Lee is situated on the rugged and inhospitable stretch of coast between Ilfracombe and Woolacombe, which includes Bull Point (with its lighthouse) and Morte Point, both notorious for shipwrecks in earlier times, and both on the South West Coast Path.

The village of Lee lies at the foot of what is known locally as the Fuchsia Valley, and consists of around 100 properties, mostly old in style.

The village centre is about a 350 metres (380 yd) from the sea, and is linked to the area around the bay by a road and level footpath.

[1] Around the bay area are the hotel (visible as the main building in the picture) and some 10 privately owned properties.

Lee Bay lies within the North Devon Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty.