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Introduction 3

Walk for health, wealth and happiness 5

Overview map 6

Walk 1 Phear Park 8

Walk 2 Hulham and Brixington 10

Walk 3 Littleham 12

Walk 4 Sandy Bay 14

Walk 5 Withycombe and Brixington 16

Walk 6 Exmouth Seafront 18

Walk 7 Town Centre and Littleham Cross 21

Walk 8 The Exe Estuary and Lympstone 24

Longer walks from Exmouth 28

Be a responsible visitor 29

Additional walks 30

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Explore Exmouth isa series of eightlinked circular walksin the Exmouth andLympstone areas.

These walks provide for all abilitiesfrom a short circuit around PhearPark to a more demanding walklinking Exmouth and Lympstone. Theroutes all reveal the great variety oflandscapes in the area, from farreaching coastal views to modernhousing estates, from ever-changingestuary vistas to farmland and fields,from modern cycleways to ancientlanes and coastal footpaths. Theroutes are accessible and stile-free(except for walk 8 which has fivestiles on one short section – thesecan be avoided with a bit of roadwalking).

The original concept for the walkswas devised by Mr Geoffrey Burgess,an Exmouth resident who developedthree interconnected circular walks.These were then developed andpublished by Devon County Council.All of the walks in this guide connectwith at least two others and so youcan extend your walk by taking insections of other walks – the possible

combinations are many and varied!Directions and interestinginformation were written by PeterGrainger of Sustrans, the UK’sleading sustainable transport charitywww.sustrans.org.uk

Devon County Council would like toacknowledge the assistance andsupport of Mr Burgess, Sustrans, EastDevon District Council, East DevonArea of Outstanding Natural Beauty,Exmouth Town Council, ExmouthResident’s Association, the ClintonDevon Estate, the National Trust,Leisure East Devon Ltd and DevonCliffs Holiday Park.

If you have any comments on thisguide, the walks or anyimprovements that could be madethen we would love to hear fromyou! Please [email protected] ortelephone 0845 155 1004.

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If you enjoy Devon’s Countryside...

The maps in this guide should beused along with the writtendirections, but you may also wish touse an Ordnance Survey map. TheOrdnance Survey Explorer 115(Exmouth and Sidmouth) covers thearea of the walks in this guide. Youcould also use that map to deviseyour own local walks. OrdnanceSurvey maps are available from mostbook shops and Exmouth Library hasmany local maps for referenceincluding Explorer 115.

Alternatively, the County Council hasan interactive map of public rights ofway on its website atwww.devon.gov.uk/mylocalpaths.You can zoom in to a very detailedscale, see the routes of all publicrights of way and also cycleways,permissive paths and Access Land. Inaddition, you can see the gradientsof paths and location of stiles andgates on all rights of way. Thisallows you to plan walks that aresuitable for your level of fitness andmobility.

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Walk for health, wealth and happiness!

Around a quarter of all trips by car are two miles or less. Manyof these could be walked or cycled. Walking is almost perfectexercise, and brisk walking can improve your health, reducestress, make you feel good and it’s free! Walking to work, theshops or school, instead of using the car for short journeys, willbe good for your health, save you money on fuel costs andbenefit the environment too.

Walk this WayThe ‘Walk this Way’ – walking forhealth scheme was introduced in 2001in East Devon to encourage people ofall ages including those with healthand mobility problems, and thoserecovering from illness, to walk fortheir health. Leisure East Devon Ltd,(LED), has developed a series of‘Health Walks’ across East Devon, ledby qualified volunteer ‘walk leaders’,who have undergone the national‘Walking the Way to Health’ training,as well as training in First Aid &Resuscitation.

It is a fact that physical activity levelsin the majority of the population havedropped, leading to an increase in theincidence of overweight and obesity,and other health problems. Healthexperts recommend that adults shouldaccumulate at least 30 minutes ofmoderate physical activityat least five days aweek. This can halveyour chance of havinga heart attack or stroke.

Children should be physically active forat least an hour a day. Walking is anideal activity for all age groups!

‘Walk this Way’ is aimed at peoplewho are doing very little or no exerciseat present, but who would like tobecome more active. This scheme isnot aimed at those who already walkregularly. Everyone is encouraged towalk at their own comfortable briskpace, which varies from person toperson. The walks are not competitive– so it doesn’t matter if you are not asfast as anyone else! They are also keptshort to enable you to fit them easilyinto your daily routine.

For more information seewww.ledleisure.co.uk/walkthisway or telephone 01395 562439.

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This short circular walk around Phear Park isdescribed clockwise. The gentle rise and thendescent along the circuit, mostly within the park,make this an ideal exercise walk. It is also anopportunity to see Phear Park which takes itsname from Sir John Phear, a Victorianphilanthropist who owned Marpool Hall and theextensive land that went with it, now the publicpark. The house, demolished in the 1950s, stoodbehind the steps up from the bowling green.

Start the walk at the main pedestrian parkentrance on the part of Withycombe VillageRoad near the roundabout at the bottom ofMarpool Hill. Enter the park and take the pathforking left, cross the park road with care andcontinue along the path straight ahead. Pass theponds on your left and then keep to the lefttowards the large footbridge.

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The footbridge is not a public footpath butconnects the upper and lower sites of ExmouthCommunity College, one of the largest secondaryschools in the country.

Turn right just before reaching the bridge andwalk up the path ahead, keeping the tenniscourts on your right. Go straight along the tree-lined avenue up the hill, passing the bowlinggreen on your right. The path goes to the left ofthe public toilets, café and car park. Keepstraight ahead joining the signposted cycle route(National Cycle Network route 2) across the endof the golf course. Beware of the golf balls ifanyone is playing! At the corner of the park thispath emerges at a T-junction onto a foot andcycle path along the former Exmouth toBudleigh Salterton railway line.

The Exmouth to Budleigh Salterton railwayopened on 1 June 1903, but was closed as part ofthe “Beeching cuts” in the 1960s. The last

passenger train ran along here on 4 March 1967,leaving Budleigh Salterton on time at 7.23 pm. Alarge brick viaduct carried the railway towardsExmouth station from Marpool Hill.

Turn right and walk along the segregated footand cycle path for about 500 metres (550 yards)to its end on Marpool Hill, passing through aformer railway cutting and then on anembankment overlooking the park on the right.Turn right down Marpool Hill and keep right atthe roundabout, returning to the start of thewalk at the park entrance.

