Alison's Guidebook
Local Favourite Places
A wonderful way to enjoy the countryside, Seaton’s wetlands, and to reach Seaton’s neighbouring town Colyton.
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Seaton Tramway
Harbour RoadA wonderful way to enjoy the countryside, Seaton’s wetlands, and to reach Seaton’s neighbouring town Colyton.
A character village with tea rooms, lovely country pubs and great walk from the village hall to Branscombe’s beautiful beach. Alternatively park down at the beach in the National Trust car park. Enjoy the well run beachside cafe and cliff top walk to the fishing village of Beer.
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Branscombe
A character village with tea rooms, lovely country pubs and great walk from the village hall to Branscombe’s beautiful beach. Alternatively park down at the beach in the National Trust car park. Enjoy the well run beachside cafe and cliff top walk to the fishing village of Beer.
Sidmouth’s Lovely sandy beach (when the tide is out). Shallow swimming and lots of sand if tide is out, check the tide tables. Rock pools, beautiful Connaught gardens and tea room. In holidays can be very busy to park. Alternatively park in Sidmouth town and it’s a short walk from the town’s pebble beach to Jacobs Ladder beach. The pretty town is well worth a visit too.
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Jacobs Ladder
Peak Hill RoadSidmouth’s Lovely sandy beach (when the tide is out). Shallow swimming and lots of sand if tide is out, check the tide tables. Rock pools, beautiful Connaught gardens and tea room. In holidays can be very busy to park. Alternatively park in Sidmouth town and it’s a short walk from the town’s pebble beach to Jacobs Ladder beach. The pretty town is well worth a visit too.
Wonderful village, unspoilt beach. Great for fossil hunters. Book organised tours well ahead, they’re so worthwhile.
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Charmouth
Wonderful village, unspoilt beach. Great for fossil hunters. Book organised tours well ahead, they’re so worthwhile.
Great historic town, just into Dorset just 25mins drive away. Another fossil hunters beach to enjoy and fossil shops and museum. Fishing down by the spectacular Cobb where you can picture Jane Austen’s Louisa’s famous fall in ‘Persuasion’!
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Lyme Regis
Great historic town, just into Dorset just 25mins drive away. Another fossil hunters beach to enjoy and fossil shops and museum. Fishing down by the spectacular Cobb where you can picture Jane Austen’s Louisa’s famous fall in ‘Persuasion’!
Pretty fishing village 13mins drive. Famous for smuggling. Pecorama model railway and pleasure gardens a must for families with younger children and railway fanatics. Beer quarry caves where Beer stone has been quarried since Roman times.
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Beer
Pretty fishing village 13mins drive. Famous for smuggling. Pecorama model railway and pleasure gardens a must for families with younger children and railway fanatics. Beer quarry caves where Beer stone has been quarried since Roman times.
A great family favourite, one of Britain’s biggest charities. Well kept spacious grounds with hundreds of donkeys waiting to meet you. Trails, family friendly cafe/restraunt, events and activities, play area, maze etc. etc.
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Isantuary yaseDonkey
A great family favourite, one of Britain’s biggest charities. Well kept spacious grounds with hundreds of donkeys waiting to meet you. Trails, family friendly cafe/restraunt, events and activities, play area, maze etc. etc.
Food scene
Our nearest pub only a 5 min drive away. Fantastic carveries, great service and pub meals. Family friendly. Can sit out in the garden while children play, plenty of space inside and out. Advisable to book in holiday time.
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Hare and Hounds station
A375Our nearest pub only a 5 min drive away. Fantastic carveries, great service and pub meals. Family friendly. Can sit out in the garden while children play, plenty of space inside and out. Advisable to book in holiday time.
Family friendly pub great in the summer when you can sit outside beside the River Otter, children can play safely in garden and play area. Just outside Honiton 10mins drive away.
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The Otter Inn
Family friendly pub great in the summer when you can sit outside beside the River Otter, children can play safely in garden and play area. Just outside Honiton 10mins drive away.
Hix Oyster and Fish House in Lyme Regis is always a treat. Wonderful fresh seafood cooked with style and often some locally foraged wild ingredients too, plus a stunning view over the Cobb and out to sea.
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The Oyster & Fish House
Cobb RoadHix Oyster and Fish House in Lyme Regis is always a treat. Wonderful fresh seafood cooked with style and often some locally foraged wild ingredients too, plus a stunning view over the Cobb and out to sea.
Sightseeing
Visit the historic lace and market town of Honiton just 4miles away. Great antique shops. Indoor pool and sports centre. Museum, new Beehive Community and Arts centre; Honiton golf course; Tesco, Lidl and Aldi supermarkets.
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Honiton
Visit the historic lace and market town of Honiton just 4miles away. Great antique shops. Indoor pool and sports centre. Museum, new Beehive Community and Arts centre; Honiton golf course; Tesco, Lidl and Aldi supermarkets.