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Photo of Westward Ho!, a swimming spot near Appledore (Appledore), Devon, south west England.

© Lewis Clarke / Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Westward Ho!

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Westward Ho! is a designated bathing water in Devon. The water was rated Excellent when last classified. It is one of 67 bathing waters in the county. It lies inside North Devon National Landscape.

Saunton Sands and Croyde Bay are among the bathing waters within 9.8 km. For arrivals by rail, Barnstaple Station is 12.6 km to the east.

More at the Environment Agency's water quality profile

More places to visit near Westward Ho!

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

North Devon

You’re inside itNational 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

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 Westward Ho! Sea Pool, a sea pool near Appledore (Appledore), Devon, south west England.Highlight

Westward Ho! Sea Pool

Sea pool · Lido near Appledore (Appledore)

A walled Victorian sea pool on the rocks of the Westward Ho! seafront, refilled by every high tide and free to swim.

0.6 km SW

Photo of Tapeley Park, a Grade II* registered house & garden near Appledore (Appledore), Devon, south west England.Highlight

Tapeley Park

House & garden near Appledore (Appledore)

Italian terraced gardens high above the Torridge estuary, with a permaculture forest garden alongside.

4.3 km E

Photo of Saunton Sands, a swimming spot near Croyde, Devon, south west England.Highlight

Saunton Sands

Designated bathing water near Croyde

Vast surf beach backed by Braunton Burrows.

8.2 km N

Photo of Croyde, a village in Devon, south west England.Highlight

Croyde

Village

Thatched surf village behind a golden bay, with cosy pubs and the headland walks of Baggy Point on its doorstep.

10 km N · Devon