Walk Length:1.4 kilometres (0.9 miles); no stiles; one gentleclimb of 20 metres / 70 feet.

Facilities:A café and public toilets are beside the route at the top of Phear Park.

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This short circular walk on the northern slopes ofExmouth is along quiet residential roads andleafy lanes, some closed to traffic. With gentlehills this is a good exercise walk. The walk isdescribed clockwise from Hulham, the lowestpoint of the walk in the Bapton Brook valley, upa steady climb (part of the East Devon Way) andthen down into Brixington returning past theschools. The walk starts at the end of theStagecoach number 57 bus route.

Start the walk at the junction of Marley Roadand Spiders Lane. With your back to SpidersLane turn right along Marley Road which runsinto the start of Jubilee Drive after 40 metres (45yards). Cross over here at the raised crossingpoint and enter the path straight aheadbetween the stream and houses. This cul-de-sacis Bankside. Follow it around to its other endwhere another footpath link crosses the streamand out onto Marley Road again.

The stream here is Bapton Brook which starts inthe hilly farmland just north of here and flows

down to join the Withycombe Brook inWithycombe Village, forming one of severaldistinct valleys cut into the slopes of this part ofExmouth. Remnants of fields and farms can stillbe found along the valley surrounded by housingdevelopment.

Turn right up Marley Road (East Devon Way)which soon becomes a traffic-free lane. Followthis quiet well surfaced lane for 450 metres (490yards) up to the main road, Dinan Way. Followthe path straight ahead with a field to its left,after crossing Dinan Way at the central refuge.This path (still the East Devon Way) becomes aresidential lane after 100 metres (110 yards);continue up the road to the first turning on theright, Gorse Lane. Turn down this leafyresidential no-through road back to Dinan Way.

Dinan Way is named after Exmouth’s twin townin Brittany. The twinning with this picturesquemedieval Breton town was established in 1972.The quiet lane you have walked along wasoriginally a road from Lovering Farm towardsWoodbury Common.

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Cross at the central refuge and go straight aheadinto Brixington Lane. The first 180 metres (200yards) is traffic-free and it then becomes anotherquiet residential road. Continue down the laneand follow the footway to cross the end ofIvydale and straight ahead down BrixingtonLane.

From here (on a clear day) there are magnificentviews over Exmouth and the Exe Estuary, DawlishWarren and the sea beyond, with Berry Head inTorbay in the far distance. The traffic-free lanewas originally a road through farmland fromWithycombe Raleigh towards WoodburyCommon.

At the school entrance, 100 metres (110 yards)after Ivydale, cross Brixington Lane at the raisedcrossing and continue past the two schoolentrances. Turn right along the first footpath,around the edge of the school grounds toemerge at the top end of Spiders Lane. Walkdown this residential road to the junction withMarley Road at the bottom, where the walkstarted.


Facilities:There are no facilities along the walk, but shopsand a pub can be found along Churchill Road,off Brixington Lane opposite the schools. Thereare more shops and a chemist at the northwestend of Pines Road.

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This short circular walk is mostly along footpathsaround the Littleham area on the easternoutskirts of Exmouth. Some of the paths may bemuddy or through long grass. The walk isdescribed clockwise from Littleham church.

Start the walk at the junction of Littleham Roadand Castle Lane, outside the school, oppositeLittleham church. Turn left up Littleham Roadand first left into Elm Lane after 80 metres (90yards). Where the road veers to the right enterthe footpath straight ahead between twohedges, as signposted. After 100 metres (110yards) go through a kissing gate into a grassfield and follow the right hand hedge to thenext kissing gate by Green Farm buildings. Keepstraight ahead through two more kissing gatesbeside the farm, with Littleham Brook on yourleft. On entering the next field (usually withcattle grazing) turn right, up the field boundaryand then left to a gate halfway along the tophedge. Go through the kissing gate here into agreen lane. Go up this lane for 300 metres (330yards) and then left at the end into BuckinghamClose. At the end of this quiet cul-de-sac turnright along Douglas Avenue and first right intoJarvis Close.

Jarvis Close is on the site of Littleham railwaystation and the walk here joins the route of theformer railway between Exmouth and BudleighSalterton. The station and line opened in 1903and closed in 1967 during the Beeching cuts. Thetrack was lifted soon afterwards and the stationcompletely demolished to make way for houses.This area is known as Littleham Cross and thereare shops, a post office, car park and toilets here.

Walk along Jarvis Close to its end and thenstraight ahead on the foot and cycle path (partof the National Cycle Network route 2 since1998). The path reaches Littleham Road whichyou cross and enter the footpath opposite. Thisleads through to Bidmead Close. Continuestraight ahead onto the next section of the footand cycle path (John Hudson Way), under CapelLane at the former railway bridge. About 100metres (110 yards) after the bridge turn rightthrough a kissing gate at the signpost on apublic footpath. This footpath leads down acrossa grass field beside the cemetery and thenthrough a kissing gate to a second field besideLittleham churchyard. After going through akissing gate on the right the footpath enters thechurchyard through a small gateway in the wall.

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Inside the churchyard turn left along the grasspath keeping the church on your right.

The Parish Church of St Margaret & St Andrew,Littleham dates back to the 13th century and wasthe original parish church for Exmouth, beforethe town developed. The tower is from the 15thcentury. Lady Nelson is buried in the churchyardand there is a memorial to her on the east wallof the chantry.

Return to the start of the walk by leaving thechurchyard into Castle Lane and turning rightback to Littleham Road.


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This circular walk is from the Littleham area outto the coastal footpath through a large caravanholiday park, along the cliff top and back viacountry lanes and footpaths. Some of the pathsmay be muddy or through long grass. The walkis described clockwise from Littleham church.

Start the walk at the junction of Littleham Roadand Castle Lane, outside the school, oppositeLittleham church. Turn right and cross LittlehamBrook then straight up the road ahead, aftercrossing the end of Maer Lane on your right.

Littleham village has several thatched cottagesand farm houses such as Mundy’s Farm and YeOlde Tythe Cottage. The Parish Church of StMargaret & St Andrew, Littleham dates back tothe 13th century and was the original parishchurch for Exmouth, before the town developed.

Lady Nelson is buried in the churchyard andthere is a memorial to her on the east wall of thechantry.

