399, Ilfracombe	April - Oct	Family theme park in castle and grounds	< 10 miles
Funderzone	Eastern Avenue, Barnstaple	all year	Indoor adventure playground for under 12's	< 10 miles	Yes
Wildlife and Dinosaur Park	A39, Combe Martin	Mar - Oct	Animatronic dinosaurs, wildlife park, train ride	< 10 miles
Milky Way	A39, Clovelly	all year (weekends only in winter)	Adventure park with indoor and outdoor activities	< 30 miles	Yes
The Big Sheep	A39, Bideford	all year (weekends only in winter)	Family theme park with indoor and outdoor attractions	< 30 miles	Yes
Tarka Trail	Braunton to Ilfracombe and across Devon	all year	180 mile traffic free trail for cycling/walking inspired by Henry Williamson's 'Tarka the Otter'.	< 01 miles
Instow	Instow	all year	Sandy beach, boats, ferry to Appledore in season, on Tarka Trail	< 20 miles
Clovelly	Clovelly	all year	Cobbled fishing village with preserved cottages, harbour and visitor centre	< 30 miles
Lynton & Lynmouth	Lynton	all year	Fishing harbour, riverside walks through gorges, cliff railway	< 30 miles
South West Coast Path	Pickwell	all year	Coastal footpath, a few hundred yards from your door	< 01 miles
Baggy Point	Putsborough	all year	National Trust headland with fabulous views of Woolacombe beach and out to sea towards Lundy	< 01 miles
Morte Point	Mortehoe, Woolacombe	all year	National Trust Headland with rocky sea sprayed paths	< 05 miles
Hartland Peninsular	Hartland	all year	Moorland, woodland, coastal waterfalls, bays	< 40 miles
Exmoor Zoo	Bratton Fleming, Barnstaple	all year	Zoo (children under 3 free)	< 20 miles

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Local villages and towns

Georgeham - Post Office, pubs, Tarka the Otter.

Croyde - ice cream, surfing, pubs and restaurants.

Braunton - bustling village, Museum of Surfing.

Ilfracombe - boat trips, aquarium, theatre, swimming

pool, lively harbour (pictured above), Damien Hirst's 'Verity'.

Barnstaple - covered market, cinema, theatre, restaurants.

Holiday activities

Horse riding

Surfing lessons

Boat trips

Sea fishing

Quad biking

Cream teas

Beautiful North Devon

Famous beaches - Putsborough, Woolacome and Croyde

National Trust walks - Baggy Point, Morte Point, Lee Bay.

Tarka Trail - cycle from Braunton , through Barnstaple, up into the Torridge Valley and beyond.

Braunton Burrows - nature reserve, dunes,

Exmoor - Lynton and Lynmouth, cliff railway, valley walks, waterfalls, Lorna Doone country.