Short answer: Combe Martin runs about two miles down a valley to a small sheltered bay that is one of the best rock-pooling beaches on this coast. The Pack o' Cards Inn is a 17th-century building designed around a deck of cards.
Combe Martin runs roughly two miles down a valley to the sea — reputedly the longest village street in England. Worth knowing before you park at the wrong end, because walking between the two takes a while.
Small and sheltered, tucked between high cliffs, which makes it usable in weather that closes the open coast at Woolacombe and Croyde. At low tide it is one of the best rock-pooling beaches in north Devon.
A genuinely unique 17th-century building designed around a deck of cards — 52 windows, four floors and 13 doors on each. Built by a gambler who won a fortune at cards. Worth going in for the building alone.
A steep forty-five minute climb from the village to a summit with views across the Bristol Channel to Wales. Clear winter air gives the best visibility of the year, but it is exposed at the top.
Ilfracombe is ten minutes west and copes with winter better than anywhere on this coast. Exmoor Zoo is a short drive inland — no dogs, except guide dogs.
Half a day for the bay and the village, a full one if you climb Little Hangman.
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