How to get here

Westward Ho!, off the A39 to Bideford, signposted at the bridge.

Nearest Railway Station: Barnstaple

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Westward Ho! , where the famous author Charles Kingsley lived, is a Victorian town with a long beach and pebble ridge stretching to the mouth of the Taw Torridge estuary.

Modern apartments now built facing the sea, but still popular as a family resort with camp sites and caravan sites, as well as amusements.

Excellent walks along the coast towards the Northam Burrows Country Park and the Royal North Devon Golf Course.

Beach exists at low tide as the Pebble Ridge runs along the top of the beach.

What to see - Westward Ho! Tourist Attractions

Activities

Northam Swimming Pool Churchill Lane, Northam, Bideford EX39 1NS
Just out of the town at Northam, towards Westward Ho! there is a modern swimming pool, with sauna.   Northam Swimming Pool information

Out & About

Northam Burrows, Westward Ho!
Popular in summer, when you have to pay, deserted in winter when you don't. Plenty of sheep, and some horses, run around here.   Northam Burrows information

Where to stay in Westward Ho!

Call our Hotel Telephone Reservations Line: 0870 4786316

Around The Westward Ho! Area

Shop in Bideford or Barnstaple, and try the country park along the Burrows at Northam

Tourist Information on Nearby Towns To Visit - straight line distance:
Abbotsham (1.82 miles) Bideford (1.88 miles) Appledore (2.09 miles) Saunton (5.36 miles) Braunton (5.49 miles) Bucks Mills (6.02 miles) Croyde (6.37 miles) Great Torrington (7.36 miles) Clovelly (7.92 miles) Barnstaple (8.55 miles) Woolacombe (9.10 miles)