Tourists have discovered this former fishing village, but it’s still a great place for a quiet seaside getaway. Head for the sandy beaches, or explore the quiet, picturesque town with its thatched-roof cottages. Also, salvaged timber may be the latest thing in eco-luxury home decorat...
Combemartin, round the next bend of coast, was for centuries famed for its silver mines, and in a less degree for its lead, iron, and copper172; and here also rich lodes were evidently discovered at some remote period, for the cliffs are honeycombed with tunnels and caves excavated173 ...
There is no town at Saunton, and the mere fringe of houses beside the road is very new; this coast having been of old too dreary117 and inhospitable to afford a home for honest folk. Smugglers, wreckers, and such shy cattle, were among its scanty118 frequenters, and sometimes (the plac...