Continue up the right hand side of the road,West Down Lane, for 750 metres (820 yards)passing the first visitor attractions of the DevonCliffs caravan holiday park and arriving at itsarchway entrance. Follow the public footpath onthe right of the shrubs and then cross the roadnear the traffic barrier. The footpath is on theleft of this road, round to the left and thenstraight ahead at the next cross roads. At thenext junction fork left (look for the publicfootpath sign) and at the following one the pathgoes straight ahead on the grass, through anarrow gap between caravans and a hedge. Thispath brings you out on a grass strip next to thecliff top where you join the coastal footpath and

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turn right. Follow the grass coastal path downto a small car park area.

The view from here along the red Triassic cliffsand pebble beach to the east shows the seasidetown of Budleigh Salterton in the distance. Thehighest point on the cliffs is West Down Beaconat 129 metres / 425 feet above sea level. On aclear day it is possible to see as far as the Isle ofPortland about 65 kilometres (40 miles) to theeast ‘as the crow flies’!

Walk up the grass slope straight ahead followingthe coastal footpath signs, turning right at thetop and then down the path between the wirefence and caravans to the car park overlookingthe beach.

Devon Cliffs caravan holiday park is one of thelargest in the county. It is set in a valley betweenhigh cliffs to each side and behind the headlandof Straight Point, used as an army rifle firingrange by the Royal Marines. The beach is SandyBay and is indeed sandy in contrast to the pebblebeach to the east.

Follow the public footpath past the front of thepub/café, between caravans and along the topof the low cliff beyond, rising up gradually infront of the caravans until you reach a kissinggate. The coastal footpath follows the field edgefor the next 500 metres (550 yards) where itreaches a seat and a footpath signed to theright.

From this seat there is a good view to the westalong the coast to Exmouth, the mouth of theExe Estuary and Dawlish Warren beyond. Furtherround you can see Dawlish and in the distanceBerry Head in Torbay.

Go through the kissing gate on the right into thefield (often cattle grazing) and alongside thehedge on the right to the gap straight ahead(not to the right) into the next field. Follow the

curving track across this field, with good viewsto the left. At the far side exit via a kissing gateonto the road (Gore Lane) and turn left. Followthis road downhill for 650 metres (710 yards)watching out for vehicles. At the junction aheadturn right along Maer Lane for 180 metres (200yards); this road can be busy at times and isnarrow. Turn left at the first opportunity along apermissive footpath called Randall’s Green. Thisgreen lane heads down and crosses LittlehamBrook, with a concrete walkway if the water ishigh.

This is a good place to listen and watch forbuzzards circling overhead.

At the first junction turn right through a metalkissing gate onto a public footpath betweenhigh hedges. Emerge through another similargate into a meadow ahead where the pathdivides. Take the route signed straight aheadand head for the bottom far corner of the fieldclose to the stream. This field can be muddy andoften has grazing cattle. Go through the kissinggate and along the footpath beside Green Farmbuildings, with Littleham Brook on your right.Cross in front of the farm entrance through twomore gates and into the field opposite. Followthe left hand hedge to the next kissing gate andenter the footpath between two hedges. Thispath comes out into a residential close (ElmLane). Continue straight ahead to the mainLittleham Road and turn right to return to thestart of the walk.

Walk Length:5.8 kilometres (3.6 miles); no stiles; two gentleclimbs of 30 and 40 metres / 100 and 130 feet.

Facilities:There is a shop, public toilets, café and pub inLittleham village and further facilities exist at the sea front at the Devon Cliffs Caravan holiday park.

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This circular walk is described clockwise fromWithycombe Village up the Bapton Brook valleyto Brixington then around the outskirts ofExmouth towards Littleham, back along the oldrailway line and through Phear Park toWithycombe. The walk is all on well surfacedpaths and roads and through mostly residentialareas.

Start the walk outside Withycombe Raleighparish church (St John the Evangelist) inWithycombe Village Road, 100 metres (110yards) up from the Exmouth Community Collegefootbridge across the road.

When facing the road, Withycombe villagecentre, with shops and pubs, is to your left andthe East Devon Tennis Centre (with refreshmentsavailable). Exmouth Community College is one ofthe largest secondary schools in the country andhas sites on both sides of this road.

Turn left from the church gate and left into thefootpath beside the church grounds. This pathpasses between the tennis centre on the left andrugby club on the right through to HulhamRoad. Turn right along this road for 100 metres(110 yards) and then first right into SpringfieldRoad. Where this road turns to the left take thefootpath straight ahead over a narrowfootbridge across Bapton Brook and out ontoBurnside between the bungalows. Turn leftalong this road and first left into Nutbrook cul-de-sac. At the end take the path on the leftthrough the green space. At the end of this pathgo straight ahead on another public footpath upto the road (Pound Lane). Turn left down the hilland cross at the crossing. Keep going down andcross the stream; turn right into the firstfootpath, opposite the garden centre.

This pleasant green area ahead, with woods onthe right and fields on the left, follows the smallBapton Brook, which joins Withycombe Brook inWithycombe Village.

Follow this footpath up the valley for 400 metres(440 yards) to emerge on Partridge Road. Turn

left along this road and right at the end ontoSpiders Lane. Continue up the right hand side ofSpiders Lane and then along the footpathstraight ahead with the Brixington schools’grounds on the left. Cross Brixington Lane onthe raised crossing at the school entrance andstraight across along the left hand side ofChurchill Road. There are shops and a pub on theright and then Brixington Community Church onthe left. Immediately after the church turn leftup the footpath and then right where the pathsplits.

From the seat on this footpath there is a goodview down over Exmouth town centre and thesea beyond. Dawlish Warren and the coastaround Dawlish can be seen with Berry Head inTorbay in the distance.

Follow this footpath straight ahead acrossBirchwood Road and straight through toWinston Road. Cross the road and turn rightdown to its end on York Close. Turn left on thisroad and cross St John’s Road ahead and turnleft along it until the first right, Cheshire Road.Follow the right hand side of this road round toDinan Way. This is a main road, please cross withcare here and then turn right. Cross theWithycombe Brook on the high roadembankment and then continue up Dinan Wayfor 400 metres (440 yards) to the traffic lights atSalterton Road.

The wooded area to the left of Dinan Way aftercrossing Withycombe Brook is Liverton Copse.This is a wood planted with mixed broadleavesby the Woodland Trust between 1981 and 1987with public access on the site of a former coniferplantation. There is a pub on the other side ofDinan Way. This road is named after Exmouth’stwin town of Dinan in Brittany. The twinningwith this picturesque medieval Breton town wasestablished in 1972.

