Watermouth

I'VE driven past Watermouth Castle on the road between Ilfracombe and Combe Martin many times during my exploration of North Devon, but had never stopped to investigate – until now. You should never judge a book by its cover and the same can be said ...

They discovered the pair had pre-existing medical conditions, so while their yacht was towed to Watermouth, the inshore lifeboat was called out to help transfer the people to shore and into the care of waiting coastguard teams. Andrew Bengey, volunteer ...

At around 6.45pm the lifeboat, called the Barry and Peggy High Foundation, was called out to assist a 7-metre yacht, the Penny Lass, five miles from Woody Bay. It was sailing from Wales and was en route to Watermouth Harbour with two people on board ...

Tributes have been paid to the imaginative inventor who transformed Watermouth Castle into a magical tourist attraction. Castle owner Richard Haines died on June 11 aged 75 but will be remembered by many for his drive and passion to create new things ...

Richard Haines was the owner of Watermouth Castle, near Ilfracombe, which was built in 1825 and serves as a family attraction and theme park today. Richard, born on May 19, 1940, was one of four siblings and spent his early years in Peterborough along ...

JET skiers are preparing to take to the waters of North Devon on Friday for the launch of the second annual Wavefest. The nine-day event, which made its debut at Watermouth Cove Holiday Park last year, will see skiers from across the country return to ...