HWAP contest winners announced

Thank you for all of your entries to our competition. As the results were so tight, we are pleased to announce that we have selected two winners to go on this awesome trip in November 2009. They are:

Nick (Lloydy) Lloyd from Barnstaple, Devon
Dave Williams from Cornwall

Our lucky winnners have won a boat trip on the 100ft sailing vessel 'Indo Jiwa' through the Hinako Islands ( North West of Nias, Indonesia ), a group of eight pristine tropical Islands, rarely visited by foreigners.
The competition was organised in order to raise the profile of the organisation 'Holidays with Purpose'' which aims to combine an amazing surf boat trip experience, whilst also putting something back into the local community. The winners will join a party travelling to Indonesia on 10th November and returning on 24th November.

The trip is designed to give them a unique experience to become part of a village community, not simply as a tourist observing but as a member. Each day you they will have the opportunity to surf some amazing breaks on off shore islands, dive, snorkel, and fish, then put something back to the community by going onshore to work on one of the numerous projects which 'Holidays with Purpose' have set up. These include teaching youngsters to surf, hosting children’s activities, teaching English, building projects or getting involved in kick starting a micro business aimed at giving long term sustainability.
In the evening they will return to the boat for a delicious meal and retire for the night in air conditioned comfort.

Holidays With Purpose run chartered trips throughout the year. For more information visit www.baggys.co.uk/hwp or e-mail hwp@baggys.co.uk

Win the surfing holiday of a lifetime

Win a surfing holiday to Indonesia with Baggy's and Holidays With Purpose.

Surfers have a very rare opportunity to enter a free competition to win a boat trip on the 100ft sailing vessel ‘Indo Jiwa’ through the Hinako Islands ( North West of Nias, Indonesia ), a group of eight pristine tropical Islands, rarely visited by foreigners.
The competition is organised in order to raise the profile of the organisation ‘Holidays with Purpose’, which aims to combine an amazing surf boat trip experience, whilst also putting something back into the local community. The winner will join a party travelling to Indonesia on 10th November and returning on 24th November.

The trip is designed to give you a unique experience to become part of a village community, not simply as a tourist observing but as a member. Each day you will have the opportunity to surf some amazing breaks on off shore islands, dive, snorkel, and fish, then put something back to the community by going onshore to work on one of the numerous projects which ‘Holidays with Purpose’ have set up. These include teaching youngsters to surf, hosting children’s activities, teaching English, building projects or getting involved in kick starting a micro business aimed at giving long term sustainability.
In the evening you will return to the boat for a delicious meal and retire for the night in air conditioned comfort.

For more details of the organisation ‘Holidays with Purpose’ log on to www.holidayswithpurpose.com and to gain free entry to the competition visit the HWAP page on the Baggy's website, www.baggys.co.uk/hwap The winner will receive the boat trip, including domestic transport to and from the boat. All you will need to pay for is your overnight stay in Medan, Sumatra and your flights.

How to enter

Sorry but the competition is now closed.

Gorgeous Baggy's

Hi Mike, We stayed in Oysters last night (unfortunately just the one night). As we didn't see you this morning, we wanted to say thanks, Baggy's is gorgeous.It's a really different, special place. The rooms, cafe and atmosphere are fantastic. Thanks again.Hope to see you again soon, Cathy and Mark (from Exeter)

Yoga retreats at Baggy's

Hi all, it's time for another Baggy's update.

We are pleased to announce our new Yoga Retreats!

If you need time to relax, find yourself and generally unwind away from the rush and stress of daily life, this could be perfect for you.

We have now arranged our first 4 day yoga retreat here at Baggy's. The dates run from Sunday 1st to Thursday 5th November 2009.

The retreat will be run by Philip Flitman has been working for 15 years as a Yoga teacher and therapist.

This fantastic Yoga holiday will include accommodation and meals, as well as 2 daily yoga sessions, classes in inspired writing and some time to just relax and enjoy the local landscape & hospitality

For more information check out the Baggy's yoga page, or contact us on 01271 890078

Weddings at Baggy's

We are proud to announce our new service - as an perfect location for your wedding reception!

We have teamed up with V:Marquee - Wedding Marquee specialists, to give you a perfect venue for your big day!

We can arrange for a professionally dressed marquee to be set-up on our terraced garden, overlooking the sea and Croyde beach.

As well as the location, we can also provide catering, accommodation and other facilities should you require them.

Contact us for more information or visit V:Marquee to find out more about their marquee hire and decoration service.

Goldcoast is over & the heatwave has arrived

Another Gold Coast has been and gone and order can be restored to the lodge once more. That's another good feature of the lodge when it is the Ocean fest you can literally walk five minuets down the road and arrive at one of the best water and extreme sport music festival in the country. It is so close in fact that you can sit in our gardens and listen to the music it is almost as good as being their.


This week is going to give us some great weather which always seems to transform the bay into a totally different experience. Because we are located in such a quite area it does feel like you are in a different part of the world when the weather picks up. It's like life slows down and you are able to enjoy the simple things. Going down to the beach and letting the sun and the waves give you that feeling of calm that every now and then is just what you need. If you have never encountered Croyde in the summer than you should add it to your list of things you really need to do.

Baggy's now fully open

Baggy's is now fully re-open once more so there is no excuse to not come down and take advantage of the beautiful sunshine and cranking surf.

The cafe has also been re-opened if you want a spot of lunch or just need somewhere to relax and take in the amazing view of Croyde beach.

We have a wide variety of surfing equipment for hire starting for those of you who are beginners to the more experienced surfer. So everyone can encounter some of the best surf in the country.

Baggy's is perfect if you looking to have some fun on a surfing weekend or fancy a laid back time away from the regular stresses of everyday life. We can cater for pretty much anything you have in mind with our bigger range of accommodation and facilities.


So what are you waiting for come to Croyde and visit the new and improved lodge with the same laid back and relaxed atmosphere but with a fresh exterior.


A list of all the services that we offer from accommodation to surf hire can be found on the new website. Baggy's lodge can also be found on Facebook.

Baggy's gets bigger and better

Baggy's Surf Lodge & Cafe will be bigger and better for 2009 and will also offer Surf Equipment Hire.

Just for 2009 we have taken over Atlantis Lodge and Polly's Cafe (as was) and will be operating both sides of the road as Baggy Lodge.

Baggy's Surf Cafe will operate out of where Polly's used to be and we are offering accommodation both sides of the road. Atlantis Lodge and Polly's will not be as they were, but will have a Baggy's makeover to bring across the casual surf image that you are used to at Baggy's.

We are now offering 4 Double Rooms, 26 Bunks and 7 Single Beds, We will still have the Cafe to chill out in the evening and also a guest lounge with TV games and the most awesome sea views. Most of the new rooms have the same great sea views too.

Equipment Hire - We are also now offering a large range of Surf Equipment for hire including BIC G Boards (soft top) for those with less experience, a range of long and short board BIC EComp Epoxy boards, Alder Body Boards and a full size range of Alder 4/3 Stealth wetsuits (as well as boots, gloves and hoods for those wintry days).

Baggy Lodge Opens

(Mar 09) Baggy Lodge will open again on 1st march 2009

See you all there!

Surf Cafe Comes Down

(Oct 08) Baggy's Cafe comes down to make way for more and better accommodation and a bigger better Cafe.