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Recommended Towns & Villages near Sidmouth

Balloon seller

Seaton (312 Pictures)

a Seaside Town in the county of Devon (7.6 miles, 12.3 km, direction E)

The town is mostly Victorian and Edwardian in character, you only have to cast your eyes above today's modern shop fronts to see handsome overhanging bay windows which belong firmly to another era...

St Andrew's Church, Colyton, Devon

Colyton (21 Pictures)

in the county of Devon (8.4 miles, 13.6 km, direction NE)

The town of Colyton, in Devon, first appeared as an ancient village around 700 AD and appeared inthe Doomsday Book as 'Culitone'. It was once described as "the most rebellious.....

Seaton

Axmouth (16 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Devon (8.6 miles, 13.9 km, direction E)

This quiet resort of colourwashed cottages sitting at the edge of the River Axe was once an important south Devon port...

The Drewe Arms, Broadhembury

Broadhembury (7 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Devon (10.5 miles, 16.9 km, direction N)

Broadhembury is an idyllic village which is an oasis of calm and beauty lying at the edge of the Blackdown Hills...

St. Michael & All Angels Church, Pinhoe near Exeter in Devon.

Pinhoe (1 Pictures)

in the county of Devon (10.7 miles, 17.2 km, direction NW)

Pinhoe now fringes the urban sprawl of Exeter, but there was a time when it was a place standing alone with its own identity...

A picture of Dalwood

Dalwood (30 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Devon (11.1 miles, 17.9 km, direction NE)

Charming village in the Devonshire countryside with a wonderful old thatched pub serving excellent food and a fantastic church. Well worth a look..

Dawlish promenade and red cliffs with first Intercity 125 - June 2009

Dawlish (102 Pictures)

a Seaside Town in the county of Devon (12.2 miles, 19.6 km, direction SW)

Dawlish is an attractive holiday resort on the Devon coast, it lies between the picturesque estuaries of both the River Exe and the River Teign...

Axminster, Devon

Axminster (43 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Devon (12.8 miles, 20.6 km, direction NE)

Famous for its carpets often likened to Turkish, Axminster was one of the first West Saxon settlements formed along the River Axe in Devon...

Rougemont Castle, the eleventh-century Norman gate tower.

Exeter (236 Pictures)

a Historic City in the county of Devon (13.1 miles, 21.1 km, direction W)

Exeter is a bustling city in the heart of the county of Devon. It's mix of modern and functional with old and cultural makes for an interesting place to live, and to visit...

Sunset

Lyme Regis (276 Pictures)

a Seaside Town in the county of Dorset (13.6 miles, 21.9 km, direction E)

Almost the first thing you notice about this pleasant seaside resort, is the spaciousness of the town. The second, and nothing can prepare you for this, is the sheer scale of Lyme Bay with its splendid views towards the rugged sandstone cliffs west of Eype Mouth...

Teignmouth

Teignmouth (104 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Devon (14.6 miles, 23.5 km, direction SW)

Teignmouth is a lively seaside town with a busy working harbour that is an endless source of fascination and pleasure...

Jurassic coast  Charmouth

Charmouth (102 Pictures)

a Seaside Town in the county of Dorset (15.3 miles, 24.6 km, direction E)

This pretty resort grew up in a gap of cliffs overlooking picturesque Lyme Bay. In the days prior to the motor car it was a fashionable coaching stop. One illustrious visitor of.....

Shaldon Beach, Shaldon on the Teign estuary. Devon

Shaldon (28 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Devon (15.5 miles, 24.9 km, direction SW)

A lovely place that has all the hallmarks of a small resort fishing village, including two glowing sandy beaches...

Cricket St Thomas House

Chard (450 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Somerset (17.6 miles, 28.3 km, direction NE)

Chard is a small market town in somerset..

Seatown and Golden Cap, looking west, Dorset coast.

Seatown (33 Pictures)

a Seaside Town in the county of Dorset (18.6 miles, 29.9 km, direction E)

Seatown is a small Hamlet along Dorset's famous Jurassic Coast and is popular with fossil hunters. It has a clean and quiet shingle beach (no dogs allowed) and is a good location.....

Light on the water 2

Babbacombe (62 Pictures)

in the county of Devon (18.8 miles, 30.2 km, direction SW)

With its lovely Blue Flag beaches, pleasant gardens, pedrestrianised shopping areas, and friendly ambience, Babbacombe makes an enjoyable resort for a family holiday...

Crediton Church, Devon

Crediton (16 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Devon (19.5 miles, 31.4 km, direction NW)

Always a beautiful place, Crediton must have been awesome in the year AD674 when legend tells us that St. Boniface was born here as plain Winfrith...

A panoramic view of Pilsdon Pen.

