Holiday Hints!
Food scene
Village pub, 10 minutes walk serving generally good food with a nice pub garden. Good music nights pre-Covid - owner is in a folk band
13 locals recommend
The Grampus
Village pub, 10 minutes walk serving generally good food with a nice pub garden. Good music nights pre-Covid - owner is in a folk band
Excellent takeaway coffee and homemade cakes on Marine Drive overlooking Woolacombe Beach. Outside log seating to enjoy your drink with a view. Lovely lunches inside in small cafe. - specially good vegan fayre
26 locals recommend
The Porthole
Marine DriveExcellent takeaway coffee and homemade cakes on Marine Drive overlooking Woolacombe Beach. Outside log seating to enjoy your drink with a view. Lovely lunches inside in small cafe. - specially good vegan fayre
Giovanni & Luca
Wilder RoadRecommended for good Italian food in a friendly family atmosphere
Takeaway Sri Lanken curry on the beach watching the sunset? Perfect. Bring your own wine. Not the best kept secret - so go early!
39 locals recommend
Barricane Beach Cafe
Woolacombe RiseTakeaway Sri Lanken curry on the beach watching the sunset? Perfect. Bring your own wine. Not the best kept secret - so go early!
Pretty decent Indian takeaway who deliver to Lee - so you can eat on the verandah
6 locals recommend
Tandoori Night
High StreetPretty decent Indian takeaway who deliver to Lee - so you can eat on the verandah
Best ever homemade cakes in this sweet little cafe attached to a restored corn mill which makes for an interesting visit!
17 locals recommend
Hele Corn Mill & Tea Room
Corn Mill CloseBest ever homemade cakes in this sweet little cafe attached to a restored corn mill which makes for an interesting visit!
Haven't been there - but apparently its great, and Ilfracombe's first and only Michelin star restaurant - advance booking essential! Has now moved down Fore Street to a new property called 1873 and offers a 6 course tasting menu at £95...
29 locals recommend
Thomas Carr @ The Olive Room
63 Fore StHaven't been there - but apparently its great, and Ilfracombe's first and only Michelin star restaurant - advance booking essential! Has now moved down Fore Street to a new property called 1873 and offers a 6 course tasting menu at £95...
Great Food, great atmosphere and run by our good Friends!
15 locals recommend
Take Thyme Fish Restaurant
1 Fore StGreat Food, great atmosphere and run by our good Friends!
Nice cream teas and home made cakes in the lovely village of Mortehoe. Tables in the front and back gardens.
Town Farm House
Nice cream teas and home made cakes in the lovely village of Mortehoe. Tables in the front and back gardens.
City/town information
Old seaside town - shabby in parts but with some lovely Victorian architecture, nice walks and shale beaches. Visit the harbour, Damian Hirst's Verity, the (tiny but endearing) Aquarium and walk up the Capstone. Take a fishing trip from the harbour or catch the ferry to Lundy Island. Find some nice galleries, and craft shops in Fore Street and down by the Harbour and all your necessary food shopping in the High street (great homemade pies and pastys from Mike Turton's butchers and homemade chocolate from the Ilfracombe Chocolate Emporium)
80 locals recommend
Ilfracombe
Old seaside town - shabby in parts but with some lovely Victorian architecture, nice walks and shale beaches. Visit the harbour, Damian Hirst's Verity, the (tiny but endearing) Aquarium and walk up the Capstone. Take a fishing trip from the harbour or catch the ferry to Lundy Island. Find some nice galleries, and craft shops in Fore Street and down by the Harbour and all your necessary food shopping in the High street (great homemade pies and pastys from Mike Turton's butchers and homemade chocolate from the Ilfracombe Chocolate Emporium)
Sightseeing
Arlington Court
Pleasant NT house and gardens with a decent cafe!
Lovely extensive private gardens in a pretty village with a good cafe and plant nursery
31 locals recommend
Marwood Hill Gardens
Lovely extensive private gardens in a pretty village with a good cafe and plant nursery
Small but perfectly formed acquarium on the harbour in Ilfracombe - lovely for kids - get up close and personal to local wildlife
26 locals recommend
The Ilfracombe Aquarium
The QuaySmall but perfectly formed acquarium on the harbour in Ilfracombe - lovely for kids - get up close and personal to local wildlife
Worth checking out our local theatre which often has a surprisingly interesting programme!
22 locals recommend
The Landmark Theatre
Worth checking out our local theatre which often has a surprisingly interesting programme!
Neighbourhoods
Great surfing beaches, stretching several miles - plenty of bars and restaurants and friendly vibe. Gift shops and basic provisions available also. Walk there from Lee on the South West coastal path.
132 locals recommend
Woolacombe
Great surfing beaches, stretching several miles - plenty of bars and restaurants and friendly vibe. Gift shops and basic provisions available also. Walk there from Lee on the South West coastal path.
Lovely coastal village with a number of pubs, a takeaway fish and chip shop, tea rooms and small grocery shop. A nice walk from Lee via the Coastal path. Small museum worth a visit.
27 locals recommend
Mortehoe
Lovely coastal village with a number of pubs, a takeaway fish and chip shop, tea rooms and small grocery shop. A nice walk from Lee via the Coastal path. Small museum worth a visit.
Arts, Crafts and Gifts
In the heart of the village, visit the lovely village craft shop and gallery run by a local family displaying and selling work by local artists and crafts people.
Stop here for gifts and ice cream and maybe enjoy a coffee in the front garden. Visit the lovely adjacent church.
https://www.facebook.com/OldschoolroomCraftGallery/
The Old Schoolroom Craft Gallery
2 Brookdale VillasIn the heart of the village, visit the lovely village craft shop and gallery run by a local family displaying and selling work by local artists and crafts people.
Stop here for gifts and ice cream and maybe enjoy a coffee in the front garden. Visit the lovely adjacent church.
https://www.facebook.com/OldschoolroomCraftGallery/
City advice
Don't miss
Kayak & SUP delivered to Lee to explore the bay
Contact Glen at Lee Meadow Campsite to arrange for a kayak or SUP to be delivered to the bay for your entertainment - tel Glen on 07920384257
Don't miss
Surfing lessons and board hire at Woolacombe beach
Plenty of options for surfing lessons or board hire in Woolacombe including:
https://www.woolacombesurfcentre.com/
https://www.huntersurf.com/surf-lessons
http://nickthorn.com/