Hartland Quay, Devon - Coast from air - postcard 1968 Bideford pmk

• Postcard

   

• Picture / Image:  Hartland Quay and Coast from the Air, Devon
• Publisher:  'Valchrome' (1315V)
• Postally used:  yes
• Stamp:  3d purple Wilding
• Postmark(s):  Bideford 1968 slogan postmark "Westward Ho! and Bideford Holdays with the Safest Bathing"
• Sent to:  Chepstow, Mons.
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^{Text from the free encyclopedia WIKIPEDIA may appear below to give a little background information (internal links may not  work) :}

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^{Hartland Quay is located on the Atlantic coast of Devon, south of Hartland point and north of Bude, Cornwall. It experiences some of the roughest seas in winter and is a former harbour.}

^{The harbour dated back to the time of Henry VIII until a storm led to the complete destruction of the harbour wall in 1887. Parts of the old harbour can be seen at low tide. The old Customs House is now a hotel and museum. Current access to the sea and beach is provided by a slipway.}

^{Hartland Quay has featured in a number of films, including Treasure Island (1950), The War Zone (1995), Element of Doubt (1996) and Solomon Kane (2009).[1]}

^{Several ships have been wrecked at Hartland Quay including SS Rosalia and SS Ginetorix.[citation needed] 19th century wrecks included Edward & Ann (1809), Test (1843), Eclipse (1865), Jenny Jones (1868), Zuma (1871), Deux Freres (1885), Royal Saxon (1886), Londos (1891) and Clipper (1895). Numerous other vessels have come to grief at Hartland Point, a few miles to the north.[2]}

^{Hartland Quay is a popular local tourist destination and offers a view into an historic maritime past as well as accommodation, museum, unusual rock formations, rock pools and sandy coves.[3]}

^{The Quay is at the start of one of the most challenging sections of the South West Coast Path.[4][5]}

^{Hartland Quay hosts motorcycle hill climb events.[6]}