These are houses on the edge of the estate where we are staying on the outskirts of Westward Ho!. As you can see on the LHS the estate overlooks Northam Burrows. At the far edge of the burrows is the sea defence which is made up of large rocks. You have to walk over the stones and rocks to get onto the wonderful beach but with my ankle still playing up I dare not try to walk over the rocks. instead we went to Instow today and had a wonderful walk on the sandy beach.
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@golftragic Northam Burrows is a Site of Special Scientific Interest. It is grassy coastal plain with salt marsh, sand dunes and generally unimproved grasslands. Northam Burrows is on one side of the river estuary where two rivers enter Bideford Bay - River Torridge and River Taw. On the other side of the estuary is Braunton Burrows which is the biggest sand dune system in England. Wikipedia is very interesting on Braunton Burrows and well worth a read for the history of the area. I was fascinated by the military use by the Americans in WW2 and the Burrows are still used by the Royal Marines. My image of the plane flying overhead is explained too. When we stay in Instow we often see the Marines out on manoeuvres training for beach landings which this area is perfect for. Not sure why they use the term 'burrows" as I can't find any other definition than holes dug by rabbits!! LOL!! Thanks for asking as I found Wikipedia so interesting!!
