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Hele Bay
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Hele Bay
Hele Bay (just east of Ilfracombe) is a safe shingle beach which is popular with canoeists. There are a few amusements and a tide filled childrens swimming pool. In the village is a working 16th century watermill open April - October. There is also a pottery at the mill where you can make your own pot. From the village there is a paths up the impressive 447ft Hillsborough hill which provides a good view of Ilfracombe Harbour. Its summit is also one of the few places in the country where you can see the sun rise and set over a sea horizon. Just yards from the beach is the Hele Bay pub with excellent food.
Hele Bay, and Ilfracombe in the distance, one summer evening - Photo supplied by Peter Woodier
Hele Bay is a rocky bay, offering shingle and some sand at low tides. With much to explore, Hele provides fun for children with it"s abundance of rock pools.
Beach Type: Sand/Rock - Dogs: Dog
Contributed by: Fiona Furguson
