Baggy Lodge OPEN for 2014

The Baggy's Team have taken an over due break this winter but we are open again for Accommodation as from 10 March 2014 and from 14 April 2014 for the Cafe and the Lyndon Wake Surf School. Please email us with any enquiries and we will get straight back to you. We look forward to seeing you soon.

Lyndon Wake & Cotty in Ireland

SOUTH of the Border, Vol. 2, follows Lyndon Wake, Andrew Cotton and Tom Butler during a very average month of surf in Ireland. Following an enthusiastic start to the winter, January in the Atlantic was akin to having your house take over by manic depressives who insist on watching the same TV show on repeat. A reminder, if ever one were needed, that winter here is a fickle and tempestuous mistress. "January what a weird little month she was." Said Lyndon "A month of untold amounts of driving, including a 28 hour trip round Ireland just to get to County Clare due to Cotty's van breaking down. Bad tides plagued us, we missed numerous great conditions with the the surf firing in the dark. "In some ways it was quite nice to explore the bad side of a winter in Ireland rather than it being on fire the whole time. Saying of the month was 'you're damned if you do and damned if don't."

Updated Website

Check Out the updated Baggy's Web Site! For 2012 we have 28 economic Bunks in Baggy's Too, 12 Luxury Bunks in Baggy's and 4 Luxurious Doubles with en-suite wet rooms, sofas, robes, etc. The cafe has had a face lift (web pictures to follow) and we are all set for a busy 2012 season. Don't forget we have surf hire, surf lessons, coasteering and climbing all on offer on site here for your one stop shop for your activity based weekend or simple chill out. Most weekends we are now offering good value evening meals too. Please come and see us soon. Mike & Katy, Dave & Jo, Ben and Adam x

SAY NO TO HOTEL

Baggy Point Development

A Planning Application has been submitted to the North Devon District Council to demolish Baggy's Too (Atlantis Lodge) by our Landlords and build a Massive Hotel, Restaurant, Bar and Spa.

We are requesting that everybody that loves Baggy Point objects to the North Devon District Council (NDDC) Outline Planning Application No 52032 to Demolition the Existing Victorian Guest House at Atlantis Lodge, Croyde Bay, EX33 1PA and Construct a Hotel, Restaurant, Bar and Spa.

You can view the plans and make your comment online at: http://planning.northdevon.gov.uk/detail.asp?AltRef=52032&ApplicationNumber=52032&AddressPrefix=&Postcode=&CaseOfficer=&ParishName=&AreaTeam=&WardMember=&DateReceivedStart=&DateReceivedEnd=&DateDecidedStart=&DateDecidedEnd=&Locality=&AgentName=&ApplicantName=&ShowDecided=&DecisionLevel=&Sort1=FullAddressPrefix&Sort2=DateReceived+DESC or write into the council at The Planning Manager, Civic Centre, Barnstaple, Devon, EX31 1EA

We implore you to do this before 10^th June 2011, which is the closing date for public comments, as we belief this proposal will be a monstrosity that will be a major blot on the landscape in this Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) and prevent the general public from viewing the sea or beach whilst walking up this section of the South West Coastal Path. It will also be present visual impairment within the ANOB from any position within Croyde Bay. As far as Baggy Lodge is concerned (our original place which we will move back to next year) it will block nearly all of the views to the sea beach and the bay.

The proposed build is several times the foot print and volume of existing structure which can only be considered as a new facility for tourism which is strictly forbidden within the Local Area Plan.

The traffic generated by the proposal will turn this quaint hamlet into a busy traffic jam deterring walkers from using this section of the South West Coastal Path. Furthermore, the proposal only makes provision for the parking of a limited number of standard size cars and none for larger 4x4 vehicles. As there is no other local parking through the quiet hours and this is bound to generate a vast amount of inappropriate and unsafe parking on private land and the access road to the Baggy Point properties. General access to the local properties will also be severely hindered by the queue of cars wishing to park at the hotel and awaiting access to the single lift and canter-lever parking arrangement proposed blocking the narrow single lane private access road. There are no passing points on this road within 100 meters of the access to the proposed development.

Croyde prides itself on being a charming Devon Village with a established holidaying and surf beach. This proposal does not fit into this character and will attract a new type of visitor form the wealthier section of the populous, who are unlikely to use the established local businesses. Staff for this type of hotel is traditional source from overseas personnel and is unlikely to help local employment.

We implore you to insist that the NDDC Planning Committee refuse this outline planning application and encourage the applicant to propose a more sympathetic use of this property in keeping with the established Character of Croyde and the surrounding area.

New Lambs for 2011

The first of our new lambs arrived on Monday 21 Mar 11 (10 days earlier than expected!). We are expecting around 20 in total, but for now the first three can be seen with their Mums in the Cafe garden (the one with the horns and four legs - same hair style though). Please come and visit them soon. They will be there all over Easter.

BAGGY LODGE OPEN FOR 2011 SEASON

Great News! Baggy Lodge is open for 2011 with a new menu and the same great location. We have 3 double rooms this year (two with an additional single bed) and now 22 bunk bed spaces.

As well as good reasonable priced food and rooms with the most stunning views in Croyde, we are also offering full surf equipment hire, surf lessons, coasteering and climbing.

In addition to our usual instructors we are offering specialist tuition from our own Sponsored Surf Team lead by Lyndon Wake. Lyndon and the rest of his team are all Profession Surfers who partake in the major UK and European events and you can often see them in the surf mags and press. Come and get some top tips from the experts.