Ilfracombe

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By road

• Ilfracombe sits on the A361 road which is connected to the M5 Motorway near Tiverton. Ilfracombe is typically 2 hours drive from Bristol.

By coach

• The town is served by National Express coaches, including direct services to Bristol and London (via Heathrow Airport).
• Several holiday companies offer coach holidays in Ilfracombe.

By train

• The nearest train station is situated in Barnstaple, at the end of the branch line from Exeter. Local bus services connect Ilfracombe to Barnstaple station.

By bus

• Local buses connect Ilfracombe to the surrounding seaside resorts, including neighbouring Woolacombe, a large sandy beach popular with surfers.
• Frequent buses also connect Ilfracombe to nearby towns and villages, including Combe Martin, Braunton and Barnstaple: the largest town in the area.

• Ilfracombe Aquarium

  phone: +44 1271 864533
  address: The Quay, EX34 9EQ

• Ilfracombe Museum

  phone: +44 1271 863541
  address: Wilder Rd, EX34 8AF

• Chambercombe Manor

  phone: +44 1271 862624
  A white-painted Norman manor house, apparently haunted.

• VerityThe new giant art installation by Damien Hirst, situated on the end of the pier.

• St. Nicholas's Chapel

  address: Lantern Hill, EX34 9EQ
  Chapel with lighthouse lantern.

• Take a day-trip to Swansea or Penarth (near Cardiff) on a paddle steamer – summer only.

• Lundy IslandTake a trip to Lundy. See puffins and seals.

• Take a walk up Hillsborough or Capstone for superb views.
• Walk the coast path to Lee and Woolacombe and beyond

• Landmark Theatre

• The Embassy Cinema

  phone: +44 1271 862323
  address: 134 High St, EX34 9EZ

• Enjoy the High Street with its' wide range of independent shops

• EspressoFor great seafood and meat.

• GazpachoFor authentic Spanish food and fabulous tapas.

• 10 The QuayFor good food surrounded by Damien Hirst artwork and sometimes a chance to spot him.

• GrassrootsFor great vegetarian delights.

• The DeliFor coffee, brunch and lunch.

• MaddysFish and chips.

• Harbour deliOlives, paninis and coffee.

• Joe DeluccisGreat ice cream.

• The Admiral Collingwood

  phone: +44 1271 862373
  address: Wilder Rd, EX34 9AP
  Wetherspoon's pub.

• Royal Britannia Hotel

  phone: +44 1271 862939
  address: Broad St, The Harbour, EX34 9EE

• Passenger ferries to Lundy Island
• Exmoor National Park lies 4 miles to the east by road from Ilfracombe
• Dartmoor National Park is about 1 hour's drive to the south.