Whether it’s your first visit to Woolacombe, or you have been many times before, these pages are packed full of different activities for families to enjoy rain or shine. Are you ready to start exploring?

Take a look at the activity sheets with links to useful resources like maps, and fact sheets to help make your visit a great day out. Discover our map on page 3 which helps you to work out where all these great activities take place.

Escape from it allFed up of busy beaches? Can’t face another noisy

attraction or teeming tourist trail? Then it’s time to find

peace and tranquillity in one of North Devon’s unspoilt

wilderness areas. They are not as far away as you think.

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Take a trip on the wild sideLet the children go wild on these unusual walks and

wildlife encounters. All you need to do is look, listen

and use a little imagination.

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Be a beach bumThere’s more to the beach than just sitting in the sun

or playing with buckets and spades. There are rockpools

full of weird creatures, a strandline of treasures left by the

tide, and beach sculptures and driftwood dens to be made.

Endless family fun in the sun…

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Extreme adventures Are you and your family ready for some action? Here

are some suggestions for high-adrenalin activities and

adventures for everyone from toddlers to teenagers – and

adults too. The only question is how extreme can you go?

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Downloadable days out: in or around Woolacombe, North Devon

Can’t wait to get started?You can’t beat a good hunt in a rockpool.

Download our ‘rockpool ramble chart’ to

help you find the strange sea creatures

which live on our rugged coastlines.

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Fed up of looking down? Why not set your

sights on the horizon and have a go at out

‘beastly bird spot chart’: I bet you never

realised the birds on our coastlines could

be so disgusting!

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Too windy to sit on the beach?Get your walking feet on and enjoy the fresh air

Stumble over a stegosaurus Wistlandpound Reservoir

Walk the Ilfracombe Torrs Kinever to Bennett’s Mouth

Get lost in the dunes Become an explorer at Baggy Point

Climb a mini-mountain or go for a harder hike

If it’s raining? Take a tractor and trailer ride Go batty and twitchy at Arlington Court

Go to surf school or have a wild and wet time coasteering

Visit Ilfracombe Aquarium to find out more about the rockpool critters that live on our coast

If your time is limited?Under 1 hour:

Hunt beastly birds

Rockpool ramble

Strandline scavenge

Climb a mini-mountain

Tractor and trailer ridesPhoto credit: National Trust

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