Watermouth is a sheltered
bay
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and
hamlet
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between
Hele Bay and
Combe Martin
Combe Martin is a village, civil parish and former manor on the North Devon coast about east of Ilfracombe. It is a small seaside resort with a sheltered cove on the northwest edge of the Exmoor National Park.
Due to the narrowness of the ...
on the
North Devon
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coast of
England
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. The settlement's castle, named as
Watermouth Castle
Watermouth Castle is a building in Watermouth, near Ilfracombe, North Devon, England, designed by George Wightwick as a residence for the Bassett family in the mid-19th century and is not a true castle but a country house built to resemble one. ...
, is currently used being as a
theme park
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. Watermouth harbour is shielded by the natural breakwater of
Sexton's Burrows
Sexton's Burrows is a narrow rocky peninsula which forms a natural breakwater to the Harbour of Watermouth Bay on the North Devon
North Devon is a local government district in Devon, England. North Devon Council is based in Barnstaple. Oth ...
.
Watermouth Valley Camping Park
Watermouth is a sheltered bay and hamlet between Hele Bay and Combe Martin on the North Devon coast of England. The settlement's castle, named as Watermouth Castle, is currently used being as a theme park
An amusement park is a park th ...
can be found in Watermouth.
References
External links
Watermouth castle
Hamlets in Devon
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