Pilsdon (8 Pictures)

in the county of Dorset (19.6 miles, 31.6 km, direction E)

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Becky Falls, Bovey Tracey, Dartmoor

Bovey Tracey (23 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Devon (20.0 miles, 32.1 km, direction W)

The pretty town of Bovey Tracey borders with the beautiful landscape of Dartmoor...

Cockington

Cockington (97 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Devon (20.5 miles, 33.0 km, direction SW)

This idyllic thatched village perfectly reflects the harmony and glory of a by-gone age, for here you can walk in ancient parkland, or take a romantic drive around Cockington in a.....

Recommended attractions near Sidmouth

Blackberry Camp. - Iron age settlement near - Beer. Devon

Blackbury Camp (18 Pictures)

(4.8 miles, 7.7 km, direction NE)

Blackbury Camp is an Iron Age hill fort situated in Southleigh, Devon, England. The hillfort was built during the 4th century and.....

Fairlynch Arts Centre & Museum, Budleigh Salterton, Devon

Fairlynch Arts Centre & Museum (1 Pictures)

(5.2 miles, 8.3 km, direction SW)

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Pecorama gardens

Pecorama (20 Pictures)

(6.2 miles, 10.0 km, direction E)

Pecorama offers a real treat for everyone visiting Beer, a pretty coastal resort which was once the haunt of Smugglers. This.....

A La Ronde in Exmouth, Devon

A La Ronde (3 Pictures)

(7.8 miles, 12.6 km, direction W)

This fascinating 16 sided house is a relic from 1796. It was built for two spinster cousins Jane and Mary Parminter and was to.....

Powderham Castle Gardens July 2005

Powderham Castle (13 Pictures)

(10.2 miles, 16.4 km, direction W)

Built over 600 years ago, Powderham Castle is the historic home of the Earl of Devon. The Castle is still lived in by the.....

Dawlish Warren, Devon.  Looking towards Exmouth.

Dawlish Warren (12 Pictures)

(10.2 miles, 16.4 km, direction SW)

Often referred to as a mile long sandpit, Dawlish Warren sits at the mouth of the River Exe where river and sea become one. It.....

Loughwood Meeting House, Dalwood, Near Axminster, Devon. Owned by the National Trust

Loughwood Meeting House (13 Pictures)

(10.7 miles, 17.2 km, direction NE)

17th-century thatched Baptist meeting house, constructed approx 1653...

Where are the birds?

Killerton (50 Pictures)

(12.0 miles, 19.2 km, direction NW)

Walking towards the handsome Georgian property known as Killerton House, you get only a hint of the surprises awaiting you.....

Exeter Cathedral, Devon

Exeter Cathedral (98 Pictures)

(12.9 miles, 20.7 km, direction W)

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A view of the Marine Aquarium on the old Cobb with Lyme regis, Dorset, in the background.

Lyme Regis Marine Aquarium (1 Pictures)

(13.6 miles, 21.9 km, direction E)

Where better to see and learn about the creatures of the deep than in an aquarium suite set tantalizingly beside the sea. Well,.....

Lyme Regis Museum, Lyme Regis, Dorset

Lyme Regis Museum (2 Pictures)

(13.8 miles, 22.3 km, direction E)

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Field with Black Down Hills, Devon

Black Down Hills (8 Pictures)

(16.9 miles, 27.2 km, direction N)

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Babbacombe Model Village

Babbacombe Model Village (7 Pictures)

(18.0 miles, 29.0 km, direction SW)

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Forde Abbey, nr Chard, Somerset. A former Cistercian foundation. Photo taken September 1991.

Forde Abbey (12 Pictures)

(18.2 miles, 29.2 km, direction NE)

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Snowdrops at Otterhead. The Blackdown hills in the county of Somerset, England

The Blackdown Hills (21 Pictures)

(18.3 miles, 29.4 km, direction N)

Fascinating scenic area where you can enjoy an extraordinary variety of scenery ranging from tiny coppices to vast woodlands, all.....

Amur leopard

The Wildlife Park at Cricket St. Thomas (2 Pictures)

(20.0 miles, 32.2 km, direction NE)

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berry pomeroy castle

Berry Pomeroy Castle (5 Pictures)

(23.7 miles, 38.2 km, direction SW)

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Dartington hall gardens, near Totnes, Devon

Dartington Hall (14 Pictures)

(25.3 miles, 40.7 km, direction SW)

Outstanding grounds surround this late 14th century house, with original great hall, outer courtyard and a collection of other.....

Barrington Court, Somerset

Barrington Court (49 Pictures)

(25.4 miles, 40.8 km, direction NE)

Barrington Court is an attractive 16th-century house built in the engaging "E" shaped style of the period in mellow Ham Hill.....

A picture of Greenway

Greenway (4 Pictures)

(25.9 miles, 41.6 km, direction SW)

The house called Greenway sitting serenely in attractive countryside has been an important Devon home for centuries, during which.....


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