Local things to do near Westward Ho!

There are various brochures in the top drawer in the main room. For those with small children, the Big Sheep is a fun day out (http://www.thebigsheep.co.uk/) and is very close.

Westward Ho! has crazy golf and a couple of small go kart tracks.

Bideford offers the usual range of entertainment with Barnstable being slightly bigger but also slightly further away.

There are many fishing trips offered locally. We’re not fishing people so can’t offer any experience of these but they are 1 hour, two hour, half day and full day so there must be some sport out there somewhere.

For visitors interested in historic buildings, Hartland Abbey is very close by http://www.hartlandabbey.com and offers both a lovely old building and gardens.

The nearest National Trust is Bideford Bay and Hartland which we are yet to visit but according to the website offers “A little-known but most beautiful stretch of rugged cliffs, sheltered valleys and ancient woodlands”. The link is http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/main/w-vh/w-visits/w-findaplace/w-bidefordbayhartland.

Trips to Lundy are also easy to find. The main address for the most official tour is:

Lundy Shore Office, The Quay, Bideford, Devon, EX39 2LY, Tel: 01271 863636

For cyclists, the Tarka Trail goes through Bideford. It’s 180 miles long and runs circular through some of North Devon's finest scenery. Various websites host information on the trail, including http://www.beautiful-devon.co.uk/tarka-trail.htm or http://www.devon.gov.uk/tarkatrail.

There is loads of bird watching close by. Baggy Point offers good national trust facilities including bird watching. http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/main/w-vh/w-daysout/w-daysout-coast/w-daysout-coast-west_country.htm

Walks and Maps

There is a lovely walk along the coast to the left of the apartment, past the beach huts, Nassau Court and beyond.  We’ve not yet got to the end of that walk but it’s at least 5+ miles and we think much further, and all along the coast.

There are various hill walking paths off to the left which have great views, but can be a bit overgrown in the Summer and will be quite steep in the Winter.

The actual cost path is very easy to follow and quite flat.

Along the beach to the left is Saunton or the Northam burrows are also popular walking areas.

Appledore is a lovely place to visit, and is very close (3 or 4 miles).

There is a detailed OS map in the apartment which also shows most of the most popular public walks.

The balcony gives a good view of the surrounding area of course. The white building over the bay is Saunton Sands Hotel, to the right is obviously Westward Ho! and Lundy is about 5 miles out slightly to the left.