Coombe is a small, typically quiet hamlet tucked into the rolling countryside of Cornwall in England, its name coming from the old word for a small valley. You’ll often find it set around a narrow lane or stream with stone cottages, hedgerows and farmland giving a very rural, sheltered feel – the kind of place that draws walkers and people wanting to escape the busier coastal resorts.
Like many Cornish combes, the settlement’s character reflects a mix of agricultural life and the region’s wider industrial past, with nearby landscapes shaped by farming and, in places, former mining or china‑clay workings. Local social life tends to centre on village halls, cottages and country pubs, and the area is valued for its scenic footpaths, wildlife and proximity to the coast and heritage attractions of the wider county.
Postcode districts covering Coombe
Most populated places nearby
- Bideford 17.6 miles28.3 km
Neighbouring places
- Morwenstow Parish 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Stratton, Kilkhampton & Morwenstow Ward 2.8 miles4.5 km
- Kilkhampton Built-up area 3.1 miles4.9 km
- Poughill Built-up area 3.1 miles4.9 km
- Bude Built-up area 3.7 miles6 km
- Welcombe Parish 3.8 miles6.2 km
- Stratton Built-up area 4 miles6.5 km
- Bude-Stratton Parish 4.1 miles6.5 km
- Launcells Parish 4.8 miles7.7 km
- Marhamchurch Built-up area 5.6 miles8.9 km
- Widemouth Bay Built-up area 6.4 miles10.4 km
- Pancrasweek Parish 6.7 miles10.8 km
Example postcodes in Coombe
Transport links
- Newquay Cornwall Airport 36.3 miles58.4 km
- Exeter International Airport 50.8 miles81.8 km
- Chapelton Railway Station 24.8 miles39.9 km
Hotels near Coombe Ad
- The Beach at Bude 3.7 miles5.9 km
- Tommy Jacks Beach Apartments 4 3.3 miles5.4 km
- The Falcon Hotel 3 4 miles6.4 km
- The Anchor Inn 8.1 miles13 km
- Widemouth Manor 4 7.1 miles11.4 km
Local points of interest
- Bude Haven Harbour 3.6 miles5.7 km
- Millook Haven Harbour 7.7 miles12.5 km
- Brownsham Wood Historic site 9.7 miles15.7 km
- Mouthmill Beach Beach 10.5 miles16.8 km
- Buckator Beach Beach 13.2 miles21.3 km