Mobscooter's Pictures of Budleigh Salterton

The Creamery, Budleigh Salterton

This shot shows Budleigh's noted Creamery which sells umpteen flavours of ice cream in cones and wafers, bowls or even buckets. It is very popular in the summertime. The building was originally built around 1899 for a Mr. Walters, a butcher. It was known then as "Walter's Folly". Externally it was decorated by Italian Craftsmen and has very ornate brickwork panels, corbels and reliefs.

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Budleigh Salterton, Buildings and Structures

Camera Make: FUJIFILM Model: FinePix S5600

Budleigh petunia

A close up of a petunia seen in Budleigh Salterton. I wonder if the weeding and digging was hard to plant it?

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Budleigh Salterton, Flora

Camera Make: FUJIFILM Model: FinePix S5600

Budleigh pebble

A picture of a pebble from Budleigh's beach. Officially it is an offence to remove pebbles from the beach and the fine is quite hefty if caught.

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Budleigh Salterton

Camera Make: FUJIFILM Model: FinePix S5600

Budleigh Salterton – Two Swans

In line two swans fly up the River Otter together missing the tree ahead.

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Budleigh Salterton, River Scenes, Wildlife in England

Camera Make: NIKON CORPORATION Model: NIKON D5100

Budleigh Salterton – Peacock

A peacock butterfly and bee sharing nectar gathering from thistle heads in a Budleigh hedge. The recorded food plants of the European peacock are stinging nettle , hop , and the small nettle.The adult butterflies drink nectar from a wide variety of flowering plants, including buddleia, willows, dandelions, wild marjoram, danewort, hemp agrimony, and clover; they also utilize tree sap and rotten fruit.

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Budleigh Salterton, Wildlife in England

Camera Make: Canon Model: Canon EOS 550D

Budleigh Salterton – orange slug

This slug was seen in Budleigh Salterton and is actually a variation on the traditioal black variety. Very variable in colour, completely black specimens being commonest in the north, but also brick-red, orange and grey. The foot fringe is broad and often paler and redder than body. Tubercles large and elongate. When contracted and irritated, may rock from side to side for some time.

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Budleigh Salterton, Wildlife in England

Camera Make: Canon Model: Canon EOS 550D

Budleigh Salterton – ColourMono beach huts

With my humble Canon 550D camera I took two shots of Budleigh’s Cliffs and beach huts. One in monochrome and one in colour. I opened them in Photoshop and made one picture from the two, and here you can see the result.

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Budleigh Salterton

Camera Make: Canon Model: Canon EOS 550D

Budleigh Salterton – Mono-Colour Promenade

With my Canon camera I took two separate shots of Budleigh’s Promenade. One in monochrome and one in colour. I opened them in Photoshop and made one picture from two, and here you can see the result.

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Budleigh Salterton

Camera Make: Canon Model: Canon EOS 550D

Budleigh Salterton- Ottermouth

BM 484 - "Constant Friend" is a Brixham registered scalloper here towing off Ottermouth for the day's catch.

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Budleigh Salterton, Coastal Harbours

Camera Make: Canon Model: Canon EOS 550D

Budleigh eyeful

A slight readjustment of viewing and you can imagine an eyeful of moon.

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Budleigh Salterton

Camera Make: Canon Model: Canon EOS 70D

Full moon in Budleigh

This full moon was framed in a tree quite nicely, so I made a Moon shot.

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Budleigh Salterton

Camera Make: Canon Model: Canon EOS 70D

Budleigh has beans

Keen gardeners are evident in Budleigh. This garden is worked on all year round and has beans galore all summer.

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Budleigh Salterton

Camera Make: NIKON CORPORATION Model: NIKON D5100

Flag of England

The St. George's Cross is the flag of England. It is flown on Budleigh Promenade most days.

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Budleigh Salterton

Camera Make: Canon Model: Canon EOS 70D

Budleigh blue plaque

Situated on Fore Street Hill in Budleigh Salterton is a blue plaque on a wall telling all that Joyce Dennys (1893-1991) lived in this house in her later years. Two lions guard the gateposts. She was a poet, artist, illustrator, playwright.

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Budleigh Salterton, Homes of the Famous

Camera Make: Canon Model: Canon EOS 70D

Budleigh without rain

Budleigh has been in the high 20 degrees lately. Few clouds, blue sky and lots of colour.

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Budleigh Salterton

Camera Make: Canon Model: Canon EOS 550D

Budleigh sunset

These red clouds at sun set are quite spectacular, especially when taken from our rear garden and over the fence.

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Budleigh Salterton

Camera Make: Canon Model: Canon EOS 550D

Budleigh trees

The stand of 3 pine trees on the hill can be seen over the rooftops of Budleigh.

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Budleigh Salterton

Camera Make: NIKON CORPORATION Model: NIKON D5100

Salting Hill

This view of Budleigh shows the rowing boat flower holder on the island made from the remains of old lime kilns. The monks of Otterton used this hill to take the away the salt produced by the salt flats at the mouth of the River Otter.

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Budleigh Salterton

Camera Make: NIKON CORPORATION Model: NIKON D5100

Budleigh Pines

If you walk your way round the South West Coast Path, which is a total distance of only 630 miles, you will pass this exact spot and be able to glimpse Budleigh Salterton through its iconic stand of pine trees at Ottermouth.

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Budleigh Salterton, Trees and Woodlands, English Coastal Scenes

Camera Make: FUJIFILM Model: FinePix S200EXR

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Budleigh flooding

At the White Bridge in Budleigh Salterton the River Otter could only just get through. The seat at the side of the river was not suitable for sitting on.

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Budleigh Salterton, Weather

Camera Make: Canon Model: Canon EOS 550D