Great Days Out in East Devon

All the places appearing on our "Great Days Out" Map are recommendations freely made by members of East Devon Farms Holiday Group for places to visit which, in our members' personal experience have provided a really good outing and good value. All the places appear on our Map on this basis rather than as a result of paying for space. We hope you agree with our recommendations. Enjoy your Day!

Golden Lion Inn

Pub with Gardens serving good food

Tipton St John, Nr Sidmouth

01404 812881

Jack On The Green Inn

Pub/restaurant serving excellent food

Rockbeare Nr Exeter

01404 822240

The Drewe Arms

Pub with partic good fish menu

Broadhembury, Nr Honiton

01404 841267

Joshua's Harvest Store

Food Store selling wide selection of local/speciality foods

Gosford Road, Ottery St Mary

01404 815473

Millers Farm Shop

Farm shop selling wide range of farm produce

Off A35, Kilmington

01297 35290

Combe House Hotel & Restaurant

Classic country house hotels. Teas also served.

Gittisham, Nr Honiton

01404 540400

Royal Oak Fruit Farm

Pick Your own fruit farm. Also sells local produce

Royal Oak Farm, Cotleigh, Near Honiton

01404 831 223

Four Elms Fruit Farm

Fruit farm selling own apple juice and p.y.o

Harpford, Newton Poppleford, Nr Sidmouth

01395 568 286

Lyme Bay Winery

Award winning cider and fruit wine makers

Shute, Nr Axminster EX13 7PW

01297 551355

Fountain Head Inn

Award winning traditional ale house

Branscombe EX12 3BG

01297 680359

The Old Bakery

Tea shop in former old bakery

Branscombe EX12 3DB

01297 680 333

Sidmouth Trawlers

Direct sales of fresh, locally caught fish

West side of Sidmouth sea front, Sidmouth

Wet Fish Shop

Direct sales of fresh locally caught fish

Beer Beach, Beer

Farmers Markets of East Devon

At Seaton, Honiton, Exmouth and Ottery St Mary

Ask your host for details and market dates

Thornhayes Nursery

Specialist grower of fruit trees (inc. old regional varieties) and ornamental trees.

Dulford, Nr Cullompton EX15 2DF

01884 266 746

Adams Apples

Small independent nursery mainly fruit trees, local varieties

Ivy Cottages,Talaton EX5 2SD

www.talatonplants.co.uk

Fields of Sidmouth

Traditional, independent department store

Market Place Sidmouth EX10 8AR

01395 515124

ARC Pottery

Artisan pottery making and selling ceramics

Higher Barns Wiggaton, Nr Ottery St Mary EX11 1PY

01404 871217

Otterton Mill

Restored, working water mill selling arts and crafts

Otterton Nr Budleigh Salterton EX9 7HG

01395 568521

Chris Piper Wines

Award winning fine wine merchant

1 Silver Street Ottery St Mary EX11 1DB

01404 814139

Pilgrim Antiques

Family run business selling fine quality antiques

149 High Street, Honiton EX14 1LJ

01404 41219

Honiton Dairy

Traditional home-made (in the dairy) ice-cream dairy and shop

60 High Street, Honiton EX14 1PQ

01404 42075

Darts Farm Shop

Everything from local produce to the latest in Aga's!

Topsham, Nr Exeter EX3 0QH

01392 878 202

The Forge (NT)

Working artisan forge making and selling decorative ironwork

Branscombe EX12 3DB

01297 680 333

Wallaces Farm Shop

Recently opened farmshop selling a wide range of local produce

Hill Farm, Hemyock EX15 3UZ

01823 680307

Axminster Power Tool Centre

Heaven for wood working and DIY enthusiasts

Axminster

01297 35242

The Tool Box

Wonderful small shop selling/buying a huge array of old and restored tools

Umborne Bridge,Colyton www.thetoolbox.org.uk

01297 552 868

Pecorama

Long established local maker of model trains. Available for sale in shop. Also ride through lovely grounds on small gauge railway. Great for little ones.

Beer, Nr Seaton

01297 21542

Marine Gallery

High Quality Art and Ceramics from local artists

Fore Street, Beer

01297 625257

Walker Gallery

High Quality Art and Ceramics from local artists

104 High Street, Honiton

01404 549221

The Town Mill

Art Gallery, Craft Studios, Café situated within a working water mill

Mill Lane, Lyme Regis

01297 443579

Norman Lockyear Observatory

Observatory open to the public

Salcombe Regis, nr Sidmouth EX10 0NY

01395 579941

Exeter Cathedral

Beautiful Cathedral with surrounding Cathedral Green

Cathedral Close, Centre of Exeter EX1 1HS

01392 255573

St Mary's Church

Believed to be modelled exactly on Exeter Cathedral

Ottery St Mary

01404 812062

Loughborough Chapel (NT)

Open to the public on certain days -check before visiting

Dalwood, Nr Axminster EX13 7DU

01392 881691

Shute Barton (NT)

One of the most important surviving non-fortified manor houses of the Middle Ages with later architectural features.

