Combe Martin has around 2000 inhabitants and has a great sense of community with its own medical centre, library, village hall, football clubs, bowling green, and community centre.

You'll find all the usual shopping and seaside facilities plus a huge range of clubs and activities for all ages from nine to ninety.

The beaches are brilliant for the whole family with rock pools, cliffs, caves, peebles - and when the tide is out there's plenty of beautiful soft sand.

There are many festivals and events in Combe Martin's calendar

Combe Martin has loads of festivals and events throughout the year including a comedy and music festival, carnival, and a monthly farmers market in the local village hall.

Probably the most famous tradition is the annual hobby horse event known locally as 'Hunting the Earl of Rone'.

Villagers start hunting the Earl on a Friday evening, and continue daily until Monday when he is captured in Lady's Wood at the top of the village.

He is then escorted down to the seaside and thrown into the sea.

The masked Earl of Rone

The main cast of characters are the masked Earl of Rone, the hobby horse, a fool, a troop of grenadiers, the captain, the band, followers and the donkey which carries the captured Earl, stopping off half way for a long pint.

The tradition has only recently been revived and wasn't performed at all between 1837 and 1970.

In 2002 the Guinness Book Of Records recognised Combe Martin as the holder of the longest street party in the UK.

This event took place during the Queen's Jubilee Celebrations in 2002 and stretched over 1½ miles.

The party consisted of some 700 tables with bands, bouncy castles and between 5000 and 8000 visitors.

The most high-tech attraction in the village is the Combe Martin Dinosaur and Wildlife Park.

Set in 25-acres of beautiful woods and parkland, visitors will find a collection of animatronic dinosaurs alongside hundreds of real birds and animals.

There's a whole range of things to do within these lovely grounds, from visiting the butterfly house to falconry displays.