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 | ||
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 | ||
Surf School | Woolacombe | Easter – Oct | surfing, coasterring, paddleboardng | < 02 miles | ||
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’. | < 05 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 | ||
Waterside Bike Hire | Chivenor, Braunton | all year | Cycle hire next to Tarka Trail. Chivenor, Braunton, | < 05 miles | ||
North Devon Festival | Various locations | June | Theatre, art and music festival | < 05 miles | Yes | |
Saunton Golf Club | Saunton | all year | Championship golf club with backdrop of Braunton Burrows | < 05 miles | ||
Keypitts Off Road Adventures | Oxenpark Lane, Ilfracombe | all year | 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 | |
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 | |
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 | ||
Morte Point | Mortehoe, Woolacombe | all year | National Trust Headland with rocky sea sprayed paths | < 05 miles | ||
Broomhill Sculpture Gardens | Muddiford, Barnstaple | All year | Hillside gardens with large collection of contemporary sculpture; café/restaurant | < 10 miles | ||
Marwood Hill Gardens | Marwood, Barnstaple | Mar – Oct | Gardens, greenhouses and lakes | < 10 miles | Yes | |
Barnstaple Rollerdrome | Pottington, Barnstaple | all year (weekends only in winter) | Indoor roller skating rink | < 10 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 | |
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 | |
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 | ||
Arlington Court | Arlington | all year – grounds; Mar-Oct – house | National Trust house, carriage collection , ‘batcam’ and gardens | < 20 miles | Yes | |
Skern Lodge | Bideford | all year | Kayaking, surfing, climbing etc | < 20 miles | ||
Rock and Rapid Adventures | South Molton | all year | Climbing wall | < 20 miles | Yes | |
Cobbaton Combat Collection | Cobbaton, Barnstaple | April – Oct, 7 days in July & Aug | Collection of military vehicles and wartime paraphenalia | < 20 miles | Yes | |
Clay pigeon shooting | Ilfracombe | check website | Clay pigeon shooting | < 5 miles | ||
Lynton & Barnstaple Railway | A39, Parracombe | All year | Narrow guage railway with steam and diesel hauled trains | < 20 miles | ||
Instow | Instow | all year | Sandy beach, boats, ferry to Appledore in season, on Tarka Trail | < 20 miles | ||
Exmoor Zoo | Bratton Fleming, Barnstaple | all year | Zoo (children under 3 free) | < 20 miles | ||
Exmoor Safari | Exford, Exmoor | 2.5 hour tour of Exmoor by landrover | < 30 miles | |||
North Devon Maritime Museum | Odun Rd, Appledore | Easter – Oct (pm) | Exhibitions on shipbuilding, sailmaking, navigation, WWII landings trials, fishing, wrecks | < 30 miles | Yes | |
Cliff Railway | Lynton | Feb – Nov | Victorian water powered lift between Lynton and Lymouth | < 30 miles | Yes | |
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 | |
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 | ||
RHS Garden Rosemoor | Torrington | All year | Rose, cottage, fruit and stream gardens, arboretums and woodland. | < 30 miles | ||
Hartland Peninsular | Hartland | all year | Moorland, woodland, coastal waterfalls, bays | < 40 miles |