Cross Salterton Road at the traffic lights to theleft of the end of Dinan Way, and turn left alongthe main road and then first right into CapelLane. After 350 metres (380 yards) at the old

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railway bridge turn right down the sloping pathjust before the start of the bridge, to reach theshared foot and cycle path along the railway linehere known as John Hudson Way (part of theNational Cycle Network route 2). Turn righttowards Exmouth and down to Bidmead Close.Follow the footpath straight ahead through toLittleham Road. Cross to the foot and cycle pathopposite and follow this path through to JarvisClose and continue along it to Cranford Avenueahead.

Jarvis Close is on the site of Littleham railwaystation on the former railway between Exmouthand Budleigh Salterton. The station and lineopened in 1903 and closed in 1967 during theBeeching cuts. The track was lifted soonafterwards and the station completelydemolished to make way for houses. This area isknown as Littleham Cross and there are shopsand a post office here to the right.

Cross over and through the foot and cycle pathstraight ahead to Salterton Road. Turn left to thetraffic lights and cross over Salterton Road andthen straight ahead down Badham Lane to jointhe foot and cycle path to the left. After 550metres (600 yards) this path reaches the cornerof Phear Park and its golf course.

Phear Park takes its name from Sir John Phear, a well known Victorianphilanthropist who owned Marpool Hall and theextensive land that went with it, now the publicpark.

Take the path to the right across the corner ofthe golf course to the car park, café and toiletsahead. Leave the cycle route signs and keep tothe right of the toilets and the bowling greendown the path between the trees. Keeping thetennis courts on the left this path reaches theschool footbridge. Just before this bridge goesover the stream take the path under the bridgeto the right alongside the brook and then over iton a small footbridge and out to WithycombeVillage Road where the walk started.

Walk Length:7.0 kilometres (4.3 miles); no stiles; a few gentleclimbs; good surfaces throughout.

Facilities:Shops, pubs, toilets and car parks are available inExmouth town centre and some shops atWithycombe, Brixington and Littleham Cross.There is a café and toilets in Phear Park.

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This circular walk is described clockwise fromExmouth town centre and explores the coast,going out along the cliff top and returning alongthe seafront. The first part of the route passesquite a number of buildings with blue plaquescontaining interesting historical facts, some ofwhich are repeated below. These plaques wereinstalled by the Exmouth Historical Society as aMillennium project.

Start the walk in The Strand in the town centreof Exmouth. A footpath (the pedestrianisedManchester Road) joins The Strand near theentrance to the Market. Facing the gardensopposite, turn right along The Strand, cross theend of Victoria Road and follow the road roundpast the next row of shops.

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The last shop in this row is Thomas Tucker’s, builtin the 1790s as West End House and converted toa shop as early as 1801 by Richard Webber. Someof the original frontage remains.

Cross the end of St Andrew’s Road to pass infront of the Town Hall and then around past theoutside of Manor Gardens. This well kept publicpark contains the Tourist Information Centre andpublic toilets. Beyond the roundabout crossChapel Hill to enter The Beacon opposite, theroad along the top of the slope and gardens.

The Beacon contains an imposing and mixed stylelate 18th century terrace which has a number ofinteresting properties (look out for the blueplaques) including the Assembly Rooms of thetime and houses where Lady Nelson and LadyByron each lived, in the first part of the 19thcentury. Lady Nelson died here in 1829 and isburied in Littleham churchyard (walk 3 includesLittleham churchyard).

At the end of The Beacon continue straightacross along Louisa Terrace and then TrefusisTerrace for 200 metres (220 yards). Where theroad goes to the left continue on the footpathstraight ahead at the top of the wooded slope,and then after 130 metres (140 yards), down thefirst sloping path on the right. Join the path tothe left at the bottom of the slope (MadeiraWalk) behind the tennis courts and open greenspace of the Maer.

The slope to your left would have originally beenthe sea cliff. The green to your right was acoastal lagoon behind the beach and sand dunes,frequently flooded before sea defences anddrainage were put in.

Fork right where the path divides and rightagain on reaching Maer Road, crossing theLittleham Brook and then along to the miniroundabout. Cross over the road from the rightand up the right hand side of Foxholes Hill. After100 metres (110 yards), at the end of the carpark, fork right on the public footpath (CoastPath, part of the South West Coast Path). Thisfootpath climbs gradually between bushes alongthe cliff top for the next 600 metres (660 yards),with occasional seats and view points towardsthe sea.

The red rock headland sticking out into the seato the left is Rodney Point, composed of Triassicsandstone laid down by rivers in a hot desertsome 240 million years ago. In the summer thefield above often has neatly arranged rows oftents belonging to Bristol City Council who bringgroups of children here to camp. Views aheadand to the right show the coastline from BerryHead in Torbay around to Dawlish Warren andthe mouth of the Exe Estuary.

After the path has emerged onto a small greenarea with several seats, continue straight aheadon the surfaced footpath. Where the Coast Path

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is signed to the right, keep straight ahead on thesurfaced path, which takes you to a pointedmonument on the cliff top.

This 5 metre high Geoneedle erected in 2002marks the western end of the Jurassic Coast, aworld heritage site famous for its geology ofTriassic, Jurassic and Cretaceous strata, stretchingfrom here to Studland Bay near Poole. Themonument is made from various rocks foundalong this coast including the famous Portlandand Purbeck limestones. Enjoy the view and thefresh sea air from here!

Retrace your steps along the surfaced footpathfor 400 metres (440 yards) from the Geoneedleto the grass area with seats. Turn left down thezigzag path to the seafront, cross the road bythe mini roundabout to the promenade. Fromhere you can walk back along the prom (shareduse with cyclists) beside the Queen’s Drive andthe Esplanade, or along the sandy beach, for 2.5kilometres (1.6 miles).

At Foxholes the promenade passes a café, publictoilets and a new (2008) RNLI lifeboat station.The next section of coast has high sand dunesbetween the beach and the prom, and sand isoften blown across this road. You then reachnumerous cafés, shops and other facilities onboth sides of the Esplanade. Look out for theNational Coastwatch Institution tower.

Where Carlton Hill joins the Esplanade from theright, you can turn left into and along BeachGardens to the Octagon café, or continue alongthe beach.

