Westward Ho!
Surf town · UK
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39 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
Prices are our estimate of the country's average double room of each kind that month: not this town's price, and not a quote.
Room photos are examples, not these hotels (credits).
All 39 places to stay · Booking.comSpots near here: 49 surf spots
Surf · this week
Widemouth Bay · 45 min by car · stays in Widemouth Bay
32 out of 100Black Rock · 45 min by car · stays in Widemouth Bay
31 out of 100Crooklets · 41 min by car · stays in Bude
31 out of 100Duckpool · 36 min by car · stays in Bude
31 out of 100Milbrook · 48 min by car · stays in Poundstock
31 out of 100Nudies · 46 min by car · stays in Bude
31 out of 100Phillips Point · 44 min by car · stays in Bude
31 out of 100Sandymouth · 40 min by car · stays in Bude
31 out of 100
All 49 surf spots
Stanbury Mouth · 37 min by car · stays in Bude
31 out of 100Stowe Cliffs · 40 min by car · stays in Bude
31 out of 100Summerleaze · 42 min by car · stays in Bude
31 out of 100The strangles · 54 min by car · stays in Boscastle
31 out of 100Upton · 44 min by car · stays in Bude
31 out of 100Wanson Mouth · 45 min by car · stays in Widemouth Bay
31 out of 100Hartland Quay · 31 min by car · stays in Hartland
30 out of 100Hippa Rock · 37 min by car · stays in Bude
30 out of 100noahs right · 34 min by car · stays in Welcombe
30 out of 100Welcombe mouth · 34 min by car · stays in Welcombe
30 out of 100Crosstown (part of Sandymouth) · 34 min by car · stays in Bude
29 out of 100Foxhole · 46 min by car · stays in Poundstock
29 out of 100Marsland Point (left) · 32 min by car · stays in Welcombe
29 out of 100Marsland Point (right) · 32 min by car · stays in Welcombe
29 out of 100Pengold · 57 min by car · stays in Boscastle
29 out of 100Rusey beach - Pengold · 57 min by car · stays in Boscastle
29 out of 100Yeol Mouth · 37 min by car · stays in Morwenstow
29 out of 100Crackington Haven · 52 min by car · stays in Crackington Haven
25 out of 100Boneyards · 38 min by car · stays in Croyde
20 out of 100Croyde · 35 min by car · stays in Croyde
20 out of 100Down End Point · 33 min by car · stays in Croyde
20 out of 100Oyster Falls · 33 min by car · stays in Croyde
20 out of 100Saunton · 29 min by car · stays in Saunton
20 out of 100Coombesgate Beach · 39 min by car · stays in Woolacombe
18 out of 100Grunta (Morte Point) · 41 min by car · stays in Mortehoe
18 out of 100Tremoutha Haven (Unmaxibles) · 53 min by car · stays in Boscastle
18 out of 100Westward Ho! · 2 min by car
18 out of 100Woolacombe · 38 min by car · stays in Woolacombe
17 out of 100Skateparks Left · 6 min by car · stays in Northam
15 out of 100Greencliffs · 9 min by car · stays in Northam
12 out of 100Lynmouth · 49 min by car · stays in Lynmouth
9 out of 100Putsborough · 41 min by car · stays in Croyde
8 out of 100Lee bay · 41 min by car · stays in Lee
7 out of 100Buck's Mill · 16 min by car · stays in Hartland
5 out of 100wild pear beach · 41 min by car · stays in Ilfracombe
5 out of 100Lester point · 42 min by car · stays in Ilfracombe
4 out of 100Clovelly · 22 min by car · stays in Clovelly · Not for intermediates
–, no scoreFremington quay · 21 min by car · stays in Barnstaple · Not for intermediates
–, no scorePorlock Weir Somerset · about 1h 25m by car · stays in Porlock · Not for intermediates
–, no scoreTaw Bore · 15 min by car · stays in Barnstaple · Not for intermediates
–, no scoreWoody Bay · 55 min by car · stays in Lynton · Not for intermediates
–, no score
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 Westward Ho!.
Places to eat
6 near Westward Ho!
Places to eat near Westward Ho!
- Country CousinsBritish · 0.3 km from the centreFood hygiene 5 of 5, Sep 2025
- Pig And Olive Westward HoPizza · 0.3 km from the centreFood hygiene 4 of 5, May 2025
- Atlantic Bay Fish & ChipsFish and chips · 0.4 km from the centreFood hygiene 5 of 5, Jul 2026
- Greek & Turkish westward hoFish and chips · 0.4 km from the centre
- The Drift RestaurantBritish · 0.4 km from the centreFood hygiene 4 of 5, Sep 2025
- The Pier HouseBritish · 1.1 km from the centreFood hygiene 5 of 5, Mar 2025
Within 2 km of the town centre, listed by how complete the listing is (website, opening hours, cuisine) and whether two sources name it. Not a judgement of the food: we have no reviews. Listings © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Overture Maps Foundation; food hygiene ratings from the Food Standards Agency (Open Government Licence). Credits
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About Westward Ho!
where it is, what is near
Westward Ho! is a town in Devon, United Kingdom.
From Westward Ho! you can reach 49 surf spots.
The nearest is Westward Ho!, a surf spot 0.5 km from the centre.
Overture lists 39 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 1 of them campsites.
The nearest airport is Exeter International Airport (EXT), 67 km away.
In Devon · England · United Kingdom
- 39 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 1 of them campsites (Overture places)
- Nearest airports: Exeter International Airport (EXT), 67 km, Cardiff International Airport (CWL), 73 km, Cornwall Airport Newquay (NQY), 86 km
Forecast updated . Forecast data: ECMWF, DWD, Météo-France and NOAA, served by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Changed by us. Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information.
Scores are the conditions only: the journey, the price and the partners never change them (how we score, how we earn).