Hele Bay
Hele Bay is a small village and beach just to the east of the town of Ilfracombe in North Devon, England. It is on the South West Coast Path. The small village of Hele is inland from the beach.- Type: Beach
- Description: bay in the United Kingdom
- Also known as: “Hele Beach”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Hele Bay and Ilfracombe harbour.
Hele Bay
Pub
Photo: Roger A Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Hele Bay is a pub, which is situated 510 feet south of Hele Bay.
Ilfracombe harbour
Harbor
St Nicholas‘ Chapel and Lighthouse
Church
Photo: Nilfanion, CC BY-SA 3.0.
St Nicholas‘ Chapel and Lighthouse is a church, which is situated 3,500 feet west of Hele Bay.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Chambercombe and Lee Bay.
Chambercombe
Locality
Photo: Roger A Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Chambercombe is a hilly suburb in the North Devon town of Ilfracombe.
Lee Bay
Village
Photo: Tony Atkin, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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. Lee Bay is situated 3½ miles west of Hele Bay.
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.
Hele Bay
- Categories: bay and landform
- Location: Ilfracombe, North Devon, Devon, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
51.21076° or 51° 12′ 39″ northLongitude
-4.09762° or 4° 5′ 51″ westOpen location code
9C3Q6W62+8XOpenStreetMap ID
node 6784531422OpenStreetMap feature
natural=beachWikidata ID
Q5701715
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Swedish—“Hele Bay” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Hele Bay”
- Cebuano: “Hele Bay”
- Swedish: “Hele Bay”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Hele Beach and Hele Cornmill.
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