The last 580 metre (630 yard) stretch of the seawall to the end of the beach was built in 1842,using Devonian limestone from Torbay, and paidfor by Lord John Rolle to protect the lower partof the town from flooding, which allowed thedevelopment of the seafront hotels and Exmouthas a Victorian tourist resort. There is a roundmetal plaque here which points out what youcan see in the distance.

At the end of the Esplanade continue aheadalong Mamhead View and then just before theentrance to the marina and ferry terminal turnright into Victoria Road.

The area straight ahead from Mamhead Viewconsists of largely private roads around themodern apartment blocks, with permitted publicaccess on foot around the marina (previously adock for freight and fishing vessels). The ferry,

and various tourist boats, leave from here toStarcross on the other side of the Exe Estuary. By crossing the footbridge over the marinaentrance you can get to good view points overthe mouth of the Exe.

250 metres (270 yards) along Victoria Road turnfirst left. Cross the road ahead (the end ofLangerwehe Way) and enter the car parkentrance opposite. Follow the footpath alongthe left hand side of the car park out into thegreen space of the Imperial playing field beyond.Cut across the grass to the road alongside theExe and follow this round to the large car parkby the leisure centre. Leave the estuary side pathand cross in front of the leisure centre to thezebra crossing of Imperial Road. Turn right andfirst left. Return to the start of the walk throughthe pedestrianised Manchester Road back to TheStrand.


Facilities:The town centre has numerous shops, cafés andpubs. There are also refreshments available at anumber of cafés along the sea front on thesecond half of the walk. The Tourist InformationCentre is on the route near the start. Publictoilets can be found in Manor Gardens and atseveral locations along the sea front.

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Orcombe Point and Exmouth Sea FrontDan Burton


This circular walk is described clockwise fromExmouth town centre out to Littleham Cross,then through the countryside out to the coastalfootpath and back along the cliff top and pasthistoric buildings in The Beacon. Quite a numberof these buildings have blue plaques containinginteresting historical facts, some of which arerepeated below. These plaques were installed bythe Exmouth Historical Society as a Millenniumproject.

Start the walk at The Strand near the market,facing the gardens opposite. Turn left and goalong to the first traffic lights and cross over. Goleft, around the corner to the right and alongthe Parade on the south side. At the end turnleft along Exeter Road as far as the UnitedReformed Church.

Exeter Road once marked the edge of theestuary, the flat land west of it being reclaimedlater. The small raised area with the seats in frontof the church marks the site of Mona Island fromwhich a ferry ran across the River Exe to Starcrossin 1240.

At the United Reformed Church turn right alongMeeting Street and at its end turn left alongClarence Road to North Street. Here turn rightand pass Christ Church on the left and the policestation on the right. At the next crossroads withWindsor Square go straight across along RyllGrove. Where this veers up to the right turn leftand then right onto a footpath (Fair ViewTerrace). At the end of this path three stepsdown lead on to Marpool Hill. Turn left downthe hill for 80 metres (90 yards) and cross wheresafe to reach the foot and cycle path signpostedto “Littleham 11⁄2” alongside Phear Park.

Phear Park takes its name from Sir John Phear, awell known Victorian philanthropist who ownedMarpool Hall and the extensive land that wentwith it, now the public park.

Follow this shared use path along the oldrailway line for 1 kilometre (0.6 miles). It is

joined by another path at the corner of PhearPark and from there becomes part of theNational Cycle Network route 2. The path passesthrough wooded cuttings and under a brickrailway bridge before emerging on BradhamLane. Turn right at this road and at the junctionahead cross Salterton Road at the pedestrianlights and then turn left.

The Exmouth to Budleigh Salterton railwayopened on 1 June 1903, but was closed as part ofthe “Beeching cuts” in the 1960s. The lastpassenger train ran along here on 4 March 1967,leaving Budleigh Salterton on time at 7.23 pm.

Turn right on the first path (signposted BudleighSalterton and back on the line of the formerrailway) between gardens through to CranfordAvenue opposite Jarvis Close. Turn right andcross over Cranford Avenue and turn left downDouglas Avenue for a short distance, then firstleft into Buckingham Close.

Jarvis Close is on the site of Littleham railwaystation, demolished in the 1960s. The LittlehamCross shops and post office are just to the leftalong Cranford Avenue.

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The Beacon John Morton, DCC


At the end of Buckingham Close turn right alongthe public footpath. This unsurfaced lane takesyou downhill for 300 metres (330 yards) to akissing gate into a grazed pasture. Turn rightalong the hedge and then left down the side ofthe field to another kissing gate. Through thisgate is a footpath between hedges along toanother kissing gate. Here turn left down apermissive path (Randall’s Green) which leadsyou down to and across Littleham Brook on aconcrete footbridge (or through the shallowford) then up to Maer Lane.

This is a good place to listen and watch forbuzzards circling overhead.

Continue up Randall’s Green to the road ahead,Maer Lane. Turn right along Maer Lane for 180metres (200 yards) with care; this road can bebusy at times and is narrow. Turn left at the firstjunction up Gore Lane. Follow this road uphillfor 650 metres (710 yards) watching out forvehicles. After passing the entrance to the Cityof Bristol camp site enter the next kissing gateon the right into a field. Follow the curving trackacross this field (often cattle grazing), with goodviews out to sea to the right. Go through thegap straight ahead into the next field andalongside the hedge on the left to another

kissing gate out onto the coastal footpath by aseat.

This is the High Land of Orcombe, 60 metres /200 feet above sea level. From this seat there is agood view to the west along the coast toExmouth, the mouth of the Exe Estuary andDawlish Warren beyond. Further round you cansee Dawlish and in the distance Berry Head inTorbay.

Turn right from the gate and down the SouthWest Coast Path towards Exmouth. After 500metres (550 yards) you pass the Geoneedlemonument and then continue along a surfacedpath against the hedge until a green area withseats is reached. There is a path down to theseafront on the left but your route continues onthe coastal footpath ahead.

The 5 metre high Geoneedle was unveiled byHRH the Prince of Wales in 2002 to mark thewestern end of the Jurassic Coast World HeritageSite famous for its geology of Triassic, Jurassicand Cretaceous strata, stretching from here toStudland Bay near Poole. The monument is madefrom various rocks found along this coastincluding the famous Portland and Purbecklimestones. You can see rocks here dating from

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the Triassic period laid down about 252 millionyears ago. The dramatic red mudstone andsandstone reveal evidence of a previous desertenvironment crossed with seasonal life-givingrivers similar to Namibia today!

