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.

Baggy Lodge Update

Good news, Baggy Lodge is no longer covered in scaffolding. As you can see from the image the building externally is looking fantastic.

Inside the building some of the rooms will be habitable soon.

But don't fear we have plenty of space for accommodation at Baggys Too with a wonderful cafe overlooking Croyde beach.

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.