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Bicton Park Botanical Gardens
Budleigh Salterton EX9 7BJ

Bicton Park Botanical Gardens, Budleigh Salterton, Devon

Open all Year - 7 days a Week

  • Devon's most magnificent Historic Gardens
  • Museum
  • Railway
  • Children's Play Areas
  • Restaurant

map of how to find Bicton Gardens10 miles SE of Exeter between Exmouth and Sidmouth.
SAT NAV: EX9 7BG

Visit our web site: www.bictongardens.co.uk

Also visit our partner and sister attraction - Morwellham Quay

For more information

Morwellham Quay
4 miles west of Tavistock, Devon PL19 8JL
SAT NAV: PL19 8JL

HISTORIC PORT, COPPER MINE, VICTORIAN FARM

As featured on BBC's EDWARDIAN FARM

  • Ride the railway into the copper mine
  • Victorian costume try on & museum
  • Living history activities for all ages
  • Traditional Blacksmith & Pottery
  • River Tamar nature trail
  • Restaurant/tea rooms

For more information and opening times,
Tel. 01822 832766
Visit our web site: www.morwellham-quay.co.uk

Also visit our partner and sister attraction - Bicton Park Botanical Gardens

Budleigh Salterton Riding SchoolRiding at Budleigh Salterton Riding School
Budleigh Salterton Riding School, Dalditch Lane,
Budleigh Salterton, Devon EX9 7AS

British Horse Society Approved
Situated on the edge of Woodbury Common, with beautiful views over the coastline.

OAK LODGE CAFE open to all ad available to hire for special events / parties / conferences - high quality accommodation also available.

  • British Horse Society Qualified instruction for all ages
    and abilities.Riding on Woodbury Common with the Budleigh Salterton Riding School
  • Lessons and hacking on high quality horses in
    beautiful area
  • 2 large all-weather menages with jumping facilities
  • Riding holidays for all levels of experience
  • Pony days, adult and children's courses, children's parties

Self Catering Holiday Accommodation also available
(Click here for more information)

Proprietors: Chrissy Howick and Rob Batson,
By telephone on 01395 442035
email: chrissy@devonriding.co.uk
Visit our website at www.devonriding.co.uk

Cadhay, Ottery St Mary, DevonCadhay
Ottery St. Mary, Devon EX11 1QT
  • House, garden and tearoom
  • Open Fridays, 2pm - 5.30pm, May to September
  • Also late May and Summer Bank Holiday: Saturday, Sunday and Monday
  • Groups welcome by prior arrangement

Guided tour: adults £7; children £3
Garden: adults £3; children £1
Last house tour: 4.15pm

Tel. 01404 813511
Visit our website at www.cadhay.org.uk

The Donkey Sanctuary
Sidmouth, Devon EX10 0NU

  • Open 365 days a year
  • Free Entry
  • A charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales, No. 264818

 

Tel. 01395 578222
Website: www.thedonkeysanctuary.org.uk

ESCOTEscot - gardens, maze & adventure - Ottery St Mary, Devon
Escot, Ottery St Mary, EX11 1LU
Just off the A30 Exeter to Honiton Road at Fairmile

Gardens, Maze and Family Wood
The natural place... for a great family day out!

  • Otters
  • World Class Maze
  • Coach house restaurant
  • Termite pavillion
  • Saxon village
  • All-weather play barn
  • Forest dropslide
  • Letterboxing
  • Red Squirrels
  • Woodlands playground
  • Summer camp
  • Wild boar
  • Birds of Prey

Telephone 01404 822 188
Visit our website at www.escot-devon.co.uk

EXETER'S UNDERGROUND PASSAGES
2 Paris Street, Exeter EX1 1GA

What lies beneath?
Take a tour below Exeter's streets at the Medieval Underground Pasages

 

Prices and conditions of access:
Tel. 01392 665887
or visit www.exeter.gov.uk/passages

 

The Fairlynch Arts Centre and Museum
Fore Street, Budleigh Salterton

Fairlynch arts Centre and Museum, Budleigh Salterton, Devon

Beautiful thatched Grade II listed Fairlynch offers:

  • ARCHAEOLOGY and LOCAL HISTORY
  • Service point for DEVON RECORD OFFICE
  • Period TOYS - COSTUME - LACE
  • JURASSIC COAST INTERPRETATION ROOM
  • NATURAL HISTORY of the Otter Valley
  • Local Art and a SMUGGLERS’ DEN.

