South Pusehill

10/10/2024

Magical Northern lights over south pusehill

10/05/2024

So glad we stayed up the northern lights certainly put on a show South Pusehill

16/02/2024

You can experience some Spectacular sunrises and sunsets here in Westward Ho!

Love low tide sunrise Westward Ho!

02/02/2024

Mother Nature sure knows how to WOW ! February is a fantastic time to come visit

Tonight's Sunset Westward Ho!

11/08/2023

This is such a great place to spend some time at when staying with us, it’s not all just about the beaches

30/07/2023

Have you been good ? ✅

Are you on the nice list ? ✅

We have Christmas 🎅 availability in our luxury dog friendly cottage🎄

The hot tub is still a fabulous place to relax in when the weather is cold.

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20/07/2023

Just some of the amazing things you can do whilst staying at South Pusehill we are so lucky to have this diverse space so close

The summer holidays are nearly here and we've prepared a range of free family activities every Tuesday and Thursday afternoon. Starting with 'miniature marvels' on Tuesday 25th July you can join this self guided trail all summer searching for where the Burrows fairies have hidden away in the dunes to play with the butterflies and other minibeasts. We have got some great 'citizen science' days with the big butterfly hunt and the big seaweed search where your sightings can contribute to national research and we are also being joined by the Bumblebee Conservation Trust team for a Bumblebee safari. It's time to plan your summer of fun!

06/07/2023

Just a few of the fabulous reviews we have received here at South Pusehill!

When are you coming to visit ?

10/06/2023

We are so lucky with the weather but our 🐶 guests needn’t worry they can still enjoy a fantastic walk in the shaded forest and cool streams at Eggesford whilst our human guests can also enjoy a yummy cream tea

04/06/2023

Just one of the many amazing places to enjoy on your holidays here at South Pusehill with your toddler and the added bonus of access to the Big Sheep 🐑 too !

🐻Child-led play means following your child’s lead in play. It means watching your child and responding to what your child says or does to keep their attention focused a little bit longer.

Following your child’s lead is good because your child learns best when they’re interested in an activity. When you follow your child’s lead in play, you can take advantage of things that interest your child to help them learn something new through play.

Also, when your child leads, they build communication skills and learn how to influence things around them.

🐻How Young Children Learn🐻

⭐️Built-in Information Receptors
When children are feeling safe they are open to taking in and processing all of the information with all of their senses. As we all do, children experience the world through their senses: by seeing, feeling, smelling, tasting, moving, balancing, hearing... the more senses involved, the more you can 'know' about what you are experiencing!

⭐️Super Senses
The two key senses for young children's learning are sight and touch - which includes movement and balance.

⭐️Sight
Children are always noticing things they see, things that we adults are often oblivious to.
Apart from the things they see around them, they are also constantly scanning for other information, they will be reading your eyes and your face to see if spiders are 'okay' or 'scary', if dirt is 'yucky' or 'okay'. Checking in with you, having eye contact is an important information tool for your little one. Your presence is the safe-ground that allows them to relax and feel safe.

⭐️Touch
Every child wants to touch everything from the moment they have hand-eye coordination!
Is it rough, smooth, wet, dry, prickly, warm, cold, hot, dusty, textured? Does it move or is it still? The most incredible amount of information is transmitted through touch! The finger tips are directly connected to the brain forming information highway.

⭐️But there is a super-information highway, a place where you get even more information; touch combined with smell and taste. We have all done it, and we all see our babies doing it... into the mouth. The mouth has the most nerve endings of any part of the human body, giving a touch, smell and taste experience all at once. Add the sensory information coming through your finger tips as you put the 'treasure' to your mouth - information explosion!

⭐️Next time you see a little one putting something up to their mouth, be mindful of what it is that they are doing... they are gathering first hand information about the earth they are on through the dirt, sticks, leaves etc. This is normal behaviour for all children, and in fact there is research to suggest that its good for them!

⭐️Movement
Have you ever known a baby or child to lay or sit still when they are not asleep?
Movement and motion both stimulate the brain to grow. In the first two years of life a child's brain will grow from 25% of its adult size to 80% of its final size. Science has identified that movement is an important key to making this growth happen. More specifically, it is the rocking motion of walking that does it, the same motion they 'grew in' in the womb. So there is a good reason why children can't sit still and like to be rocked, they need it to grow, it is good for them.

🐻Modelling
You are the Model: Your child 'downloads' you and the ways you interact in the world of Nature.
Your children will be learning from what you do. When you come to Nature Play and enjoy the seasons and the weather, the trees and the plants, the creatures and the birds, the children and each other, you are teaching your children to enjoy Nature too: "It's just what you do". As you grow your love of the Earth, the children copy you and grow theirs. From you, they learn that the environment we are surrounded in is enjoyable and important. They learn that the worms, berries and birds around us are important parts of our Living Earth.🌎

28/05/2023

Just one of many fantastic attractions near our holiday home for you all to enjoy

28/05/2023

This is amazing news 🗞️ for all our guests is on our doorstep supports local produce and families and above all is fantastic food and drink too !

We can’t wait to return

***UPDATE***

We are really pleased to announce The Hills return!! Planning has now been approved for the next chapter of The Pigs journey.

Some extra holiday units will be added, a mix of wooden chalets and safari tents. The Pub will then re-open to the public and guests alike. We will be honoring the past with a foodie menu, utilising local ingredients and suppliers.

And YES our famous roasts will be back!

See you all soon

Matt & Chy (& baby Florence)

04/04/2023

Our very own resident dog Purdy enjoyed her pamper groom Coastal K9 Cuts why not treat your dog to a little spa action when staying with us South Pusehill

19/01/2023

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This post shows you the incredible views you are so lucky to get of the Milky Way whilst staying at South Pusehill

Imagine experiencing this whilst sitting in our hot tub bubbling away at 40c 👌🏻

North Devon shared a post on Instagram: "Trawling the for something different and I found this from .tv Watch with the volume up! Proof that you can still capture the Milky-Way in winter. This is an edit of a three hour time-lapse shot a couple of weeks ago at Westward Ho i...

02/01/2023

Come and stay at South Pusehill so you can join in next years New Years dip tradition !

Famous Run into thee sea on New Years Day at Westward Ho Devon,

01/11/2022

Just some of the lovely comments left by our fabulous guests this year ! We love the fact that we have given them some wonderful memories to cherish……. Come again soon

24/09/2022

11/09/2022

Amazing art for an amazing Monarch