The coastal footpath passes between bushesalong the cliff top for the next 600 metres (660yards), with occasional seats and view pointstowards the sea. It emerges onto Foxholes Hillwhere you turn left and go down to theroundabout (café and toilets here). Cross overone road from the left and up the left hand sideof Maer Road. After crossing the Littleham Brooktake the first footpath to the left across thegreen space of the Maer to the path at thebottom of the slope (Madeira Walk). Continue tothe tennis courts and then take the path slopingup to the right.

The steep slope to your right would haveoriginally been the sea cliff and the green toyour left a coastal lagoon behind the beach andsand dunes, frequently flooded before seadefences and drainage were put in. The Maeritself is a Local Nature Reserve.

At the top of the wooded slope go left along thetop path to join the road ahead after another130 metres (140 yards) (Trefusis Terrace).Continue straight ahead on this road and at thenext crossroads go straight across along LouisaTerrace and then straight ahead again along TheBeacon.

The Beacon contains an imposing and mixed stylelate 18th century terrace which has a number of

interesting properties (look out for the blueplaques) including the Assembly Rooms of thetime and houses where Lady Nelson and LadyByron each lived, in the first part of the 19thcentury. Lady Nelson died here in 1829 and isburied in Littleham churchyard.

At the end of The Beacon cross Chapel Hilltowards Manor Gardens, with the roundabout toyour right. Once across, turn right and walkaround the outside of this well kept public park,which contains the Tourist Information Centreand public toilets. Pass in front of the Town Hallon your left, cross the end of St Andrew’s Roadto the Strand and continue along the left handside past the shops.

The first shop in this row is Thomas Tucker’s, builtin the 1790s as West End House and converted toa shop as early as 1801 by Richard Webber. Someof the original frontage remains.

Return to the starting point on The Strand bycrossing the end of Victoria Road and walkinground to the right.


Facilities:Shops, pubs, toilets and car parks are available inExmouth town centre and some shops atLittleham Cross. There is a café and toilets atFoxholes on the sea front.

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Mona Island John Morton, DCC


This circular walk is described clockwise from theside of the Exe Estuary near Exmouth station. Itincludes sections of the East Devon Way, someof which, alongside the estuary up toLympstone, is also part of the Exe Estuary Trail.The East Devon Way is then followed fromLympstone uphill into the northern part ofExmouth where this walk leaves it and continuesdown the Bapton and Withycombe Brooks toExmouth town centre and back to the startingpoint.

From the train or bus station (with publictoilets), or the Estuary Car Park next to theleisure centre, cross to the path alongside theestuary where the walk starts. Go along thispath keeping the water to your left to thefootpath sign (with the East Devon Way logo) atthe north end of the long-stay car park.

The River Exe to your left gets its name from theancient Celtic word for fish. This part of the ExeEstuary is a Local Nature Reserve and the wholeestuary is a bird reserve of internationalimportance. On the far side of the estuary, arethe villages of Cockwood and Starcross and to

their right can be seen Powderham Castle andchurch, with the forested Haldon Hills in thebackground.

Go through the metal gates and along the path,past a viewing point with seats. Continue on theunsurfaced path until you come to a waymarkpost on the right. Here bear right up a shortslope, then down some steps, over the railwayline (with great care) and into King George VPlaying Field. Here turn left on the shared cyclepath to Carter Avenue. Turn left, crossWithycombe Brook, and turn left again alongMudbank Lane. Continue straight ahead alongthe private road (public footpath and cycleroute) towards Lower Halsdon Farm.

Lower Halsdon Farm belongs to the NationalTrust, having been given to them in 1996 by itsformer owner, Mr Long, to preserve the areafrom urban development. The fields areparticularly important for wading birds at hightide.

Just before the farm gate, go left onto theshared path alongside the railway line. After 250metres (270 yards) you can choose either to keepleft on the lower public footpath, then cross therailway line with care, go through a green field(look inland from here for a good view of A LaRonde) and then follow along the estuary sideof the railway on a narrow unsurfaced footpath,or keep right on the wider, surfaced path inlandof the railway. Both routes come to SowdenLane, Lympstone about 1.5 kilometres (1 mile)north of Lower Halsdon Farm.

The path inland from the railway line is part ofthe Exe Estuary Trail (part of Route 2 of theNational Cycle Network) and is shared withcyclists. It includes a long section of woodenboardwalk across boggy ground, someinteresting seats at view points across the estuaryand a large outdoor mural devised by Lympstoneschoolchildren.

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village of Lympstone (or you can shorten thewalk by 1.9 kilometres (1.2 miles) by followingthe East Devon Way to the right along SowdenLane, turning left after 250 metres (270 yards)along a bridleway to its first bend, where youjoin the longer route).

After turning left along Sowden Lane you reachthe estuary shore after a short distance, wherethere are seats. From here you continue up thelane and down into the village after 500 metres(550 yards).

Lympstone village is well served by pubs, shopsand a café. It also has a railway station and thereare toilets by the central car park. Sailing is verypopular on the estuary from here now, butpreviously this was a busy fishing harbour,including its famous oysters. The prominent tallbuilding is Peters Tower, erected by the husbandof Mary Jane Peters in 1885 in memory of hergood works for the poor of the village, and nowrun as holiday accommodation by the LandmarkTrust.

On reaching the Post Office keep right towardsthe station and then turn left on a publicfootpath, just before the Swan. The footpathfollows a private road to the right up a steephill. At the top, to the left of Field House, gothrough the metal gate into Cliff Field (NationalTrust). Follow around the left edge of the fieldto its northern end, with good views of theestuary. Cross the railway on the metalfootbridge ahead, then turn left on the footpathand at the slipway turn right up to the road(Burgmann’s Hill). Cross over and turn right. Atthe next bend take the signposted footpath onthe left which brings you to Candy’s Field.

Follow the hedge on the right of this greenspace and then the lane ahead between theschool on the right and the church on the leftdown to Church Road.

The church is unusually dedicated to the Nativityof the Blessed Virgin Mary, and well worth a visit.