Open from 8th April to 30th September
(Also 28th - 31st October 2012 Half Term):
Sunday to Friday -
2pm to 4.30pm.
Small admission charge - usual concessions and free entry for children.

Telephone 01395 442666
email: admin@fairlynchmuseum.co.uk
Or, for more information, visit the website at
www.devonmuseums.net/Fairlynch-Museum/Devon-Museums/

(Registered charity number 306636)

See Budleigh Salterton’s tribute to
Captain Robert Falcon Scott (1868-1912)
and the members of the Terra Nova
1910-1913 Antarctic Expedition

Photo courtesy of the Scott Polar Research Institute, University of Cambridge

Fairlynch Museum’s acclaimed Polar Heroes exhibition ‘Survival!’ tells the dramatic story of Surgeon-Commander G.Murray Levick,
the doctor with the Northern Party of Scott’s
ill-fated second Antarctic venture.

In his latter years, Murray Levick, pictured centre,
lived near Budleigh Salterton.

New for 2012: a special centenary exhibition on
East Devon author R.F. Delderfield

Lily Farm Vinyard - Knowle, Budleigh Salterton, east DevonLily Farm Vineyard
Dalditch Lane, Knowle, Budleigh Salterton

To book a guided tour at £6 per person and
experience the stunning views from the top of the
vineyard, followed by a free sample tasting of our
Fine English Wines, please call.

Bookings taken for Guided Tours from the Tourist Information Centre - tel. 01395 445275

Otterton Mill - arts, crafts, music, food, mill - Otterton, Budleigh Salterton, east DevonOtterton Mill
Otterton, Budleigh Salterton, EX9 7HG

Relax, unwind, explore, enjoy...

At Otterton Mil, we celebrate the very best in local food and art, ancient traditions,
world-class music and our beautiful, natural environment

  • historic working watermill
  • Famous artisan bakery
  • award-winning cafe-restaurant
  • specialist Devon food shop
  • leading live music venue
  • arts, crafts, gifts and wildlife shop
  • chickens and nature reserve
  • exciting special events

...all set in an area of outstanding natural beauty

arts, crafts, music, food, mill

Open 10.00am - 5.00pm, 7 days a week
FREE ENTRY

Telephone 01395 568521
Web: www.ottertonmill.com

PecoramaPecorama  light railway, in Beer, east Devon
Beer, Devon EX12 3NA

RELAX & ENJOY THE RIDE

Pecorama - in the village of Beer - a short drive from Budleigh Salterton

  • Steam Train rides
  • Beautiful gardens
  • Model railway exhibition
  • Stunning Views across Lyme Bay
  • Children's Play AreasAward winning gardens
  • Restaurant
  • Entertainment (high season)

Open every day during the summer - see the website for more details

Telephone 01297 21542
Visit our website at www.pecorama.info

Salem Chapel and SchoolroomSalem Chapel and Schoolroom,. East Budleigh, Devon
East Budleigh

  • Exhibitions for 2012
  • Art Show
  • Book Fairs
  • Concerts
  • Events
  • Weddings and Funerals

Open all year

For further details
Telephone 01395 445236
or the Tourist Information Centre on 01395 445275

Find out more about Salem Chapel on the History page of this website

 

World of Country LifeWorld of Country Life, Exmouth, Devon
Sandy Bay, Exmouth, Devon EX8 5BY
(Just 20 minutes from Exeter, follow signs to Exmouth)

Acres of Wholesome Family Fun

Now open from February half term until the end of October (see website for opening times).

  • Great for kids parties
  • Events all year round

Buy your season ticket online today and don't miss out on any of the fun!

Telephone 01395 274533
Visit our website at: www.worldofcountrylife.co.uk

Budleigh BikesBudleigh Bikes for hire
Bear Lane, Budleigh Salterton, Devon EX9 7AQ

Gents, Ladies and Children's bikes and tag-alongs for hire.

Tel. 01395 442354

Further Selected Visitor Attractions:

Golf Club and Hotel
Woodbury Park Hotel & Golf Club Ltd

Woodbury Castle
Woodbury
Exeter
EX5 1JJ
Tel. 01395 233382

The staff of the Budleigh Salterton Tourist Information Centre are here to help you find out more - click here for details.