Westward Ho! is actually named after the Charles Kingsley’s 1855 novel Westward Ho! Think of an amazing long beach, really easy to access from the village with its own surf school, great sand, rock pools or more likely pebble pools, it's great. This is a village that has transformed itself, now a modern and thriving tourist destination, great surf and also lots on around the village green overlooking the beach and the sea with Saunton and Lundy in the distance.
Westward Ho! beach has a Blue Flag award for its cleanliness and water quality. There is usually great surf and as the beach is gently sloping, it is also pretty safe and there are RNLI lifeguards during the main holiday season. Behind the beach, there are shops, cafés and traditional pubs along the seafront and in the small center along with a growing number of decent restaurants, arcades and bucket an spade shops. The thai restaurant is also very nice. It has a great feel about it and the biggest draw is the Hockings ice cream van, the best ice cream in the country. See holiday cottages and apartments in Westward Ho! here and if you want more, have a look for Westward Ho! holiday parks with caravans and lodges nearby. There is always a good selection of holiday homes here, just don't forget that ice cream!
