On This Day in Wembury — 30 October 1936: New road and riding stables at Wembury Point
On this day the Western Morning News carried a notice from proprietor Brock announcing that Wembury Point and Heybrook Bay could now be approached by a new road via Elburton, Staddiscombe, and Langdon. The notice emphasised the striking views over the Yealm Estuary and the Mewstone from this approach. It also promoted the Wembury Point Riding Stables, then under new management, offering good hacks for grass rides by the sea. Details of both riding and building sites were available from the Estate Office at Heybrook Bay, with a local telephone number given as Wembury 215.
This advertisement reflects the inter-war promotion of Wembury’s coastline for leisure and residential development. Improved access roads, stables for visitors, and offers of building sites highlight the commercial push to draw more people to Wembury Point and Heybrook Bay in the 1930s, a period of growing suburban expansion and seaside recreation.
Source: Western Morning News, 30 Oct 1936