Milky Way
2 mins drive
All weather fun with 30 different activities including two roller coasters, indoor bumpers and a mini train here at The Milky Way in North Devon as well as Gravity Rider – a 30ft tall donut slide.
The big sheep
9 mins drive
18 different sheep based activies including a roller coaster, pedalos, soft play, sheep races, feeding and lots of fun shows
Tarka Trail
22 mins drive
The Tarka Trail is an 180 mile, figure eight loop exploring all the diversity and beauty North Devon has to offer.
Footpaths and bridleways will take you through unspoiled countryside traversing valleys and woods through Exmoor and Dartmoor national parks.
Bikes can be hired in Barnstable but the nearest is Torrington cycle hire
Woolacombe Beach
52 mins drive
Woolacombe three-mile long stretch of golden sand is one of the finest beaches in the West Country winning numerous awards. It’s a big favourite with families and surfers and the sheer length of the beach means it is possible to find quieter places in the surf even at the height of summer. Easy access and three large car parks with space for 2000 cars means that Woolacombe beach combines magnificent natural beauty, excellent facilities and a wide range of activities for all ages.
Life guards ensure safe family swimming during the summer and surfers come from all over the country to enjoy the great waves and clean water. Dogs are welcome on the beach year round, with some restrictions in the summer months.
Saunton Sands Beach
40 mins drive
Saunton Sands Beach in North Devon is an idyllic 3-mile stretch of stunning golden sand, backed by the UNESCO-protected Braunton Burrows Biosphere Reserve.
Saunton boasts some of the country’s best surf which attracts surfers all year round. Saunton has a high tidal range of 8.5m, and is well known for its long, slow waves.
Saunton Beach is dog-friendly throughout the year with no summer restrictions.
Westward Ho!
12 mins drive ( 3 hours and 40 mins walk)
Westward Ho! with seaside shops, arcades, mini gold, toilets and a range of food outlets, is a popular family beach.
There are areas of rock and pebbles at the southern end of the beach and a promenade above the beach.
Worth checking out is the open air salt water pool .
Skern Activities
17 mins drive
We provide a safe, welcoming and comfortable environment for guests to learn and try new activities in the great outdoors.
Catering for families or during school holidays you can spend either half or full days doing a range of outdoor activities. Activities include Surfing, Kayaking, Body Boarding, Archery, Climbing or costal traversing
Lundy Island day trip
47 mins drive to Ilfracombe (13 mins bideford )
Lundy offers an amazingly diverse range of things to do for day-trippers. Its 4,000 years of human history comes to life through the 42 scheduled monuments and its clutch of listed buildings. Because of its isolation the habitat for wildlife is often compared to that of Galapagos. This is all set against a backdrop of stunning natural rugged beauty, making it a walker’s paradise.
Clovelly
8 mins drive (90 mins walk)
The picturesque, ancient, fishing village of Clovelly is one of the most beautifull within the UK and the most instagramable in 2020.
The stunning views, peaceful tranquility and cobbled, traffic-free, high street of this world famous fishing village, built into a cleft in a 400′ high cliff, tumbles its way down past whitewashed cottages festooned with flowers to the tiny working port. It is famous for its donkeys, which traditionally carry goods up the hill; sledges bring things down. There are links with Charles Kingsley, Turner, Dickens and the Spanish Armada.
Appledore (for crabbing)
