Noel’s guidebook
Great picnic area
Tarr Steps
Great fun for kids with an undemanding walk and picnic area
Sightseeing
Amazing landscapes, fun climbing for kids and challenging walks for adults along the coast path.
115 locals recommend
Valley of Rocks
South West Coast PathAmazing landscapes, fun climbing for kids and challenging walks for adults along the coast path.
Clovelly
Archetypally beautiful, but touristic village - serious hills await.
It's all on your doorstep! We love going to the Doone Valley - great pools for kids bathing, lovely walks.
69 locals recommend
Exmoor
It's all on your doorstep! We love going to the Doone Valley - great pools for kids bathing, lovely walks.
Great day out - even if the weather is not so good
Lovely day out for smaller kids, with interesting curios, grotesques, fairground rides and lovely picnic areas
65 locals recommend
Watermouth Castle
Lovely day out for smaller kids, with interesting curios, grotesques, fairground rides and lovely picnic areas
Lovely waterfront town with mazy, narrow streets, good bars and just a nice place to hang out.
147 locals recommend
Appledore
Lovely waterfront town with mazy, narrow streets, good bars and just a nice place to hang out.
Theme park
A bit of a drive, but a fabulous family day out with rides and slides
175 locals recommend
Crealy Theme Park & Resort
Sidmouth RoadA bit of a drive, but a fabulous family day out with rides and slides
thebigsheep.co.uk - rides, animals - everything for a fun family day out...
185 locals recommend
The Big Sheep.
Abbotsham Roadthebigsheep.co.uk - rides, animals - everything for a fun family day out...
themilkyway.co.uk - great indoor and outdoor fun for all family members of all ages - from air tramps, to falconry, to shooting, to archery, to dodgems... a great day out. Take your own picnic or dine in.
148 locals recommend
The Milky Way Adventure Park
themilkyway.co.uk - great indoor and outdoor fun for all family members of all ages - from air tramps, to falconry, to shooting, to archery, to dodgems... a great day out. Take your own picnic or dine in.
Surfing to sandcastles!
Sunday Times beach of the year 2021 - watch out for traffic queues in high season
177 locals recommend
Woolacombe Beach
Sunday Times beach of the year 2021 - watch out for traffic queues in high season
Our local beach.... great for surf, sandcastles and long walks - 5 plus miles of it... set off early to get a parking space without the queue, or go down in the late afternoon when everyone else is leaving... that's what the locals do.
26 locals recommend
Saunton Beach
Our local beach.... great for surf, sandcastles and long walks - 5 plus miles of it... set off early to get a parking space without the queue, or go down in the late afternoon when everyone else is leaving... that's what the locals do.
Beautiful, reclaimed marsh, packed with wildlife, leading to lovely sandy beaches with a walk to the distant Saunton beach. This is the local's secret beach!
43 locals recommend
Crow Point
Beautiful, reclaimed marsh, packed with wildlife, leading to lovely sandy beaches with a walk to the distant Saunton beach. This is the local's secret beach!
The secret is out, thanks to social media... this is a secluded, suntrap, local's beach. A site of special scientific interest, the beach is uniquely made of shells that come from the Caribbean, so pack flipflops. You can bbq on the beach (but you may attract snarls from nearby visitors) and there is a great Sri Lankan curry shop on the beach, but take cash as there is no internet and therefore no card reader!
74 locals recommend
Barricane Beach
The secret is out, thanks to social media... this is a secluded, suntrap, local's beach. A site of special scientific interest, the beach is uniquely made of shells that come from the Caribbean, so pack flipflops. You can bbq on the beach (but you may attract snarls from nearby visitors) and there is a great Sri Lankan curry shop on the beach, but take cash as there is no internet and therefore no card reader!
Neighbourhoods
The original Braunton shopping area. No longer, but it is truly beautiful and leads you right to a proper locals bar, The Black Horse where, aside from getting away from crowds, you can get a great, freshly-cooked curry.
Church Street
Church StreetThe original Braunton shopping area. No longer, but it is truly beautiful and leads you right to a proper locals bar, The Black Horse where, aside from getting away from crowds, you can get a great, freshly-cooked curry.
Food scene
Every visitor to Braunton hits Squires - really one of the best fish and chip restaurants in the UK. You may have to queue, or you can order click and collect.
75 locals recommend
Squires
1 Exeter RdEvery visitor to Braunton hits Squires - really one of the best fish and chip restaurants in the UK. You may have to queue, or you can order click and collect.
Great ambiance, good beers and great food... book to avoid disappointment
34 locals recommend
SQ Bar and Restaurant
3 Exeter RdGreat ambiance, good beers and great food... book to avoid disappointment
The Riverside
30 Caen StreetSamll restaurant and amazing cuisine - book before you travel.
A quiet, local's bar that serves excellent, freshly cooked to order (and to your personal taste) curries. Good selection of beers and grumpy old b*ggers who moan about tourists! The original village pub opposite the church.
The Black Horse
34 Church StreetA quiet, local's bar that serves excellent, freshly cooked to order (and to your personal taste) curries. Good selection of beers and grumpy old b*ggers who moan about tourists! The original village pub opposite the church.