Shute, nr Axminster

01297 34692

Royal Albert Memorial Museum

Exeter's main museum, especially good for children

Queen Street Exeter

01392 665858

Fairlynch Arts & Craft and Museum

Arts & Craft Museum

Budleigh Salteron

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Otterton Mill

Restored and working water mill with arts, crafts and restaurant

Otterton, Nr East Budleigh EX9 7HG

01395 568521

Hembury Fort

Massive Iron Age Hill Fort

Hembury, nr Awliscombe

mapref ST113030

Cadhay Manor House

Historic house and gardens of Jacobean period

Fairmile, nr Ottery St Mary EX11 1QS

01404 812999

Beer Quarry Caves

Vast underground labyrinth of stone quarrying caves

Quarry Lane,Beer, nr Sidmouth

01297 680282

Castle Drogo (NT)

The youngest castle in Britain!

Drewsteignton, nr Exeter EX6 6PB

01647 433306

Killerton House and Gardens (NT)

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Killerton, Broadclyst, nr Exeter

01392 881345

Knighthayes Manor (NT)

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Bolham, Nr Tiverton

1884254665

Forde Abbey

Nr Chard, Somerset TA20 4LU

01460 221290

Sidmouth Museum

Museum showing the local history of Sidmouth

Hope Cottage Church St

01395 516139

Dunkeswell Memorial Museum

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Flightway Business Park, Dunkeswell, Nr Honiton

01404 891 943 www.dunkeswellmemorialmuseum.org.uk

Axminster Museum

Interesting local history museum. Free entry

The Old Court House, Greenham, Church Street, Axminster EX13 5AG

01297 34137

Allhallows museum

Interesting local history museum particularly good displays for local lace making

High Street, Honiton EX14 1PG

01404 44966

Fleet Air Arm Museum

Excellent, interactive museum - great for kids

RNAS Yeovilton ILCHESTER Somerset BA22 8HT

01935 840565

Red Coat Tour of Catacombes

A unique tour exploring the underground catacombs in Exeter

Catacombe Bartholmew Street Exeter

01392 265203

Blackbury Castle

Iron Age Hillfort

Nr Southleigh

map ref SY187924

Dunkeswell Abbey

Gatehouse and fragments of 13th Century Cistercian abbey

Dunkeswell map

Map ref ST143078

Escot Park

Estate grounds and gardens. Wetlands area and otter conservation project

Escot, Fairmile, Ottery St Mary

01404 822188

World of Country Life

Pet Farm. Lots of space good for little ones

Sandy Bay, Exmouth

01395 274 533

Paignton Zoo

Award winning conservation-based zoo

Paignton

01803 697500 www.paigntonzoo.org.uk

The Donkey Sanctuary

World-famous Donkey Sanctuary - 100's to see and free entry

Nr Sidmouth

01395 578222

Abbotsbury Farm and Swannery

Famous swannery. Also wonderful grounds and childrens farm

New Barn Road, Abbotsbury, West Dorset

01305 871 858

Seaton Tramway

Traditional tram rides along the Axe River Estuary passing through two natural reserves. Enjoyable way to view the distinctive bird life of the area

Harbour Road, Seaton, Devon EX12 2NQ

01297 20375

Clapton Mill

One of the most complete and original working watermills in Britain

Clapton, Nr Crewkerne Somerset

01460 72142

Burrow Farm Gardens

Delightful, privately run garden

Dalwood, Axminster, EX13 7ET

01404 831285

Bicton Park Botanical Gardens

60 acres of ornamental gardens

Bicton, East Budleigh, Budleigh Salterton

01395 568465

Cothay Manor

Small classical mediaeval house and garden

Greenham, Wellington, Somerset TA21 0JR

01823 672 283

Hestercombe

Large Gertrude Jekyl garden

Cheddon Fitzpaine,Taunton, Somerset TA2 8LG

01823 413923

Forde Abbey

Beautiful history house and gardens

Chard, Somerset TA20 4LU

01460 220231

Knighthayes Manor (NT)

