Middle Stone Farm is 25 minutes from the coast. Our nearest beaches are Kilve Beach and Blue Anchor Bay. Kilve is an area of Special Scientific Interest, along this coast the cliffs are layered with compressed strata embedded with fossils. Blue Anchor Bay is a long stretch of sand at low tide, good for sandcastle digging, dog walking and kite flying. The West Somerset Railway trains puff along the edge of Blue Anchor and there is a family and dog friendly cafe called The Driftwood close by.
Our favourite beaches are a bit further west and in our opinion well worth travelling further for. Porlock Weir is 40 minutes from here with a stony beach, harbour (good for crabbing) and lots of independent food places. Bossington Beach is also a 40 minute drive and really stunning, it's over a mile of stony beach with breathtaking views, stone pill boxes and easy cliff walks. The car park at Bossington is National Trust in an orchard with barbecues, a stream to paddle in and a good rope swing, The Owl and Hawk Sanctuary, pony riding school and tea rooms are also nearby.
Lee Bay is a bit of a secret, there's no sign from the road down to the beach - this is a bonus as it means there's hardly anyone there unless you bump into us! At low tide it's perfect for boogie boarding and rock pooling, there's also a cafe - ask us for the postcode when you're staying as there are two Lee Bays, it's over an hour from us but a gorgeous drive over there.
Head to the West Side of Exmoor for surfing lessons, boogie boarding and stunning sand beaches. We like Saunton Sands and Putsborough for boogie boarding and sand dunes, go early though - they're popular and parking can be an issue if you get there late on a hot day. Although they're over an hour's drive from us, it's well worth the journey over Exmoor to travel there, you'll go right through the centre of the National Park - the views are incredible and watch out for wild sheep in the road!
Beer, Branscombe, Exmouth and Sidmouth in South Devon are also worth visiting and are about an hour from here. Drop into The Donkey Sanctuary or Darts Farm (largest farm shop you'll probably ever encounter!) on your way there.
Don't forget the river beaches too - there's Tarr Steps, Wimbleball Lake, Lanacre Bridge, Horner Woods, Watersmeet and no end of places to paddle around Exmoor.
Our favourite beaches are a bit further west and in our opinion well worth travelling further for. Porlock Weir is 40 minutes from here with a stony beach, harbour (good for crabbing) and lots of independent food places. Bossington Beach is also a 40 minute drive and really stunning, it's over a mile of stony beach with breathtaking views, stone pill boxes and easy cliff walks. The car park at Bossington is National Trust in an orchard with barbecues, a stream to paddle in and a good rope swing, The Owl and Hawk Sanctuary, pony riding school and tea rooms are also nearby.
Lee Bay is a bit of a secret, there's no sign from the road down to the beach - this is a bonus as it means there's hardly anyone there unless you bump into us! At low tide it's perfect for boogie boarding and rock pooling, there's also a cafe - ask us for the postcode when you're staying as there are two Lee Bays, it's over an hour from us but a gorgeous drive over there.
Head to the West Side of Exmoor for surfing lessons, boogie boarding and stunning sand beaches. We like Saunton Sands and Putsborough for boogie boarding and sand dunes, go early though - they're popular and parking can be an issue if you get there late on a hot day. Although they're over an hour's drive from us, it's well worth the journey over Exmoor to travel there, you'll go right through the centre of the National Park - the views are incredible and watch out for wild sheep in the road!
Beer, Branscombe, Exmouth and Sidmouth in South Devon are also worth visiting and are about an hour from here. Drop into The Donkey Sanctuary or Darts Farm (largest farm shop you'll probably ever encounter!) on your way there.
Don't forget the river beaches too - there's Tarr Steps, Wimbleball Lake, Lanacre Bridge, Horner Woods, Watersmeet and no end of places to paddle around Exmoor.
