The Old Eclectick, Ilfracombe

21/10/2026

It’s been a dog-gone glorious summer in hound-heavenly Ilfracombe! 🐾🐾🌞 My guests have shared sooo many seaside happy snaps that it’s been hard to pick the spotlights, but here’s a handful of joyful memories for my summer ‘26 Canine Capers round up!
Whilst most of half term and Christmas have already been snapped up, I’m now offering a 30% last-minute autumn/winter discount on direct bookings, including New Year’s Eve!
Nothing beats the winter blues better than invigorating coastal walkies with your best friend – and a well-earned fireside pub lunch along the way! Get in touch for special family rates too!
Visit Ilfracombe Visit Devon Dogs Welcome

14/10/2026

Calling all you nature photographers - amateur or professional! 📷
Our glorious coastline offers the most dramatic and serene of seascapes + landscapes, as beautifully illustrated at Ilfracombe’s first ever Photographic Festival last weekend!
I’m offering a 40% special autumn + winter ‘26 ‘happy snappers’ discount, so you’ll be nestled by the Harbour in the heart of all the action, right on the South West Coast Path!
Offer subject to availability – and half-term is now wide open due to a cancellation. Best hurry tho’!

Images of some inspirational seascapes courtesy of
and members of taken by me at the festival
The South West Coast Path Visit Ilfracombe Visit Devon Go South West

04/10/2026

Half price half term! 🥳
Due to a cancellation, I’ve now got availability for half term week (23rd-31st Oct)
Given the short notice, I’m offering a HALF PRICE rate for up to two adults and two children – that’s £110 per night for four all in! 🎉 - as ever pets stay for free 🐾🐾
Ilfracombe is kiddie hellish-heaven around Halloween! 😈 Lots of spooky activities including a family Halloween party, BBQ + disco at beautiful Bicclescombe Park, harbour ghost walks, a fireworks extravaganza (Fri 30th) and Watermouth Castle stages it’s annual hair-raising ‘Descend into Darkness’* – a live immersive event around the labyrinthic castle ‘scare zones’ 👻

Spooky stuff aside, Ilfracombe is alive with all the fun of being beside the seaside! Nature’s coastal playground provides endless (free!) entertainment – our beaches & bays offer some of the best crabbing pools; caves, coastal walks, sea glass treasure-hunting, skimming coves and loads more!

Lots of new eateries and attractions have opened this year, many right on your doorstep, including a brand new escape + splatter room, an achingly cool vinyl listening lounge cafe, new art galleries and vintage shops - and a very popular chocolate making workshop for all ages! 🍫😋

Best hurry and get in touch direct to book the half price half-term offer – while availability lasts!

Bicclescombe Park Watermouth Castle and Family Theme Park Concept North Devon Ilfracombe Chocolate Emporium Venture Games Ilfracombe Visit Ilfracombe


Fab fireworks over the harbour image courtesy of Visit Ilfracombe

23/09/2026

Due to a family emergency, my lovely guests had to cut their stay short, despite having booked for the whole week. Whilst my heart and hope for the best outcome go with them, I now availability until Tues 29th Sept.
It’s truly an Indian summer beside our seaside, with temperatures forecast as high as 20°C! 🌞😎
So, given the short notice, I’m offering a 25% discount as a last-minute bargain getaway deal on direct bookings for two nights or 30% on three nights or more! As ever, pets stay for free 🐾🐾

If you’re already missing the summer sunshine, call, message or email me asap! I don’t expect to have availability for long…

Visit Ilfracombe Go South West The South West Coast Path


My best wishes go to Christina and Richard – I hope very much that you’ll return with the gorgeous Roxy when time and circumstances permit 🙏🏻

Beautiful picture of the Harbour courtesy of Visit Ilfracombe

01/09/2026

Belated Happy National Dog Day to all the dedicated keepers of my canine guests - past + future! 🐶🐕🐾🐾
The sentiment may be a bit late, but the amazing coastal walkies will always be here - 5 mins walk from your seaside home from home! And it's never too late to take advantage of my 20% discount for all direct bookings!


Visit Ilfracombe Go South West The South West Coast Path County Lifestyle and Leisure Magazine Dogs Welcome

Discover the best dog walks in Ilfracombe. From the iconic South West Coast Path to the Tarka Trail, explore Devon with your furry friend!

09/08/2026

Thrilled to be chosen to be part of County Lifestyle and Leisure Magazine's special Wandering Paws feature! 😊🐕🐾🐾

It's a canine-caper packed summer so far - and there's still some availability in Sept + Oct, including half term, so get in touch for my 20% discount on direct bookings - and up to three doggos stay for free!
Visit Ilfracombe
Dogs Welcome

13/07/2026

Sun, sea, sand, sparkling coastal landscape and now our great secret revealed: award-winning culture! 🥳
Proud as punch that our charming little seaside enclave has been shortlisted from 400 entries across the entire country - and the only town in the Southwest with a real chance of winning the accolade of the UK Town of Culture!
There’s so much more to see and do beside our seaside!
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/clyxl6x1837o

Ilfracombe Art Trail Landmark Theatre Visit Ilfracombe

Ilfracombe now has £60,000 to develop a full bid with a final winner announced next year.

07/07/2026

As I couldn't put it better myself, I'll let the Scottish press shine a light on our paradise-on-sea!
I still have some availability in July and August and October (my fav month out here) is wide open - including half term, so get in touch to take advantage of my bargain direct booking discount!
https://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/travel/16471067/visit-north-devon-ilfracombe-woolacombe-hidden-gem-beaches/?fbclid=IwdGRjcAS4rjRjbGNrBLitnWV4dG4DYWVtAjExAHNydGMGYXBwX2lkDDM1MDY4NTUzMTcyOAABHshVOJn3cjizPRCcHDV6ZN23GW2bRNx4F_L7UvvRhVUv6jzpcyXMwd35Kbpq_aem_C20vbOH46l3NkLjs-WNJlA

The Scottish Sun Visit Ilfracombe

THEY say that life is better at the beach, and I couldn’t agree more. There’s something blissful about walking barefoot in the sand, breathing in crisp sea air and listening…

26/05/2026

How’s your heatwave going?
It’s Mediterranean heaven here in paradise-on-sea! 🌞😎
Come dip a toe in the (ice cool) water! I still have availability in June + July – call or message me to take advantage of my 15% direct booking discount!
- oh, and up to 3 canine companions stay for free!

17/05/2026

A guest just complimented me on my use of chemical-free cleaning products, as well as refillable plant-based handwash etc. She suggested I ‘big-up’ my sustainability credentials – so here’s a quick spotlight on my eco-friendly side of my wee business!

All my cleaning products are plant-based (Ecover, Miniml, Green Bear), I refill from the two refill shops on our High St (I’m a big supporter of shopping local!). My energy supplier is Octopus, I have safe bicycle space and keep the terrace + outdoor spaces clear of weeds by hand – oh and provide chemical-free wood wool for sparking up the chimenea.
Green tourism certifications are expensive and call for some sustainability levels which are particularly hard to comply with, but I do my best…