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Combe Martin

Photo of Combe Martin, a swimming spot near Mortehoe in Exmoor, Devon, south west England.

Combe Martin

© steven ruffles / Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

© steven ruffles / Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Combe Martin

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Combe Martin is a designated bathing water in Devon. The water was rated Sufficient when last classified. Water quality here can dip after heavy rain. It is one of 67 bathing waters in the county. It lies within Exmoor National Park.

Barnstaple Station is 14.9 km away to the south. Other bathing waters nearby include Ilfracombe Hele and Ilfracombe Tunnels Beach.

More at the Environment Agency's water quality profile

More places to visit near Combe Martin

Photo of Exmoor, a National Park in south west England.Iconic

Exmoor

You’re inside itNational Park near Winsford

High moor meeting a dramatic coast, with red deer and some of England's darkest skies.

Photo along the South West Coast Path, a 630-mile National Trail running from Minehead to Poole, south west England.Highlight

South West Coast Path

National Trail

630 miles around England's toe — the longest and most demanding of the National Trails.

here · spans 4 counties

Photo of North Devon, a National Landscape in Devon, south west England.Highlight

North Devon

National Landscape near Appledore (Appledore)

Surf beaches and big dunes along the north Devon coast, with the coast path linking one sandy bay to the next

here

Photo: Great Hangman, a viewpoint near Combe Martin, Devon, south west England.Highlight

Great Hangman

Viewpoint near Combe Martin

England's highest sea cliff, a 318-metre hog-backed headland above Combe Martin and the highest point of the coast path.

0.2 km E

Photo of Pyne Arms, a gastropub near East Down (near Barnstaple), Devon, south west England.Highlight

Pyne Arms

Gastropub near East Down (near Barnstaple)

North Devon village pub near Exmoor and the coast.

6.3 km SE

Photo of Heddon's Mouth, a cove near Combe Martin in Exmoor, Devon, south west England.Highlight

Heddon's Mouth

Cove near Combe Martin

A dramatic combe of scree and heather on the Exmoor coast, where the Heddon river reaches a boulder shore.

8.1 km E