Saunton

Worth seeing in and around Saunton

5 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

1. 01
   Saunton Sands

   Saunton Sands is a beach near the English village of Saunton on the North Devon coast near Braunton, popular for longboard surfing. Beyond its southern end, Crow Point, England is the mouth of the River Taw estuary.

   2.4 km · beach in the English village of Saunton on the North Devon coast · Wikipedia
2. 02
   St Brannock's Church, Braunton

   St Brannock's Church is a medieval Church of England church in Braunton, Devon, England. According to legend it was founded by Saint Brannock, a 6th-century Christian saint.

   3.2 km · church in Braunton, Devon, England, UK · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Church of St George

   St George's Church is the Anglican parish church for the village of Georgeham in Devon. Dedicated to Saint George, the 13th-century church comes under the Diocese of Exeter and has been designated a Grade I listed building since 25 February 1965.

   2.4 km · Grade I listed church in Georgeham, Devon, England, UK · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Pickwell

   Pickwell is a small settlement with a converted manor house in the civil parish Georgeham, in the North Devon district, in the county Devon, England. Pickwell lies between the village Georgeham and the coast above Woolacombe and Putsborough beach, close to the South West Coast Path.

   3.3 km · small settlement with a converted manor house in Georgeham, North Devon, Devon, England · Wikipedia
5. 05
   Museum of British Surfing

   The Museum of British Surfing is a Museum based in Braunton, Devon; the museum contains exhibits relating to the history of surfing in the United Kingdom. The Museum of British Surfing was founded by ITV News journalist and surfing historian Pete Robinson as a non-profit organisation called 'The Surfing Museum' in 2003.

   3.1 km · museum in Braunton, Devon, England, United Kingdom · Wikipedia

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Getting to Saunton

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Cardiff (CWL), 68 km · Bristol (BRS), 108 km · Birmingham (BHX), 225 km

• Cardiff → Saunton

  82 km · quickest by road, 3h 30m · £20–26
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• Bristol → Saunton

  118 km · quickest by road, 2h 46m · £15–20
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• London → Saunton

  287 km · quickest by road, 5h 29m · £30–40
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