Hollacombe is a small rural civil parish in the district of Torridge in north‑west Devon, England. It comprises scattered farms and a few hamlets set in rolling hedgerow countryside, a short drive from the dramatic North Devon coast and within easy reach of the region’s coastal footpaths and market towns.
Traditionally agricultural, the parish remains dominated by pastoral and arable farming, though a number of properties now supplement incomes through holiday lets and small rural enterprises. The population is very small and community life is quiet and localised, with older lanes and buildings reflecting a long rural history while residents rely on nearby villages and towns for shops and services.
Postcode districts covering Hollacombe
Most populated places nearby
- Barnstaple 21.6 miles34.7 km
- Bideford 15.1 miles24.4 km
- Tavistock 19.4 miles31.2 km
Neighbouring places
- Cookbury Parish 1.2 miles1.9 km
- Holsworthy Built-up area 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Milton & Tamarside Ward 2.8 miles4.4 km
- Holsworthy Hamlets Parish 3 miles4.8 km
- Ashwater Parish 3 miles4.8 km
- Thornbury Parish 3.2 miles5.1 km
- Bradford Parish 3.2 miles5.1 km
- Clawton Parish 3.2 miles5.1 km
- Chilsworthy Built-up area 3.7 miles5.9 km
- Pyworthy Parish 4.1 miles6.5 km
- Milton Damerel Parish 4.3 miles7 km
- Halwill Parish 4.5 miles7.2 km
Example postcodes in Hollacombe
EX22 6NW, EX22 6NN, EX22 6NP, EX22 6NR
Transport links
- Exeter International Airport 39.3 miles63.2 km
- Newquay Cornwall Airport 39.4 miles63.5 km
- Meldon Railway Station 13.5 miles21.8 km
- Okehampton Railway Station 14.4 miles23.2 km
Hotels near Hollacombe Ad
- Kings Arms Hotel 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Half Moon Inn 7 miles11.3 km
- The White Hart Hotel 2.1 miles3.4 km
Local points of interest
- Bude Haven Harbour 11.6 miles18.6 km
- Millook Haven Harbour 12.2 miles19.6 km
- Brightley Priory Historic site 14.3 miles22.9 km
- Brownsham Wood Historic site 15.1 miles24.3 km
- Mouthmill Beach Beach 15.2 miles24.5 km
- Buckator Beach Beach 17.3 miles27.8 km
- Hingston Down Hill 19.9 miles32.1 km