Mountains & hills · South West England
Woody Bay
Woody Bay — bay on the North Devon coast of England.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 3 h–8 h
- Best time of year
- Late spring – early autumn (May–Oct)
- Nearest railway station
- Woody Bay · 2.8 km
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Woody Bay is a named summit in the United Kingdom. Wikidata describes it as: "bay on the North Devon coast of England". Coordinates: 51.2270°, -3.8920°.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: West Exmoor Coast and Woods SSSI
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Exmoor Coastal Heaths SSSI
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Woody Bay is a bay on the North Devon coast of England, 3 miles (4.8 km) west of Lynton and 8 miles (13 km) east of Combe Martin with a stony beach. It lies in the civil parish of Martinhoe at the edge of the Exmoor National Park and is a waypoint on the South West Coast Path. There were once plans to develop the area to become a holiday resort. Access to the remote beach is via a very narrow one mile long steep lane, there is no parking. Around the headland is Lee Abbey Bay that is on the Lee Abbey Estate. This has an accessible beach with parking.
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Background
History
In 1885 the Manor of Martinhoe, including the then-named Wooda Bay, was purchased by Colonel Benjamin Lake, a wealthy solicitor from Orpington in Kent. Perhaps in an effort to emulate Sir George Newnes' efforts in the nearby twin towns of Lynton and Lynmouth, Col. Lake planned to develop the bay as an exclusive resort. He converted Martinhoe Manor House into an Hotel, and in 1894, opened a new golf course at Martinhoe common. Plots of land were sold off, and a number of villas were built on the wooded slopes overlooking the bay. Col. Lake's plans meant there would be a need to bring in more visitors, by improving communications into the area. New roads were built and in 1895, construction…
Visiting
Woody Bay railway station is the base of the modern Lynton and Barnstaple Railway, a charitable trust which has re-opened some of the original route for steam trains.
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- Coordinates
- 51.2270, -3.8920
- County
- Devon
- District
- North Devon
- Parish
- Martinhoe
- Postcode
- EX31 4QX
- Parliamentary constituency
- North Devon
- Nearest railway station
- Woody Bay — 2.8 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q8033631 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Woody Bay, Devon (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Woody Bay - geograph.org.uk - 480421.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Woody Bay?
- Woody Bay is in Devon, South-West England, United Kingdom (postcode EX31 4QX), in the parish of Martinhoe.
- Is Woody Bay a protected site?
- Yes — Woody Bay is part of the West Exmoor Coast and Woods SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the Exmoor Coastal Heaths SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- Is Woody Bay free to visit?
- Yes, Woody Bay is free to enter.
- How do I get to Woody Bay?
- The nearest railway station is Woody Bay, about 2.8 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode EX31 4QX.