Turn right along Church Road and left after 100metres (110 yards) at the first public footpath.After crossing the stream, continue straightahead at the next path junction past the row ofcottages to reach a bridleway at a kissing gate(here rejoin the East Devon Way and the short-cut route). Turn left along this bridleway andwhen it meets the road (Longbrook Lane) gostraight across into the driveway to “SowdenEdge” and then almost immediately over a stileinto the field on the right. The path follows thefield boundary on the left up the field to a stilein the left hand corner; follow the East DevonWay signs around the field edges, taking youover three more stiles, until you emerge onCourtlands Lane. Turn left along this road toreach the main Exmouth-Exeter A376 roadahead. Cross with care and continue straightahead up Summer Lane to A La Ronde.

A La Ronde is an unusual late 18th century 16-sided house, now a National Trust property (openfrom mid-March to the end of October, but notThursdays and Fridays). It was built for twospinster cousins and contains many mementoesof their Grand Tour of Europe. Particularlyunusual are a feather frieze and shell-encrustedgallery. There is a café and shop here when theproperty is open, and stunning views of the ExeEstuary.

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East Devon Way StileJohn Morton, DCC


Continue for a short distance up Summer Lanepast A La Ronde and take the public footpath(still East Devon Way) on the right, past thebacks of gardens to Hulham Road. Cross thisroad to a well wooded green lane (East DevonWay) diagonally to the right which drops downto Marley Road. Turn right along Marley Road,then left and right into Bankside, and follow theshort path ahead through to the road. Cross andturn right down to the first left, which is SpidersLane. Go up Spiders Lane and after 100 metres(110 yards) turn right along Partridge Road, andopposite Anson Road turn right onto anunsigned footpath which runs down to andthrough a green space.

This pleasant green area, with woods on the leftand fields on the right, follows the small BaptonBrook, which joins Withycombe Brook inWithycombe village.

This path comes out on Pound Lane opposite theentrance to a garden centre. Cross the road atthe toucan crossing and turn left up the hill andthen first right down a narrow lane (publicfootpath) just before Travershes Close. Ignorethe first footpath on the left and continuestraight ahead and through gates on the leftinto a green space. Follow the path ahead andthen round into the end of Nutbrook. Go alongNutbrook and right into Burnside until reachinga path on the right. Follow this path behind thebungalows, over a narrow footbridge acrossBapton Brook and out at a corner of SpringfieldRoad. Bear left along Springfield Road for 150metres (165 yards) to Hulham Road, turn leftalong this road for 100 metres (110 yards) andtake the footpath on the left where the roadbears right, beside the rugby club and throughto Withycombe Village Road next to the church.

Withycombe village centre is to the left, withshops and pubs. Withycombe Raleigh parishchurch (St John the Evangelist) is to the right andjust beyond that the East Devon Tennis Centre(refreshments) and Exmouth Community College.The large footbridge across the road connectsthe upper and lower parts of the college, one ofthe largest secondary schools in the country.

Cross Withycombe Village Road here and turnright for a short distance and then left on thefirst footpath, opposite the church entrance. Thispath crosses Withycombe Brook and then goesunder the school footbridge before enteringPhear Park. Follow the path ahead past a pondon the right. Cross the road through the park

and go out through the pedestrian exit ontoWithycombe Road.

Phear Park takes its name from Sir John Phear, awell known Victorian philanthropist who ownedMarpool Hall and the extensive land that wentwith it, now the public park.

Turn left and keep left at the roundabout upMarpool Hill. Just before the cycle path from theleft cross Marpool Hill and continue uphill for 85metres (95 yards); then, opposite Ashleigh Road,turn first right up three steps and along analleyway (Fair View Terrace) down into RyllGrove. Turn right along Ryll Grove and cross thenext road (Windsor Square) into North Street. Goalong North Street past Christ Church on theright and the police station on the left. Turn leftalong Clarence Road, take the second right(Meeting Street) and at the end turn left intoExeter Road beside the United Reformed Church.

Exeter Road once marked the edge of theestuary, the flat land west of it being reclaimedlater. The small raised area with seats in front ofthe church marks the site of Mona Island fromwhich a ferry ran across the River Exe to Starcrossin 1240.

Follow Exeter Road to the left, cross the end ofAlbion Street and then turn right along TheParade. At the junction ahead cross using thetraffic lights to the other side of The Strand, turnleft past the market and then right along thepedestrianised Manchester Road. At ImperialRoad ahead, turn right and then left across thezebra crossing to return to the rail and busstations and Estuary Car Park.

Walk Length:11.6 kilometres (7.2 miles); 5 stiles; one longgentle climb of 70 metres / 230 feet.

Buses on A376 Exmouth Road or trains fromLympstone can be used to shorten the walk ifrequired. Call the Traveline 0871 200 22 33 or goto www.traveline.org.uk for details.

Facilities:Shops, pubs, toilets and car parks are available inLympstone and Exmouth town centre. Shops andpubs are also available in Withycombe VillageRoad.

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If these walks have whetted your appetite oryou are after something more challenging thenyou may wish to explore further afield!

• An excellent guide is published by the ExeEstuary Management Partnership called ‘ExeExplorer’. Please contact the Exe EstuaryOfficer on 01392 382236, [email protected] or see www.exe-estuary.org

• The Exe Estuary Trail is currently underdevelopment. Once complete, this will form awalking and cycling route around the whole ofthe Exe Estuary and will form part of theNational Cycle Network (NCN2).

• An Exmouth Cycle Map is availablefrom Devon County Council. This shows the Exe Estuary Trail toLympstone and the cycleway fromExmouth to Budleigh Salterton aswell as other cycle tracks in thetown.

• Please contact the Cycling Team on 01392383223, email [email protected] see www.devon.gov.uk/cycling formore information about cycling and the ExeEstuary Trail.

Three long-distance routes runthrough Exmouth:• The South West Coast Path National

Trail – 630 miles of superb coastal walking. See www.southwestcoastpath.com formore details.

• The East Devon Way – 40 miles offootpaths, bridleways and quiet country laneslinking Exmouth to Lyme Regis. For moredetails contact the East Devon AONB [email protected] or telephone01395 517557.

• The Exe Valley Way – 50 miles of river valleywalk between source and sea along thebeautiful River Exe. This walk ends on theSouth West Coast Path at Starcross. For moreinformation see www.devon.gov.uk/walkingand follow the ‘where to walk and ride inDevon’ link.

