Seacrest, Seaside
Combe Martin - Food and Drink
No better place for a drink with a view. Although sadly not open in the winter. Friendly service and decent enough pub grub - although a little pricey.
Focsle Inn
SeasideNo better place for a drink with a view. Although sadly not open in the winter. Friendly service and decent enough pub grub - although a little pricey.
Friendly pub - good home cooked food. Sometimes has live music. Not open in the winter.
10 locals recommend
The Dolphin Inn Bar & Bistro ltd
Seaside HillFriendly pub - good home cooked food. Sometimes has live music. Not open in the winter.
Pack O'Cards Inn
High StreetGood food. Great carvery!
Very good fish and chips. Can be a good idea to go near closing time to avoid queues. Closes at 8.
11 locals recommend
The Black & White
Borough RoadVery good fish and chips. Can be a good idea to go near closing time to avoid queues. Closes at 8.
Harbour Deli
1 Borough RdGood breakfast, sandwiches and cake
Bobbies bakes
Rectory RoadPastries, scotch eggs, cakes, and bread.
Nearest beaches
There are a couple of beaches you can walk to from the cottage - both of which are a bit of hike regardless of starting point so can be a way of getting away from crowds
Newberry Beach
You can walk round to this little beach when the tide is out or by the road when in.
Broadsands Beach
Lovely little beach. Quite a lot of steps down and up.
Wild Pear Beach
South West Coast PathCan be a nice quiet beach. A bit of a hike. Often used by nudists.
Beaches - a bit further afield
Our favourite beach - long, sandy with dunes - good for walking, swimming, surfing. A cafe at each end both with great views (see food beyond Combe Martin) and takeaway cafe above the dunes.
177 locals recommend
Woolacombe Beach
Our favourite beach - long, sandy with dunes - good for walking, swimming, surfing. A cafe at each end both with great views (see food beyond Combe Martin) and takeaway cafe above the dunes.
Lovely little village - short flat walk to pretty cove. Go at low tide and you can climb through the rocks to a secret beach - remember to return before the tide gets too high!
28 locals recommend
Lee Bay
Lovely little village - short flat walk to pretty cove. Go at low tide and you can climb through the rocks to a secret beach - remember to return before the tide gets too high!
Barricane Beach
Lovely little beach - bit crowded in high season.
Croyde Beach
Saunton Sands
Beyond Combe Martin - Sights
Stunning and unusual scenery. About a 30 minute drive from Combe Martin. Take the toll road via Woody Bay for a lovely winding coastal road. Visit Mother Meldrums (see cafes for info) for a great cream tea with a view! If you have time it is worth continuing a little further up the road to Lynton and Lynmouth - see below.
Lots to see and do here. Take a walk around the harbour , Capstone, chapel hill or up to the Torres. Take a boat trip or have a game of crazy golf. And of course eat ice cream or fish and chips!
95 locals recommend
Ilfracombe Harbour
10A The QuayLots to see and do here. Take a walk around the harbour , Capstone, chapel hill or up to the Torres. Take a boat trip or have a game of crazy golf. And of course eat ice cream or fish and chips!
This park is a little known gem, with a boating lake, sensory garden, tennis courts, tea room (see food and drink) and children’s play area. It’s a lovely place to wander round, listening to the sound of running water wherever you go.
12 locals recommend
Bicclescombe Park
Bicclescombe ParkThis park is a little known gem, with a boating lake, sensory garden, tennis courts, tea room (see food and drink) and children’s play area. It’s a lovely place to wander round, listening to the sound of running water wherever you go.
Valley of Rocks
South West Coast PathJust a few minutes on from the Valley of the Rocks, Lynton is a lovely little town with nice cafes and shops. Take a walk down the winding path to Lynmouth below. A picturesque little coastal and riverside town also with some good cafes and shops. If you are too tired to make the climb back up you can take the cliff railway which is quite good fun!
97 locals recommend
Lynton and Lynmouth
Just a few minutes on from the Valley of the Rocks, Lynton is a lovely little town with nice cafes and shops. Take a walk down the winding path to Lynmouth below. A picturesque little coastal and riverside town also with some good cafes and shops. If you are too tired to make the climb back up you can take the cliff railway which is quite good fun!
Quaint pretty village. Quite a few options for eating and drinking and fantastic estuary views.
147 locals recommend
Appledore
Quaint pretty village. Quite a few options for eating and drinking and fantastic estuary views.
Beyond Combe Martin - Food
Good cream tea in a lovely setting. Make sure pay for the carpark you get photographed in and out!
