You owe it to the young. Hannah, Newcastle i previously lived in ilfracombe for 11 long years, until i managed to leave at the age of Paul Armitage I used to live at Lee 1 Brookdale was bought up there with my 3 sisters and brother mother and father, and lived at Lee for 18 years we went to school in Ilfracombe and use to go shopping with my mother every saturday.
I think it is a beautiful place to live and be bought up, I worked at the Beacon Castle Hotel no longer there! I have a brother in Bideford and a sister in Braunton, a sister in Nailsea Bristol, I now live in Carshalton Surrey and have my younger sister living with me.
I guess I have to come back to visit again and see how it's moved on from when I was last there. Ed Have to agree with Nicola from Bicester; I too have been in that Italian restuarant with my girlfriend.
Italian heavy metal music aside at least that's what I thought it was! Well priced too I might add. Brian, Plymouth Good for you Hot Stuff!
Nice to see that despite the moaners and wingers, there are still people who have a positive attitude in Ilfracombe! Shudras, Insularcombe And meanwhile amidst all of this impotent town council hand wringing and local wannabe feel good factor a house down the road from me is up for sale again for the second time in 2 years.
Keep those property prices high and force out the scum! Hot Stuff- Ilfracombe I moved here 4 years ago with my wife and two young children. I started a business 6 months ago. The locals are very welcoming and friendly and have been very supportive with the business.
Unfortunately there is Devonian discrimination against Ilfracombe. In a competition run on Lantern FM two prizes won by Barnstaple residents went unclaimed because they would not dream of coming to Ilfracombe.
Ilfracombe has a wide and varied choice of shops, thankfully few major chains. Yes we do still have too many tat shops and charity shops if that floats your boat but you dont have to shop there. On the down side there are very few positive role models for the youth of the town- thenearest reasonable HE establishment takes 1.
Therefore the girls think having babies is suitable employment and the boys choose dole and dealing. Sarah from Southampton After two holidays with my family to nearby Woolacombe I completely love Ilfracombe. It's set in a beautiful harbour and I have many happy memories from there, including buying plenty of fudge from a shop down by the water!
The town itself we spent a lot of time in while we were down there, and when we return next year I'm sure we'll spend equally as much time there. Neither council has a good record in supporting our community, indeed, in an independent report by a national body slammed NDDC's attitude to the town.
Since then several of us have done more by working hard to get regional and national government involved It is a 20 year project which includes year round ferry services, better roads and linkages, and better housing BUT not lose the beauty of our surroundings, nor the warmth of the welcome.
Saul Hudson Im moving there in a few years, cant wait to get back to the country, after spend so long in LA its going to be a welcome relief! Ann Taylor When I was a young girl my mum and dad brought me to Ilfracombe. Now my husband and I have been coming to Ilfracombe sometimes twice a year for the last 30 years. We never get tired of coming. Anne Marie from France I love Ilfracombe! I have a very very good souvenir about your town!
Anon - Devon Local yes, it's probably best to cowardly hide here. But I agree with most of what Tony H said. Ilfracombe is a waste of space, dirty buildings and grimey streets! Myself and my partner stayed in Gabriel House and the view from our balcony overlooking the sea was amazing- could have stayed there for longer.
Again the local people where very freindly and the reastaurants were all excellent, we were spoilt for choice, all though our firm favourite was the Terrace Tapas and Wine Bar. Ilfracombe is one of our favourite places by far and we will go again next year and who knows we could end up living there one day!!!!
The Italian that he mentioned was excellent and even though they were busy, they sat us down and supplied us with drinks until a table became free. Maybe it was his attitude to the local people that made them turn there noses up at him and his family.
He obviosly has a higher standard to everyone else. Becca, Watford My family regularly holiday in nearby Berrynarbor, and Ilfracombe has become more than a second home to me.
