Woolacombe & Mortehoe Voice
For everyone who loves this beautiful part of North Devon
Welcome
Welcome to Woolacombe & Mortehoe Voice, where you can find out more about the area’s rich heritage, read interesting features, and learn about these two much loved places.
Woolacombe & Mortehoe Voice is for anyone who has ever had a connection with the area, whether you have lived here, still live here or only visit for a few days a year.
Woolacombe
Woolacombe is steeped in history, it is a traditional coastal resort town dominated by large villa style houses and grand hotels. The three mile beach at Woolacombe is one of the most popular in the region, it is an award-winning beach and is a haven for surfers, families and more. The town of Woolacombe has everything that you would expect to find in a town of this size, including some amazing restaurants and hotels.
Mortehoe
Mortehoe is a pretty village that stands at the top of Chapel Hill overlooking Woolacombe and the Bristol Channel on one side and Lundy Island on the other. It is a popular place for tourists and has a rich history and many beautiful coastal walks that really show off the landscape the area has to offer. At the heart of the village is St Mary Magdalen Church, which is a Grade 1 listed building dating back to 1170, one of the oldest buildings in the area. To find out more about the area’s heritage, visit the Mortehoe museum.
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News
Delve into historical newspaper articles from Woolacombe and Mortehoe dating back to the early 19th Century.
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War Years
A developing record of stories, images and news articles from both World War 1 and World War 2.
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Magazine
The magazine focuses on Woolacombe and Mortehoe, it is for anybody who has a connection and love for this area.
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Whats On
A roundup of events happening in Woolacombe and Mortehoe.
Latest features
Lady Chichester’s Clothing Club – Mortehoe
Thursday 8th October 1868 The annual distribution of clothing by the benevolent lady founder of this Club, took place on Wednesday week in the beautiful room built for the purpose by…
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The Ministers Home at Morthoe – The Grange
Thursday 19th September 1884 It ought to be easy for a man who has stayed for a few weeks in this beautiful home, to give some account of it and…
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Mortehoe as visited by a rambler in 1886
Monday 9th August 1886 Bristol Mercury The claims made at this season by and on behalf of the numerous watering-places on our lovely coasts are sufficiently bewildering to the heads of…
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The Woolacombe & Mortehoe Voice Logo
HI I wanted to tell you a little bit more about the Woolacombe & Mortehoe Voice logo. When I set out to write a magazine, the whole process was very…
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Wedding at Morte-Hoe – Baker & Trute
The marriage was solemnised St. Mary’s Church, Morte-Hoe, on Thursday, the Rev. W. F. Coppard officiating, of Mr. William George Baker, third son of Mr. and Mrs. E. Baker, of West View Bungalow, Seymour,…
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Woolacombe as written in Wardlock’s Guide
Woolacombe is a seaside resort of rapidly-growing importance, reached by way of Mortehoe station 1 ½ miles distant, with which, as with Ilfracombe, it is connected by motor-bus. An excellent…
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Dog Rescue – Barricane Beach
North Devon Journal Thursday 25th March 1943 A courageous act recognised Ilfracombe Evacuee Boy receives R.S.P.C.A’s Silver medal The story of an evacuee boy’s courageous act at night during November gale…
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A Barricane Beach poem from 1911
A poem written by Josephine Crawford and published in the North Devon Journal in February 1911 Oh! Come with me to Barricane Beach Down this little path one is sure…
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I call it magic. I have myself been under the spell. I thought it was merely idiotic at first
Thursday 14th September 1882 Morte-Hoe On the whole I consider Devonshire (not to say Cornwall) undeveloped, from the watering-place point of view. Ilfracombe and Torquay are always to the fore, but…
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Mortehoe Scarecrow Festival 2022 – All at Sea
The first scarecrow festival for a few years made a very welcome return to Mortehoe on Saturday 6th-Sunday 67th August. The theme this year was All at Sea …. we…
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Monkfish and Mortehoe – 1998
This week Friends Restaurant continues its stay in North Devon. You will remember that last week I had been visiting the Cleeve House Hotel in Mortehoe. Seek out a traditional…
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Private Frutoso Chavez
Frutoso Ramos Chaves was born January 21, 1922 in Pecos, Reeves county, Texas, the oldest son of Urbano Franco Chaves and Isabel Ramos. He had five brothers and two sisters.…
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Private Ellis Swanzy
Private Ellis Swanzy known by his friends as “Bo” was KIA on Omaha Beach Pvt. Ellis Swanzy “Bo” Abney (ASN 34635336) was born on April 10, 1924 in Toccopola, Pontotoc,…
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Dynamic Dunescapes Painted Cows
Ten painted cow sculptures can be found on Woolacombe’s sand dunes, starting on the 25th June to celebrate the first World Sand Dune Day these beautiful cows will be making…
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North Devon Hospice Marathon & Half Marathon
Well done to everyone who took part in the North Devon Hospice’s 12 Marathon and Half Marathon. This is known as one of the toughest events, with the most beautiful…
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Unveiling of Mortehoe War Memorial – 13th May 1920
Erected in a prominent position in the Parish Churchyard, the memorial to the fallen from the parish, subscribed for by the parishioners and friends, was unveiled and dedicated on Sunday…
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H.M.S Weazle
H.M.S WEAZLE The coast of North Devon is well known for its history of shipwrecks, however the one that took place on the 11th February 1799 had a massive impact…
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Eliza Yeo 1840-1917
Eliza has often been described as ‘a real character of Mortehoe’. For those of you who have visited the Mortehoe Heritage Museum you will have seen her wax work figurine…
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Woolacombe & Mortehoe 1899 – A visitors review
Morte Point, with its stern beauty, and the slanting spur of rocks which is covered when the tide is full, then the suggestiveness of the name is seen, and dwellers here about…
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A look back at Woolacombe Weddings
With the wedding season in full swing, we take a look at some of the weddings that Woolacombe & Mortehoe have over the years. All were reported in the local newspapers, and…
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