One of the Trust's largest working kitchen gardens

Bolham, Nr Tiverton EX16 7RQ

01884 254665

Sand House

Roncombe, Sidbury

01395 597230

Peco Gardens, Beer

Pretty ornamental gardens overlooking the sea

Beer EX12 3NA

01297 21542

Bridge Motorcycles

Specialist motorbike hire for two wheel touring enthusiasts

Bridge Cycles, Alphinbrook Road, Exeter EX2 8RG

01392 260 200

Quad World

Award winning all terrain quad sport

4 mile from Cullompton, J28 M5

01392 881313

Diggerland

Big boys and little boys driving diggers all day

Verbeer Manor, Cullompton EX15 2PE

08700 344437

Wiscombe Hill Climb

Exciting hill climbing rally driving

Wiscombe, Southleigh

www.wiscombepark.co.uk (for fixtures and events schedule)

Aerosaurus Ballooning

Largest operator of balloon flights in South West

Whimple, nr Exeter

01404 82 102

Go Carting

Indoor Go Carting Centre

Greendale Park, Sidmouth Road, Woodbury Salterton, nr Exeter

1395233397

Landrover Experience

Landrover approved centre offering off-road driving in Landrover vehicles

Wessington Farm, Awliscombe, nr Honiton

0870 2644471

Essential Adventure

Range of action pursuits for beginners to more advanced

Exmouth

01395 271156 www.essential-adventure.co.uk

Hitts Barton Riding Stables

Registered riding for disabled Private lessons

Clyst St Lawrence, Nr Exeter

01404 822 335

Devenish Pitt

BHS approved riding stables

Farway, Nr Honiton

01404 871355

Newcourt Barton

4 well stocked fishing lakes

Langford, nr Cullompton

01884 277326

Milton Farm

Daily rates for Course fishing - very rural

Payhembury

01404 850236

Yarak Birds of Prey Centre

Birds of prey and falconry courses

Langford, nr Cullompton

01884 277297

Fossil Hunting

Find your own fossil along the Jurassic Coast

At Lyme Regis and Charmouth

Saddles & Paddles

Bike and canoe hire

The Quay, Exeter

01392 424 241

Bulmoor Farm

Clay pigeon shooting

Bulmoor Farm, Musbury

01297 7333368

Woodbury Park & Country Club

Golf course, leisure centre

Woodbury, nr Exeter

01395 233382

Otter Valley Golf Centre

9 hole golf course, open to the public

Up Ottery, Honiton

01404 861 266

Salcombe Driving Range

Golf Driving range

Thorn Golf Centre Salcombe Regis Sidmouth

01395 579564

Honiton Golf Club

Excellent 18 hole course is rural situation

Middlehills Honiton

01404 44422

Sidmouth Golf Club

Excellent 18 hole course overlooking sea

Cotmaton Road Sidmouth

01395 513451

Stuart Line Cruises

Various boat tripsalong Jurassic Coast.

Exmouth Docks Exmouth

01395 222144

Mackerel Fishing Trips

Go out on a boat for a mackerel fishing trip - a catch almost always assured!

Seafront Beer

01297 21955, 01297 21460

The Commons

World-class heathlands home to huge number of birds, butterflies and dragonflies. Walkers paradise

Woodbury and adjacent commons

SY035869

Bystock Pools

Pools frequented by dragonflies and kingfishers

Southern end, Woodbury Common

SY035869

Fire Beacon Hill

Nature reserve overlooking Sidmouth. Once a location for Spanish Armada Beacon. Prime vantage point. Great for walking and spotting buzzards

Fire Beacon Hill, nr Sidmouth

SY109909

Holyford Woods

Nature Reserve. Especially good in the Spring for bluebell lovers

Nr Seaton

SY231923

Seaton Marshes

Wetland and march nature reserve. Magnate for birdlife

Seaton

SY255915

Trinity Hill

Nature Reserve tranquil spot to see roe deer

Nr Axminster

SY308959

Musbury Hill

Great views across the Axe and Coly valleys

On the east Devon way at between Uplyme and Whitford

SY280939

South West Coast Path

Walking path

Passes through East Devon from Lyme Regis in East to Exmouth in West

East Devon Way

Clearly marked walking route through some of East Devon's loveliest countryside

Starts at Exmouth heading inland. Finishes near Lyme Regis

Buzzard Route

80 mile cycle route forms part of Sustrans number 52

More information from www.sustrans.org.uk

Exmouth to Budleigh Salterton Cycleway

Family friendly cycling along the old railway line

Path

The Undercliffs

Nature Reserve wilderness set within the best example of an active landslip system in Europe

From Lyme Regis to Axmouth

Otter Estuary

Tidal mudflats, salt marshes, reedbeds and grazing marshes

River Otter

SY085835

Trumps of Sidmouth

A traditional family run general grocers with original shopfittings. Offers a wide selection of gourmet and local foods.

8 Fore Street, Sidmouth, EX10 8AQ

01395 512877