Woolacombe - Activities, attractions, accommodation & travel directions to Woolacombe, Devon

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Woolacombe

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Woolacombe is situated on the rugged North Devon Atlantic Coastline. Set in a steep valley, the three mile sandy beach at Woolacombe is ideal for watersports including surfing and body boarding with rolling waves that have built up over several thousand miles of open sea crashing up the beach.

Once Woolacombe was just a farm, today it is a thriving holiday resort with a number of popular tourist attractions including pitch and putt, latest arcade games and fruit machines, crazy golf, hover boats and racing cars to keep the children amused for hours. There are a number of pubs and clubs in the village as well as restaurants, cafes and takeaways selling good food at reasonable prices. A number of festivals are held in Woolacombe throughout the year for your entertainment.

Woolacombe is an ideal base from where to visit other resorts in North Devon such as Ilfracombe and Croyde and also further afield such as Torquay and Paignton in South Devon. Woolacombe is also an ideal location to visit the larger Devon towns of Barnstaple and Exeter.

If you are travelling by car, take the M5 motorway to Junction 27 and then follow the A361 through Barnstaple following the signs for Ilfracombe. You can plan your journey using the RAC route planner in advance - use the RAC link below to plan your journey now.

Alternatively use may wish to take the train. The nearest train station to Woolacombe is Barnstaple. Barnstaple is connected to the main rail network by changing trains at Exeter St. Davids. Great Western Trains operate a fast and frequent service from London Paddington to Exeter St Davids. Virgin Trains offer fast and frequent services from all major UK destinations to Exeter St Davids. Both companies operate services right throughout the year.

You may wish to travel to Woolacombe by coach. A number of independent operators operate services to Woolacombe throughout the summer season. National Express operate direct coach services to nearby Ilfracombe and Barnstaple throughout the year.

If you wish to make enquiries now with certain operators please use the links provided.

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