Landkite spot · United Kingdom

Westward Ho!

Name: Westward Ho!
Address: GB

Riders have kited it in SW–NW.

Show on the map51.0540, -4.2349

Works in: SW–NW
Nearest airport: EXTExeter International Airport, 68 km

Forecast and webcams

Before you go

Forecasts often disagree. When Windguru, ALADIN and Windy agree, it is worth going.

Tips for this spot

Always a helmet; on a mountainboard also wrist and knee guards.
A mown meadow or firm beach is best. Walk the area for molehills, stones and fences before you launch.
There is no water to fall into: start with a smaller kite than you would take on water.

On site

Wind and riding area

bestworksno reports

Direction the wind blows from. Based on riders' experience, not a forecast.

Pparking

From riders

What you need to know

Size of the area: Extensive 2-mile-long sandy beach

Parking

Car park “Sandymere Car Park” about 350 m from the spot, paid.OpenStreetMap

Rules and respect

Beach use restrictions apply (details on the Torridge District Council website)community map

Conditions

Sandy beach suitable for buggying and landboarding; a larger swell improves beach conditionscommunity map

In riders' own words

„Best wind conditions range from SW through to NW“
„This is a large area of sandy beach, with a 2 mile expanse suitable for buggying and land boarding.“
„OpenStreetMap way/150910744“
„OpenStreetMap way/151234393“
„There are restrictions on the use of the beach - details can be found here: http://www.torridge.gov.uk/CHttpHandler.ashx?id=10190&p=0.“
„sandy beach, with a 2 mile expanse suitable for buggying and land boarding. ... with a bigger swell improving beach conditions.“

Photos from the area

Torridge , Coastal Scenery - geograph.org.uk - 4013358 · 89 m from the spot
Lewis Clarke, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

Torridge , Sandy Beach - geograph.org.uk - 4013352 · 90 m from the spot
Lewis Clarke, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

Torridge , Sandy Beach - geograph.org.uk - 4013351 · 128 m from the spot
Lewis Clarke, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

Wind by month

When it blows

Average wind speed 10 m above ground from NASA POWER (MERRA-2, 2001–2025). The model works on a grid of roughly 50 km; on hills and by the water the wind is often stronger and gustier.

12.7Jan6.5

12.3Feb6.3

11.4Mar5.9

9.9Apr5.1

9.8May5.0

9.2Jun4.7

9.3Jul4.8

9.6Aug4.9

10.0Sep5.1

11.3Oct5.8

11.7Nov6.0

12.3Dec6.3

windiest monthsaverage wind in knots, NASA POWER; below the month in m/s

Values by month

January	12.7 knots · 6.5 m/s
February	12.3 knots · 6.3 m/s
March	11.4 knots · 5.9 m/s
April	9.9 knots · 5.1 m/s
May	9.8 knots · 5.0 m/s
June	9.2 knots · 4.7 m/s
July	9.3 knots · 4.8 m/s
August	9.6 knots · 4.9 m/s
September	10.0 knots · 5.1 m/s
October	11.3 knots · 5.8 m/s
November	11.7 knots · 6.0 m/s
December	12.3 knots · 6.3 m/s

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Sources: Community map “Kite Buggying Locations” (Google My Maps). Wind NASA POWER, airports OurAirports, photos Wikimedia Commons (author and licence with each photo). As of 17 October 2026. These are riders' reports; local rules change, so look around before you ride and follow local signs.