Barnstaple
Surf town · UK
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30 places to stay within 2 km, 1 of them campsites.
Budget 2-star · Booking.com£80 a night
Mid-range 3-star · Booking.com£95 a night
Luxury 4-star · Booking.com£120 a night
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All 30 places to stay · Booking.comSpots near here: 43 surf spots
Surf · this week
Crooklets · 54 min by car · stays in Bude
16 out of 100Duckpool · 49 min by car · stays in Bude
16 out of 100Hartland Quay · 43 min by car · stays in Hartland
16 out of 100Hippa Rock · 50 min by car · stays in Bude
16 out of 100Nudies · 59 min by car · stays in Bude
16 out of 100Sandymouth · 53 min by car · stays in Bude
16 out of 100Stanbury Mouth · 50 min by car · stays in Bude
16 out of 100Stowe Cliffs · 53 min by car · stays in Bude
16 out of 100
All 43 surf spots
Summerleaze · 55 min by car · stays in Bude
16 out of 100Upton · 56 min by car · stays in Bude
16 out of 100Black Rock · 58 min by car · stays in Widemouth Bay
15 out of 100noahs right · 46 min by car · stays in Welcombe
15 out of 100Phillips Point · 57 min by car · stays in Bude
15 out of 100Wanson Mouth · 57 min by car · stays in Widemouth Bay
15 out of 100Welcombe mouth · 46 min by car · stays in Welcombe
15 out of 100Widemouth Bay · 57 min by car · stays in Widemouth Bay
15 out of 100Crosstown (part of Sandymouth) · 47 min by car · stays in Bude
14 out of 100Marsland Point (left) · 45 min by car · stays in Welcombe
14 out of 100Marsland Point (right) · 45 min by car · stays in Welcombe
14 out of 100Yeol Mouth · 49 min by car · stays in Morwenstow
14 out of 100Foxhole · 59 min by car · stays in Poundstock
13 out of 100Boneyards · 23 min by car · stays in Croyde
11 out of 100Croyde · 21 min by car · stays in Croyde
11 out of 100Down End Point · 19 min by car · stays in Croyde
11 out of 100Oyster Falls · 19 min by car · stays in Croyde
11 out of 100Saunton · 15 min by car · stays in Saunton
11 out of 100Coombesgate Beach · 24 min by car · stays in Woolacombe
10 out of 100Grunta (Morte Point) · 25 min by car · stays in Mortehoe
10 out of 100Woolacombe · 22 min by car · stays in Woolacombe
10 out of 100Skateparks Left · 21 min by car · stays in Northam
9 out of 100Westward Ho! · 20 min by car · stays in Westward Ho!
9 out of 100Fremington quay · 15 min by car
8 out of 100Greencliffs · 22 min by car · stays in Northam
8 out of 100Taw Bore · 12 min by car
8 out of 100Putsborough · 26 min by car · stays in Croyde
6 out of 100Buck's Mill · 29 min by car · stays in Hartland
4 out of 100Clovelly · 35 min by car · stays in Clovelly
4 out of 100Lynmouth · 32 min by car · stays in Lynmouth
4 out of 100wild pear beach · 24 min by car · stays in Ilfracombe
4 out of 100Lee bay · 25 min by car · stays in Lee
3 out of 100Lester point · 25 min by car · stays in Ilfracombe
3 out of 100Porlock Weir Somerset · 49 min by car · stays in Porlock
3 out of 100Woody Bay · 38 min by car · stays in Lynton
3 out of 100
Each score is the next week's out of 100, the mean of its best days, as on its own page. Green clears the bar. Distances are from the middle of Barnstaple.
Places to eat
6 near Barnstaple
Places to eat near Barnstaple
- Pizza Express RestaurantsPizza · in the centre
- Anatolia Piz ZaPizza · 0.1 km from the centre
- CATCH Fish and ChipsFish and chips · 0.1 km from the centreFood hygiene 5 of 5, Jun 2026
- Fullam RestaurantChinese · 0.1 km from the centreFood hygiene 3 of 5, Feb 2025
- Giovanni'sItalian · 0.1 km from the centreFood hygiene 3 of 5, Feb 2026
- Gurkha Nepalese RestaurantNepalese · 0.1 km from the centreFood hygiene 4 of 5, Mar 2026
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About Barnstaple
where it is, what is near
Barnstaple is a town in Devon, United Kingdom.
From Barnstaple you can reach 43 surf spots.
The nearest is Fremington quay, a surf spot 4.2 km from the centre.
Overture lists 30 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 1 of them campsites.
The nearest airport is Exeter International Airport (EXT), 59 km away.
In Devon · England · United Kingdom
- 30 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 1 of them campsites (Overture places)
- Nearest airports: Exeter International Airport (EXT), 59 km, Cardiff International Airport (CWL), 61 km, Cornwall Airport Newquay (NQY), 97 km
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