| Where: | Formerly at Westward Ho!, Devon at the Beach |
| When: | Formerly A Sunday in June,July or August |
| Time: | Formerly from 12 noon with judging at 4.30 |
Sandcastle competitions take place at beaches all around the UK all summer long; the event in Devon is a charity fundraiser for the local hospice which was perhaps the most widely known and is officially the “National” contest of this type. It was well established for over 15 years and moved venue from nearby Woolacombe to Croyde then Westward Ho! so visitors need to be sure to turn up at the right place! Teams of up to six competitors have three hours in which to build their structures and seven square metres of sand to use. Crowds of up to 10,000 are likely to attend and all ages are welcome, with classes for adults and children. In 2019 the event moved down the coast to Westward Ho!
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Westward Ho! has a sandy beach (obviously!) and there are other entertainments and music on site. The new venue for the event was used in 2019 (it used to be held on Woolacombe beach just up the road, then Croyde).
The event was having a rest for 2015; then, after a gap of several years, a competition was held at Westward Ho! in 2019 but naturally ceased the next year due to covid and future plans are yet to be announced.
Click here for more info : https://www.visitwestwardho.co.uk/national-sandcastle-competition
and here: https://www.facebook.com/VisitWestwardHo
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When is the competition and can rank amateurs enter? We went to the USA and saw the competition at Cannon Beach in Oregon but it is a check of a way to go with a bucket and spade…
HI Gillie,
The date for 2016 hasn’t yet been announced – it’s usually towards the end of August but has moved date a few times. I’ll be making contact sometime in the New Year to see if they’re going ahead (they took a year off for 2015) so I’ll let you know when I find out- but if you need a firm date now you can try this link: http://www.sandcastle.org.uk/Getintouch.aspx As far as I know anyone can enter 🙂
Best Wishes,
Averil
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