Lee Bay
Lee Bay or just Lee is a small village on the North Devon coast near Woolacombe. Lee is situated on the rugged and inhospitable stretch of coast between Ilfracombe and Woolacombe, which includes Bull Point and Morte Point, both notorious for shipwrecks in earlier times, and both on the South West Coast Path.Places of Interest
Highlights include Grampus and Bull Point Lighthouse.
Bull Point Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Photo: Herbythyme, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Bull Point Lighthouse is a lighthouse on Bull Point, about one mile north of the village of Mortehoe, on the northern coast of Devon, England. The lighthouse provides a visual aid to the villages of Mortehoe, Woolacombe and Ilfracombe, and warns of the inhospitable and rocky coast that lines the area.
Mortehoe Museum
Museum
The Mortehoe Museum is a museum located in Mortehoe, Devon, England, 1.5 miles north of Woolacombe. The museum building, originally a barn, is now owned by the National Trust and leased to Mortehoe Heritage Trust, registered charity number 1068961, who run the museum. Mortehoe Museum is situated 2 miles southwest of Lee Bay.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Woolacombe and Pickwell.
Woolacombe
Photo: PeteK78, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Woolacombe is a seaside resort on the coast of North Devon, England, which lies at the mouth of a valley. The beach is 3 km, sandy and gently sloping, making it ideal for flying kites.
Pickwell
Hamlet
Photo: Rodw, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Pickwell is a small settlement with a converted manor house in the civil parish of Georgeham, in the North Devon district, in the county of Devon, England. Pickwell is situated 4 miles southwest of Lee Bay.
Putsborough
Hamlet
Photo: Rodw, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Putsborough is a hamlet in Georgeham Civil Parish on the west-facing coast of North Devon, England. It is about 3⁄4 mile north of the village of Croyde and 1 mile west-northwest of the village of Georgeham. Putsborough is situated 4½ miles southwest of Lee Bay.
Lee Bay
- Type: Village
- Also known as: “Lee”
- Category: locality
- Location: Ilfracombe, North Devon, Devon, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.19628° or 51° 11′ 47″ northLongitude
-4.17107° or 4° 10′ 16″ westElevation
121 feet (37 metres)Open location code
9C3Q5RWH+GHOpenStreetMap ID
node 281712125OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
2644699
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In Other Languages
“Lee Bay” goes by many names.
- French: “Lee Bay”
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