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If you’re heading for Devon beaches, Woolacombe (half an hour’s drive) is a wide sweep of sand with masses of space for running around, rockpools to explore and dunes to climb. It’s also popular with surfers, as is Croyde Beach (45 minutes). It’s 15 minutes by car to the sand-and-pebble beaches of Coombe Martin, while Ilfracombe (25 minutes) has beaches accessed through rock tunnels as well as a busy harbour, a summertime fair and a small aquarium. Active bods can join the South West Coast Path at the Victorian seaside town of Lynton (25 minutes) and hike to the Valley of the Rocks with its bizarre rock formations and herd of feral goats. The Tarka Trail (10 minutes) follows a disused railway line between Barnstaple and Bideford, and is open for walking and cycling expeditions; there are numerous walking, cycling, horse riding and climbing options in Exmoor National Moor (five minutes) – keep an eye out for native ponies while you’re there. For a look at local heritage, National Trust-owned Arlington Court (15 minutes) has a carriage museum and an elegant Regency interior. The traditional fishing village of Clovelly (55 minutes) is good for a potter around its photogenic cobbles lined with arty shops, and you can read up on local history in the compact museum.