Saunton Holidays

Holidays in Saunton, or Saunton Sands, offer an attractive base on the North Devon coastline, with 5km of golden sands stretching along the Atlantic. Backed by the high dunes of Braunton Burrows, Saunton holidays feature excellent surfing conditions, with gentle waves well-suited to beginners. It remains an excellent choice for a beach-based getaway or family summer holiday in Devon.

 

Saunton holidays focus on the lovely golden sands that stretch along the coast, with the region popular for days spent sunbathing, long walks by the sea and numerous watersports, and the attractive coastline enhanced by the colourful beach huts lining the shore. Surfing is the main attraction on a Saunton holiday, with conditions ideal for the sport, and surfing lessons and equipment rental are widely available. Beginners can try the sport, with experienced surfers on a Saunton holiday fully making the most of the surf here, as well as exploring the coastline with other favoured spots close by such as Croyde, the best-known surfing beach in Devon, home to bigger waves. Braunton Burrows lies behind the beach and offers sheltered sunbathing on Saunton holidays, with the dunes being labelled a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve, where there are a multitude of wild flowers and a wide variety of birdlife and butterflies, whilst on the south edge is Crow Point estuary, which also attracts birds and seals, and is great for fishing. Saunton holidays also feature a championship golf club, which has been established since the late 19th-century and is considered one of the best in the West Country. Guests on a Staunton holiday can stay in a hotel right on the beach, with facilities for swimming, tennis, squash, table tennis, snooker and a putting green, and a spa a gym, or in one of the nearby UK cottages or lodges offering access to both the beach and the countryside.

 

Holidays in Saunton can also feature day trips to other North Devon beaches, such as Ilfracombe or Woolacomb, towns such as Bideford for a traditional cream tea, or long hikes up on the dramatic Exmoor landscape, where there are magnificent walking trails, and bridle paths for horse riding and cycling. Other trips on Saunton holidays include tours of the rural countryside inland, visits to Barnstable, the main town in North Devon, strolls around the market at Holsworthy, or days at the Eden Project in Cornwall.