I know the streets back to front and hope to live and work there as soon as I am old enough. I am suprised that anyone has a bad word to say about this beautiful town. Tony H - Bristol Drop a bomb to flatten the land and it won't be missed, what a horrible town Ilfracombe! Having just returned from a seven day holiday or nightmare, we all came to the conclusion that Ilfracombe is not a holiday resort but a local hive for sad residents. I felt sick to call myself English in this town that reminded me of a French holiday to another sad location in this world.
Ilfracombe is suffering from a poor council and worst residents that deserves all the bad publicity I have read through the internet. If you are a tourist beware and I am being serious, this is very much a Locals town and god forbid a tourist visiting a restaurant or the local services.
In seven days, we as a family of five were verbally abused and suffered extremely poor service at many establishments throughout the town. I have no good comments about the people of Ilfracombe except for the tourists we met who were approachable and courteous. The views were impressive but this is natural, other man made buildings suffer a poor neglect but I blame both the council and residents for this once respectable town losing all its credibility. I would assume the council tries to make changes but the residents object to any planning decisions that have left the town back in the ages.
The views are great however, overlooking the harbor is a nice burnt out hotel and near the cooling towers to the local power station Sorry Landmark Theater is a building that has been knocked down but no ones bothered to pick up the rubble. Ask a taxi driver If you can get one! We recommend to any potential visitor to avoid this street like the plague, two local pubs are present at the bottom of the hill that will not be happy with you coming through the door.
We got very dirty looks by the people behind the bars as if to say " this is for local people, please leave otherwise I may turn to stone" and don't expect to eat in the restaurants, each and every restaurant on the street turned us away as they were too busy! What a joke, there were loads of tables available in each restaurant. We were finally allowed to eat in Capstones restaurant but the looks of annoyance from the staff were unbelievable.
I write all these bad comments I could write hundreds more as the town need to understand that their local economy need the tourists to visit and a little hospitality would go a long way. The mayor has written a comment about Ilfracombe or about a resident and he is making it clear that they have no intention of listening, my father is a mayor of a very respectable city and he would not waste his time writing comments but making positive statements to council to sort out their residents, especially businesses or even visit other areas to see how they run their town.
Reply from host Wow strong stuff from Tony - and it's not a very nice picture that he paints. Can anyone from Ilfracombe offer a reply? And are there any tourists whose experiences of this north Devon town are quite the opposite? We look forward to all your comments. Charlotte from London Went to Ilfracombe for the first time last week and was v much impressed. Liked the harbour, town walks and theatre. Happy to see expensive bistro there, wish I could own that big white hotel on the harbour and make it different.
Would like to move there. Saw the hoodies on their skateboards, but it was only 6pm. Hope Shudras will be wrong in a few years time - don't suppose there are many people in north Devon who have grown up with black or brown or yellow friends, as we do in the cities.
I am inclined to investigate further. Elly, Portsmouth Illfracombe is just so amazing!!! It is unique and special. There is something about it!!! Beautiful houses, and sceenery!!!!!!! It identified three destinations a Dominica — Caribbean; b Majorca c North Devon with a good sized picture of Ilfracombe harbour old photo with pier still in tact. Frank Pearson Hi to the South Wallians Welsh as most of Ilfracombe was built, or tunnelled, by welsh miners there are many "locals" who have welsh ancestry, besides which Swansea is the nearest city to north devon.
Just reading Gaz's comments got me all nostaglic about North Devon. Actually, it made me realise, the South welsh are the only people in the world who can regularly go to north devon via boat, and we love it!.
Yes, the bristol channel from the exmoor coast does feel 'compact', like sailing down the Nile Valley, probably because of those awesome sandstone cliffs give make it feel like a ravine. Highlight of sailing to ilfracombe via cardiff has to be going past Great Hangman ft , the highest cliff in Britain - an awesome sight, as is it's sibling Little Hangman ft. This year, I've booked a ticket going from Cardiff to Ilfracombe, and then onto Lundy Island - it'll be great to see bideford bay and hartland point from a totally different perspective come to think of it, you don't get to see the bristol channel from the bideford bay stretch of the A39, do you?
