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Varley House

Ilfracombe

📍 13 Chambercombe Park Terrace, EX34 9QW

🔌 Nearest public charging: · 0.1 mi (Open Charge Map)

🌊 Ilfracombe Hele: Good bathing water 0.4 mi · Environment Agency

Varley House
  • Freshly prepared breakfast with hot or cold choices
  • No smoking throughout, including e-cigarettes
  • Own car park and sunny garden on site
  • Opposite Hillsborough Nature Reserve, short stroll to harbour
Varley House is a welcoming guest house in Ilfracombe, North Devon, offering a friendly, relaxing atmosphere and freshly prepared breakfasts with hot or cold choices. The whole establishment is no smoking, including e-cigarettes, with smoking permitted only outside in the front garden. Guests benefit from the house's own car park and a sunny garden, and the property sits opposite Hillsborough Nature Reserve, overlooking the harbour just a short stroll away. The surrounding area is rich with attractions, including Ilfracombe Hele beach, Hele Cornmill, Ilfracombe Aquarium and Ilfracombe Museum, all within a mile. Ilfracombe itself offers a picturesque harbour, shops, restaurants and the South West Coast Path nearby, making Varley House a comfortable base for exploring this scenic stretch of North Devon.

How far to…

Harbour
short stroll
Beach
0.4 miles
Station
9.3 miles

Practical details

Parking
Own car park included
Pets
Smoking only outside, in front garden

Accommodation on site

  • Rooms

Details taken from the operator's own website on 28 Oct 2026 — check current terms when you book.

Facilities

  • ✓ WiFi
  • ✓ Parking
  • 🔌 EV Charging Nearby

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Where you'll be

Varley House

Explore the area

Everything within reach of Varley House — days out, famous places and the local food worth walking to.

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Things to do

Days out and attractions, nearest first

Hele Cornmill

🏛️ Museums & Galleries · 0.3 mi

Hele Cornmill

Hele Cornmill is a 16th century working water mill in North Devon, where entry to the mill is free a...

Ilfracombe Aquarium

🐠 Aquariums · 0.5 mi

Ilfracombe Aquarium

Ilfracombe Aquarium sits in the Old Lifeboat House on Ilfracombe's historic pier, taking you on a th...

Ilfracombe Museum

🏛️ Museums & Galleries · 0.9 mi

Ilfracombe Museum

Ilfracombe Museum is an independent charity museum housed in the former laundry of the old Ilfracomb...

Watermouth Castle

🎢 Theme Parks · 1.5 mi

Watermouth Castle

Watermouth Castle is a family theme park set within a historic castle in Berrynarbor, North Devon, w...

Combe Martin Museum

🏛️ Museums & Galleries · 2.9 mi

Combe Martin Museum

Combe Martin Museum is a small, accredited local history museum and Tourist Information Point set ov...

Combe Martin Wildlife and Dinosaur Park

🎢 Theme Parks · 4.5 mi

Combe Martin Wildlife and Dinosaur Park

Combe Martin Wildlife & Dinosaur Park is a family-run wildlife and dinosaur attraction set in a 28-a...

Mortehoe Museum

🏛️ Museums & Galleries · 4.7 mi

Mortehoe Museum

Museum in Mortehoe, England, UK

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Places to visit

The famous spots within a day trip

Watermouth Castle

Castle & Heritage · 1.6 mi

Watermouth Castle

Town Farmhouse

National Trust · 4.7 mi

Town Farmhouse

Arlington Court

National Trust · 6.5 mi

Arlington Court

Hunter's Inn

National Trust · 7.7 mi

Hunter's Inn

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Eat & drink local

The local legends within walking-ish distance

The Lookout

🫖 Tea Rooms · 0.2 mi

The Lookout

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The Lime Kiln Cafe

🫖 Tea Rooms · 0.3 mi

The Lime Kiln Cafe

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The Hele Bay

🍺 Pubs & Inns · 0.4 mi

The Hele Bay

Opening times ↗
Joey's

🍦 Ice Cream & Creameries · 0.6 mi

Joey's

The Wellington

🍺 Pubs & Inns · 0.9 mi

The Wellington

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Little Mama‘s

🫖 Tea Rooms · 0.9 mi

Little Mama‘s

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