Barnstaple beaches
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A nice little rocky bay with a steeply shelving sand and shingle beach that only shows it's real character at lower tides - the tide goes out a long way here owing to it's position in the Bristol Chan
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Just to the east of Ilfracombe is the small sand and shingle cove of Hele Bay.
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Tunnels beach in Ilfracombe feature a network of tunnels and a tidal victorian bathing pool.
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Located on the edge of the Torridge estuary, Instow beach is blessed with fine, soft sand unlike some of its neigbours which were left with mud!
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2 Miles to the West of Ilfracombe is Lee Bay a charming sand and shingle beach backing onto an equally charming village. The bay is flanked on either side by an imposing rocky coastline.