Exmouth is on the doorstep of the East DevonArea of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB), astriking landscape, full of contrast and colour,geology and wildlife. You don’t always need acar to explore the AONB. Public transport,cycling, riding and walking are often the mostrewarding ways to explore the area. For moreinformation email [email protected],telephone 01395 517557 or seewww.eastdevonaonb.org.uk. The rocksbeneath the AONB tell another fascinating storyand form the East Devon and Dorset WorldHeritage Site, known as the Jurassic Coast. Thisruns from the Geoneedle on Orcombe Point (seewalks 6 and 7) to Studland in Dorset. For moreinformation see www.jurassiccoast.com

Exmouth is also on the doorstep of the EastDevon Pebblebed Heaths. The public was grantedaccess to all seven of the heaths (2,800 acres) in1930, by the 21st Baron Clinton. Since then, theClinton Devon Estate has had a progressiveattitude to public access. In fact, nearly 10 milesof permissive paths and 1100 acres of forestry hasbeen accessible to the public for over 20 years.Today the area has been designated as AccessLand by the Countryside and Rights of Way Act2000. The Estate has created many newfootpaths linking current paths into circularwalks. For more information [email protected], telephone 01395443881 or see www.clintondevon.com andwww.pebblebedheaths.org.uk

Longer Walks from Exmouth


Visit the Visit Devon WebsiteYou will find more information about walkingin Devon by visiting www.visitdevon.co.uk

By clicking on the ‘What to Do’ section of thewebsite you will be able to search a databasethat contains lots of ideas and information onplaces where you can experience Devon’swildlife, geology and landscape. The websitealso contains information on cycling,watersports, walking, food and drink, gardensand many other activities and places whichDevon has to offer.

Be a responsible visitor!Explore a greener Devon. . .

Be a Green Visitor1. Do not disturb any livestock, keep

your dog under close control andleave all gates as you find them.

2. Take your litter home with you andrecycle it if possible.

3. Do not disturb wild animals, birds orflowers.

4. Whether you are walking, cycling ordriving, take special care on countryroads.

5. If possible, leave your car at home andtake the bus or train.

6. Buy locally produced goods, includingfood and souvenirs.

7. Support local shops, garages andother local services.

Come and explore!More and more people are realising that taking thebus or train is an easy, convenient, fun alternative toworrying about driving along narrow, unfamiliarcountry roads and finding somewhere suitable toleave the car.

Devon is blessed with a very mild climate. Springarrives early with wild daffodils and bluebells fillingthe undergrowth of the valleys and woodlands anddelicate yellow primroses, the County flower,carpeting the banks of the lanes.

The summer lingers for longer in Devon. It can bewell into September before misty mornings heraldthe start of autumn, a season which also lends itselfto discovering the countryside on foot. Richautumnal colours give a golden glow to thelandscape and the upper moorland areas becomeclothed in flowering heathers.

Winter can be an appealing season to exploreDevon’s countryside too. Walkers can wrap up warmand take leisurely lunch stops relaxing in front of awarming log fire!

Devon has the most fantasticnatural environment and we allwant it to stay that way.Why not leave the car behind and explore Devon byfoot, by bike or even by canoe?! Much of Devon’scoast and countryside is accessible by publictransport and it can be great fun! Why not DiscoverDevon Differently and see the Jurassic Coast,England’s first natural World Heritage Site, from thetop of a double-decker or enjoy the spectacularbirdlife on the Exe Estuary from a ride on the AvocetLine?

Visit environmentally responsible attractions andindulge in some of the finest local food and drink onoffer. Some suggested itineraries are available fromwww.visitdevon.co.uk to help you make the mostof your visit and help you to keep Devon special!

For information on planning your journey by bus,coach or train, visit www.traveline.org.uk or call theTraveline number 0871 200 22 33 (calls fromlandlines cost 10p per minute).


1. The Dart Circuit2. Torridge Estuary Rail Trail3. Pines, Pebbles and Plantations4. Plymouth’s Forts and Castles5. Devon’s Little Switzerland6. Templer Way Heritage Trail7. Bagging the Views8. Middle Dart Valley9. Exeter’s Riverside and Western Skyline10. The Ernest Bassett Walk11. Torbay and the Dart Valley12. Victorian Landscape Walk13. Kingsley, Kipling and the Horizontal

Cliff Railway14. Potter Down the Otter15. Devon’s Western Frontier16. A Walk in Hope17. Mortehoe and North Devon’s Deadly Coast18. Sample Beer With A Good Head19. Tarka, the Taw and a Town Trail20. Do Tell Sid!21. Wembury, Wembury - Here We Come!22. Bishops and a Saint23. Soar from Salcombe24. Exe Marks the Spot25. Dartmoor’s Western Fringe26. Ruby - Devon’s Hidden Gem27. South of the Templer28. Walk through History29. Newton Poppleford and Hawkerland

30. Clovelly’s Western Woods and Cliffs31. Snoop at Snapes32. City to Coast33. Ilfracombe and the Torrs 34. Valley to Beacon35. Two Moors Way - the Teign Gorge

and Special Moor Stones36. Green Way to Greenway37. Lynton and the Valley of Rocks38. Southern Railway Dartmoor Walk39. Fish, Penguins and an Unusual Lighthouse40. A Common Experience

- with a touch of glass!41. Devon’s Iron Coast42. A Coastal Carriage Drive43. A Walk across the Walkham44. Hidden Torquay45. An Exeter Green Semi-Circle46. Castles, Town Walls and

the West Devon Way47. Beside the Seaside at Blackpool48. Tetcott – Jester Walk Around the Estate49. Saunter up Saunton Down50. Sidmouth – Valley, Ridge and the

Jurassic Coast51. The Bere Peninsula52. Two Museums Walk53. The Most Rebellious Town in Devon54. Look Sharp – with a spring in your step!

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If you enjoy Devon'scoast and countryside . . .

Many of the walks promoted on Devon County Council’s websiteare accessible to everyone. Details of stiles, gradients and the level of difficulty of routes are described. For accessible walks, visit

www.devon.gov.uk/accessforallFor visitor information including accommodation availability visit

www.visitdevon.co.uk

The details in this brochure are believed to be correct. Devon County Council will not acceptresponsibility for losses arising due to inaccuracies or omissions within this publication.Published by Devon County Council, County Hall, Exeter EX2 4QW. Tel: 01392 382000Produced by Devon Design and Print 01392 383276. JN126564

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