Saturday, 20 July 2024

Westward Ho! Strandline on a Blue Flag Beach

Quiet evening walk at low tide, love looking for standout shapes from sea to shore and sky. 

Westward Ho! celebrates its 21st year as a Blue Flag beach, two miles of golden sand popular all year round with surfers, kyakers, supboarders, kitesurfers, windsurfers. I have been photographing this beach for well over twenty years, I love the changing light, reflections, cloud formations and of course any water sports activity, beachwalking silhouettes or beachcombing finds. The shots are from the naturally formed Pebbleridge to the Atlantic Ocean Saturday 13 July.  (See video below)

The Pebbleridge is formed when debris from rock falls further up the North Devon Coast is washed ashore at Westward Ho! Boulders, cobbles and pebbles are pounded by the awesome power of the waves and flung back on the beach. You can see the different colours and textures of the rock which form the ridge. The huge rocks by the slipway have to be returned or replaced when huge Spring tides and Winter storms reek havoc on this part of the coast.  

  • Looking down graphic design - sand patterns, pebbles, seaweed, crab, shells, seapotato
  • Looking up sun, moon, blues ky and cloud formations
  • Looking out across the ocean, surfers and paddleboarders, Lundy Island on the horizon, next stop America -
In March 2022 *North Devon was formally announced as the 12th World Surfing Reserve alongside iconic surfing locations around the world. North Devon main surfing locations include Croyde Bay,Woolacombe.

 Westward Ho! Blue Fag Beach. Photo ©️Pat Adams North Devon Focus

Westward Ho! Blue Fag Beach. Photo ©️Pat Adams North Devon Focus

 
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 Westward Ho! and The Pebbleridge are featured pages on the main 
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North Devon beaches receive national recognition 
**Croyde Beach won the prestigious Blue Flag Beach Award in 2023
**Woolacombe Beach Voted Number 1 in the UK on Tripadvisor (February 2016)
**Woolacombe was selected as The Sunday Times Best Beach of 2021
**Westward Ho! is an award winning Blue Flag Beach. The Blue Flag is the international standard for the best beaches in the world.

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