Customers Buying Ice Cream From One of the Famous Hocking’s Ice Cream on Westward Ho! Sea Front in the Spring Sunshine.
Customers buying award winning ice cream from a Hocking’s ice cream van on Westward Ho sea front. Westward Ho! Is a popular beach resort in North Devon. Sometimes the wind blows right in off the Atlantic Ocean, so wind breaks are really useful. At low tide between Westward Ho! and Northam there is a great expanse of sand. This beach is regularly utilised by walkers, surfers and kite boarders. Beneath this is a layer of clay and fossilised ancient woodlands. At various times, usually following winter storms, decaying ribs and the oak hulls of historic ships can be seen at low tides. The best preserved of these at the Westward Ho! end is the 'Sally' of Bristol which was wrecked here on 17th September 1769. It was on voyage from Portugal to Bristol carrying a cargo of port. There are varying theories as to these wrecks. In addition to the 'Sally' the 'Salisbury' was also lost on Northam Burrows in 1750. A further plausible idea is that the other remains are of a Pollaca Briggs. These were the most commonly used sailing boats, carrying coal, limestone and other goods around the North Devon coast and across the Bristol Channel. They were driven ashore at high water and allowed to settle into a scour pit just below the Pebble Ridge. Perhaps the wrecks are of vessels stranded or abandoned when their useful lives were over.
Size: 6000px × 4000px
Location: Westward Ho!, Devon, United Kingdom
Photo credit: © John Insull / Alamy / Afripics
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