I personally would hate to see devon turned into the midlands the devonian burr is a lot easier on the ear than the awful nasal 'rhining' brummie accent , and if north devon did turn into 'little dudley' or whatever, most of us south walians wouldn't want to go there, therefore loosing quite a lot of weekend business for ilfracombe. Not being anti-brummie, just pro-north devon mind you, being pro-brummie would be a bit difficult really, wouldn't it?
If people in the Midlands want a summer bolt-hole, go to Spain! On the issue of tourism loss from the Midlands, well us southern welsh have been going to ilfracombe via paddle steamer for nearly years - that's loyalty for you, not to mention a lot of chips and beer being bought and helping the local economy!
Like I've pointed out, welsh people love ilfracombe, always have done, and we don't want it spoiled by a load of po-faced brummies turning into a sort of Wolverhamption MkII. Big up for North Devon and see you later this year!
Great journey, as you get to see the likes of porlock, lynton, lynmouth and Great Hangman at ft the highest cliff in devon from a totally different perspective. Weird thing is, the bristol channel feels more like a large river when you sail down the exmoor coast.
My favourite memory of was when last July when we sailing to 'the coombe' from penarth - you should of seen the locals faces when we arrived in the habour! Probably, 'oh no, here come the welsh! Looking forward to seeing north devon coast from the boat this year. How about our Lifeboat, Mark? Again, they're always after people to help. The Volunteer Bureau will certainly shoehorn you into Ilfracombe.
We currently have an ongoing voluntary activity called Cow Green which is turning a patch of waste ground into a communal garden. The Cairn Pleasure Grounds are always after helpers as well. There's plenty of things going on here, all you need to do is look, or ask. It's good to hear from someone who wants to come to 'Combe and take an active interest in the town I love. All the best to you Mark, I hope you enjoy it.
Paul Crabb. The Mayor Can I draw any possible viewer's attention to the following. As a teenager some years ago! A wonderful display of machinery, some of it very rare and almost all collected within miles of the town, can be seen. The display is free of charge, with.
This unique building celebrated in April the Post Office centenary of the first motor mail delivery in the Commonwealth of Australia, which took place between Ilfracombe and Isisford. The Ilfracombe Memorial Park, located in the centre of town offers access to the local swimming pool and Artesian Spa.
After enjoying a leisurely swim why not relax and take advantage of the barbecue facilities and playground equipment, all provided free of charge. Come and enjoy these facilities. The 12 Mile as it has been known since its heyday, is where you can discover a magnificent example of 19th-century craftsmanship. In Torridge the population was 67, in By it is expected to reach 72,, a rise of 7. The figures also show the male population will grow faster than the female population in North Devon, and vice versa in Torrridge.
The average growth rate of the population in England was 5. This newspaper has been a central part of community life for many years. Start on the High Street for a mixture of national chains, independent beauties and an indoor market. Move on through to Fore Street — also the sight of the seasonal fairs — and you get craft shops and quaint cafes. Follow the quaint road and you come to the harbour. Plus there are some beautiful restaurants to try during your time in Ilfracombe. We could be here all day naming them, but for every taste there is an option; have an explore and see what tickles your taste buds.
For those who want to sit back, relax, enjoy the views and watch the world go by, Ilfracombe is the ideal place to put your feet up with a drink. Whether you go with a busy bar down by the sea front promenade or pick a quiet garden away from it all, the list is a great one! Our highlights include St James Place, where a selection of cafes offer hot and cold drinks with cheeky cake. Oh where do we start?!
Of course you have to stand under Vertiy with an ice cream, and enjoy fish and chips with your feet dipping in the sea. Then, to walk it off, explore The Torrs to find the toposcope, or climb Capstone and Hillsborough.
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