Exmouth to Budleigh Salterton, Sidmouth and Seaton

Wanting to do some of the South West Coastal Path in East Devon we rented a caravan at Sandy Bay on the outskirts of Exmouth.  The Coastal path went round the side of the caravan site so it was very convenient for walking.

Sandy Bay

We set off from the caravan at 8.30 in the morning and within a couple of minutes we were heading towards Budleigh Salterton.  The coastal path was more undulating that we had anticipated, but the views were worth the effort.  We could see across to the River Exe and inland as well as the sweep of the bay towards Budleigh Salterton with the distinctive red cliffs.

  As we started to walk down towards the town gorse bordered the path

When we reached Budleigh Salterton, after a quick look around the town we walked up the River Otter until the coastal path crossed the river to come down the other side to continue its way up the coast.  The clouds were gathering so we hurried back to the town, but soon we were caught in a heavy shower.  This soon passed and it had stopped raining  by the time we caught the bus to Exmouth.

After looking around the town centre in Exmouth and having a fish and chip lunch we headed to the sea front and started to walk back to the caravan.  This was a flatter walk with only one steep hill at the end of the beach up on to the cliff top.  This was near the Orcombe Point where the Jurrasic Coast starts, marked by the  geoneedle.

After walking along the cliff top we were soon back at the caravan at the start of our walk.

While in East Devon we also visited Sidmouth and Seaton.


At Sidmouth we parked just outside the town centre and walked through the Connaught Gardens to the path by the edge of the beach and along to the town centre.

Sidmouth

On another day we drove to Seaton, where we were surprised to see the cliffs were white, not red.

We parked the car near to Axmouth harbour and walked along the beach to the Tram station, not a long section of the South West Coastal Path, but a pleasant walk on a sunny morning.