Woolacombe, Mortehoe and Lee
A collection of pictures from around Woolacombe, Mortehoe and Lee, this is the location where I go to take pictures the majority of the time and the area I know best.
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One of the amazing wonders about this location is that the sun sets to the left of Lundy Island when viewed from Woolacombe during the Autumn\Winter months (after Autumn equinox) and to the right during the Spring\Summer months (after the Spring equinox).
July 2024 - This picture was taken above Combesgate Beach on a perfect summer morning for photography. The winds were light, the sun was bright and there weren’t many people around. I’ve always loved this perspective and with turquoise seas, the sunlit waves crashing on the shiny sandy beach, it showed a really beautiful perspective. I liked also the few surfers out at sea adding dots of colour and the solitary person with their shadow on the shore.
July 2024 - One of those evenings when the light and conditions where perfect and it seemed easy to take lots of stunning photos. I I had come from Woolacombe Down where the foxgloves where abundant, then onto the beach where the wind had been blowing forming photogenic stripes. As I was coming off the beach, I took this picture from a position that everyone knows. I love the shadows of wall and footprints in the sand as we look down the freshwater stream to the sea. It was warm too!
July 2024 - Taken with my flying camera during a beautiful Saturday morning in July. It was still quite quiet, the wind was low and the warm sun was behind the camera, perfect conditions for this picture! Looking down on the luscious turquoise coloured sea being enjoyed by surfers paddling out from Combesgate and Barricane beaches. You can also see the Donkey path winding its way up the hill and Grunta beach amongst the rocks on the far left.
June 2024 - One of those evenings when the light and conditions where perfect and it seemed easy to take lots of stunning photos. I I had come from Woolacombe Down where the foxgloves where abundant, then onto the beach where the wind had been blowing forming photogenic stripes. I wanted to capture the vibrant red of the closest beach hut against the sunset and stripy sand. The beach huts this year were all in colour sequence red, yellow, green, blue repeat! Closest is Christine, then Grace
March 2018 - Snow in Woolacombe is pretty rare, but in 2018 there were several heavy falls thanks to ‘the beast from the east’. This picture was taken from the top of Potters Hill where there were great views over the whole of the village covered in the white stuff. It was a grey day, the sun never actually put in an appearance, but it is possible to make out most of Woolacombe’s wonderful landmarks.
June 2022 - Taken the day after the longest day when the sun is furthest around to the right over Mortehoe when viewed from here. It seemed to be conveniently slotted into the dip of the hills below to make a beautiful image. The village is perfectly framed by the green of its landscape and the photo has so much detail including Morte Point to the left over to the Smugglers Rest on the far right. Also on the right and in the distance on this very clear evening is Worms Head,Gower,South Wales!
March 2021 - An evening after the Equinox and the first day Spring. The light was absolutely perfect and I managed to get many nice pictures on this evening walk. The landscape is still mainly covered in its Autumn and Winter brown blanket. I loved sunlit houses and the shadows on many of the features especially from the waves and also Potters Hill! There are people dotted about enjoying the sunset from the beach a few surfers out from Combesgate Beach below.
August 2020 - This picture was taken on the Sunday evening of a very busy August Bank Holiday weekend. It was taken from a high point on Baggy Point over 2.5 miles away! There’s one obvious edit made to complete this image if you know the history of the village. Can you work it out? It had been in my mind for a while to try and take a picture like this during a busy evening when most of the buildings were occupied and there was a lot of traffic around, creating the fascinating Image.
October 2015 - My dog Poppy and I love to explore the landscape around North Devon. When you reach the high points of some of the walks the views are breathtaking even for dogs. So sometimes you just have to sit and enjoy. From this particular location you can not only see over to Baggy Point and Hartland, but also over Morte Point and to Wales in the opposite direction.
March 2021 - Taken on a dog walk at the start of March when it was still Winter. It’s always a great time of year when the colour starts to appear around the landscape and the yellow of the Gorse here really caught my eye. The sun was out and the sea a beautiful turquoise blue complimenting the Gorse. The view is nicely balanced with the curve of the dunes and beach across in the distance, while people on the beach enjoy the rare winter sunshine.
August 2021 - Taken on a VERY productive week where everything looked stunning. It was the height of summer when the colours of the coast were at their best and it was during a period of extremely still seas and no wind. I was perched on the side of a hill behind watching some boats cruise past and almost ruin the flat seas. I took this as a boat had paused in the distance so its passengers could witness the sunset under the gaze of the lighthouse.