18 locals recommend
STORM IN A TEACUP * BOAT CAFE * ILFRACOMBE
Good cream tea in a lovely setting. Make sure pay for the carpark you get photographed in and out!
Great cake and cream teas. Lovely gardens and you can walk round the mill for free.
17 locals recommend
Hele Corn Mill & Tea Room
Corn Mill CloseGreat cake and cream teas. Lovely gardens and you can walk round the mill for free.
Bicclescombe Mill Tea Room. Great cafe. Good food and Sunday Roasts.
12 locals recommend
Bicclescombe Park
Bicclescombe ParkBicclescombe Mill Tea Room. Great cafe. Good food and Sunday Roasts.
Good Italian! Also do takeaway pizza - really nice but smaller than most pizzas these days so you may want to get some sides.
23 locals recommend
Giovanni & Luca
Wilder RoadGood Italian! Also do takeaway pizza - really nice but smaller than most pizzas these days so you may want to get some sides.
Cream tea with a view. You can sit in the cafe garden with us lovely or for an even better view there are picnic benches with a view of the sea next to the carpark.
Mother Meldrums Tea Gardens and Restaurant
Lee RoadCream tea with a view. You can sit in the cafe garden with us lovely or for an even better view there are picnic benches with a view of the sea next to the carpark.
Yet to try it but gets good reviews!
8 locals recommend
Nartnapa Thai Kitchen, Thai Restaurant On The Banks Of The River Lyn
Lynbridge RoadYet to try it but gets good reviews!
Great fish and chips. Car park in village can pick up to eat overlooking the sea in Woolacombe.
Mortehoe Fish & Chip Shop
Mortehoe Station RoadGreat fish and chips. Car park in village can pick up to eat overlooking the sea in Woolacombe.
Curry on the beach. It’s pretty good but portion size not great and you pay for the view - £13 a pop! Cash only!
39 locals recommend
Barricane Beach Cafe
Woolacombe RiseCurry on the beach. It’s pretty good but portion size not great and you pay for the view - £13 a pop! Cash only!
The Beachcomber Cafe
Great cafe, good views, good food!
Putsborough Beach
Vention LaneGreat views! Basic but nice enough food.
Pretty good takeaway food to eat on the beach - changing menu. Breakfast baps and street food. Check maps for opening times. (queues in high season)
10 locals recommend
Biffen's Kitchen | Street Food Van
Moor LanePretty good takeaway food to eat on the beach - changing menu. Breakfast baps and street food. Check maps for opening times. (queues in high season)
The beach cafe downend
Down LnGood Sri Lankan food with a view
Easy(ish) walks
Stunning views and interesting rocky landscape. Great at sunset! Park in Mortehoe and follow the path to the point. Fairly straightforward - takes about 30 mins one way. Not too much up and down. For a great view of the rocks and a slightly more challenging walk approach the point from above walking up and over the rocks.
26 locals recommend
Morte Point
South West Coast PathStunning views and interesting rocky landscape. Great at sunset! Park in Mortehoe and follow the path to the point. Fairly straightforward - takes about 30 mins one way. Not too much up and down. For a great view of the rocks and a slightly more challenging walk approach the point from above walking up and over the rocks.
Woolacombe to Putsborough. Flat beach or cliff top walk. A cafe at each end and a takeaway cabin in the part way (above the dunes).
114 locals recommend
Putsborough Beach
Vention LaneWoolacombe to Putsborough. Flat beach or cliff top walk. A cafe at each end and a takeaway cabin in the part way (above the dunes).
More challenging walks
Walk from Lee. Beautiful walk - several steep long up and downs.
12 locals recommend
Bull Point Lighthouse
South West Coast PathWalk from Lee. Beautiful walk - several steep long up and downs.
For a more challenging walk to Morte point taking in Lee and Bull point walk from Ilfracombe - about 4 hours up and down. You can get the bus back from Mortehoe or Woolacombe. Or spend the day and walk from Combe Martin.
26 locals recommend
Morte Point
South West Coast PathFor a more challenging walk to Morte point taking in Lee and Bull point walk from Ilfracombe - about 4 hours up and down. You can get the bus back from Mortehoe or Woolacombe. Or spend the day and walk from Combe Martin.
A bit up and down and some road walking. You can stop for refreshments at Watermouth or Hele. Lots to see and do when you get to Ilfracombe. You can get the bus back.
80 locals recommend
Ilfracombe
A bit up and down and some road walking. You can stop for refreshments at Watermouth or Hele. Lots to see and do when you get to Ilfracombe. You can get the bus back.