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The Axe Valley Heritage Museum is sited beside the Town Hall in Fore Street, and houses a fine collection of photographs of the area, together with archaeological finds and a display of period costume.
The museum is
open from the end of May to October. The South West Coastal Path passes along the seafront. Walkers can either head westwards to Beer, or eastwards through the unique ‘Undercliff Nature Reserve’ to Lyme Regis.
For further information on the Dorset and East Devon World Heritage Coastline visit
www.JurassicCoast.com
From August Bank Holiday weekend to the first Saturday in September is Seaton Carnival Week. On the final Saturday evening, there is a procession of illuminated floats that passes through the centre of the town. Large crowds view the tableaux designed by a wide variety of local organisations, ranging from pubs and youth groups to carnival clubs created specially for the annual cycle of East Devon carnivals, of which this is the first of the season.
The Axe Valley can be the place for a perfect holiday,
surrounded
by superb coastal and countryside scenery this is the part of Devon many other tourists don’t discover. Perfectly situated between Sidmouth and Lyme Regis, encompassing the towns of Colyton, Beer, Axmouth, Branscombe and Axminster.
endless outdoor pursuits to enjoy including horse riding, fishing, boating, swimming and golf.
Why not come back again later in the year when the three colourful town street carnivals take place in September in Axminster, Colyton and Seaton. If you like to tour then Axe Valley is a perfect base for a DAY OUT in Dorset & Somerset.
Axminster takes its name from the bank of the river on which it is situate. There is a surprisingly wide variety of things to do here, with plenty of historical sites, outdoor activities and family attractions. The Minster stands in its oasis of green at the heart of the town, nearby is the museum in the Old Courthouse where you can find out more about the town’s carpet industry.
The town has a thriving artistic community and this is reflected in the Art Trail which includes sculptures like Roger Dean’s ‘farmer and cow’, representative of the town’s long-established livestock market, this can be seen near Tesco. The town also hosts the Axe Vale Festival of Gardening and Crafts in June, the largest festival of this type in the Southwest. The East Devon Way footpath and Buzzard Route cycle track pass close to the town, while the mudflats of the Axe estuary are superb for bird watching with curlew, oystercatcher, and egret.
Being fairly
central it is also a base for the fossil beaches.
Nearby is the fossil beach at Charmouth, Seaton, Beer and Sidmouth, and Loughwood Meeting House (NT) at Dalwood and the important non- fortified Middle Ages manor house of Shute Barton (NT) which boasts
the largest open fireplace in England.
This valley and the
surrounding Areas of Natural Beauty certainly offer plenty for every member of your family to do. The River Axe meets the sea at Lyme Bay, now part of the designated World Heritage Site and known as the Jurassic Coast.
For lovers of the great outdoors the area offers, quiet and ancient lanes leading to picturesque villages riverside walks with egret, heron and kingfisher to spot. Enjoy dramatic coastal scenery along the World Heritage Coastline, or choose a section of the SWCP to explore. Walk the seven mile world famous Landslip Walk from Axmouth to Lyme Regis, with lots of space on the huge pebble beach and long level promenade for comfortable walking. Discover beautiful rolling hills and inland walking routes with a wonderful variety of wildlife, or use pedal power and cycle some of the routes between towns and villages. A real bird watching paradise along the estuary with accessible reserves and hides awaits you. Or boating activity at Axmouth harbour with fish landed daily at the smugglers village of Beer. Enjoy a history walking tour of Colyton, the most rebellious town in Devon. There are
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Going away from the coast the first stop has to be Honiton. With a magic
of its own this town, with its many places to stay & eat, is an excellent place from which
to explore the Axminster Valley, and if you climb Honiton Hill the beautiful valley of the River Otter is spread before you; the stark bare heights of Dartmoor and the glorious expanse of Exmoor are both within range.
The town’s main street is a mile of Roman road and one of the widest and straightest streets in England, a market place in itself. There is a calendar packed with events including the unusual Hot Pennies in July, where warmed pennies are scattered from pub windows, the biannual Honiton festival and the Honiton and District carnivals in October. The most important is the Honiton Show, one of the largest agricultural shows in the country. The Honiton Hill Rally held at nearby Stockland in August has plenty of vintage cars and motorcycles.
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