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Holiday cottages in East Devon

East Devon: That is Devon east of the River Exe and Exeter - Devon's capital with superb cathedral and much else attractive. Here is the most smiling of farmland and most dramatically hilly, the easiest to see from a car because the lanes are less narrow, the hedges less high. Domed hills rise abruptly and steeply, baize-green fields to crowns of woods or sentinel beech trees, half-way up farmsteads like a children's-book idyll. Woodbury Common is a small high moor with heather and Scots pine trees and fine newish golf course. Exmouth is a resort with lots of sandy beach and boats. The Exe estuary is full of yachts and has one of Devon's prettiest villages, Lympstone, beside it. A shore of mainly pebbles keeps the area comparatively quiet, though the coast is attractive with white and red cliffs, pleasant, civilised towns like Sidmouth and Budleigh Salterton and villages like Beer and Branscombe. Its inland villages tend to be pretty. Hardly anyone seems to visit the lovely Blackdown Hills - big beech woods, smart fields with thoroughbred horses - on its northern border. You can have flying lessons at Dunkerswell aerodrome and there is an excellent (flat) cycle track, punctuated by pubs, from Exeter beside the Exe estuary to the sea. The whole east Devon coast is called a 'World Heritage Coastline'.

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We have holiday cottages in the following places within East Devon
 

Beer: pretty fishing village (shops, restaurants, galleries) with cove harbour and sloping pebble beach. Chalk cliffs on either side hide underground caves (tours). Sea fishing trips. Golf nearby. Coastal walks (‘Jurassic Coast’) to lovely harbour towns: Seaton, 2 miles; Lyme Regis, 8 (10 road miles). Honiton, 10 miles; Exeter, 22.

Holiday cottages in Beer, Devon

 
 

Blackborough: little village (PO/shop) deep in unspoilt and beautiful Devon farmland at the foot of the Blackdown Hills, 5 miles from Cullompton (small old market/coaching town with one of Devon’s best churches) and the M5. Many local walks, pubs, riding and fishing nearby. The sea at Sidmouth, about 16 miles.

Holiday cottages in Blackborough, Devon

 
 

Blamphayne: tiny hillside hamlet comprising just a farm and a few converted barns on a lane in the lovely Colyton Vale, 4 miles from Colyton (beautiful flint village with three pubs, shops, church, tramway, good birdwatching), 4 miles from Honiton, and 6 miles from the sea at Seaton and Beer.

Holiday cottages in Blamphayne, Devon

 
 

Branscombe: one of the prettiest villages on the south coast (church, 2 excellent pubs, licensed restaurant, thatched cottages) with a fine pebbly beach, located at the meeting of two valleys or combes. Sidmouth, 3 miles. Lyme Regis (lovely seaside harbour town) and famous Jurassic fossil coast, 10 miles.

Holiday cottages in Branscombe, Devon

 
 

Broadclyst : small village (two pubs, shop) with landmark church tower, one of Devon’s finest, 4 miles from Exeter’s centre, about 1½ from its edge and airport, and about 12 miles from the sea (sandy beach) at Exmouth. Excellent golf at Woodbury, 8 miles.

Holiday cottages in Broadclyst, Devon

 
 

Budleigh Salterton: small, civilised seaside (mostly pebbles) town beside the River Otter (birdwatching). Tennis, sea fishing, bowls, croquet, riding, excellent golf. Lovely farmed and heathland hills just inland. Nearby Bicton Gardens are beautiful. An Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty with the World Heritage ‘Jurassic’ coastline starting at Exmouth, 4 miles; Sidmouth, 6.

Holiday cottages in Budleigh Salterton, Devon

 
 

Cotleigh: tiny hamlet (15th cent. church) in the Blackdown Hills, 3 miles east of Honiton. Nearest sea: Seaton, and the 'Jurassic' coast (fossils, landslips, 'French Lieutenant's Woman') between there and Lyme Regis, 10-12 miles.

Holiday cottages in Cotleigh, Devon

 
 

Dalwood: pretty, friendly village (church, good food pub, PO/shop) within the Blackdown Hills conservation area. Axminster (small town), 4 miles; Honiton, 6 miles. The south coast at Lyme Regis, Seaton, Beer and Sidmouth, 7-11 miles. Golf, fishing, riding nearby, and miles of footpaths.

Holiday cottages in Dalwood, Devon

 
 

Dunkeswell Abbey: sheltered valley hamlet of a few cottages, the ruins of 13th cent. Dunkeswell Abbey itself, and a little church (monthly service), 2 miles from Dunkeswell (shop, pub, church). Honiton, 7 miles; airfield (flying lessons, pleasure flights), 2 miles; the sea at Sidmouth, 17 and Lyme Regis, 21; Exmoor and Dartmoor, about 30 miles.

Holiday cottages in Dunkeswell Abbey, Devon

 
 

Exmouth: seaside town at the mouth of the River Exe with a long, fine sandy beach. Large enough to offer a good range of facilities (shops, pubs, club, PO, cinema, theatre) but not ‘big townish’. Virtually everything within walking distance. Sailing/windsurfing schools, birdwatching, coastal/estuary walks, golf, all nearby. Exeter, 8 miles; Dartmoor, 20.

Holiday cottages in Exmouth, Devon

 
 

Farringdon: small, sleepy, scattered village (beautiful Norman church) deep in country but just a hop, skip, and jump from Exeter (cathedral city, regular bus service), 5 miles; Exeter airport, 2 miles; the sea at Sidmouth, 8, Budleigh Salterton and Exmouth , 10; Dartmoor, 20 miles. Crealy Adventure Park, 1 mile; Woodbury Park (Nigel Mansell owned golf club), 3; Bicton Park Botanical Gardens (good for children – mini railway, pond with birds), 7 miles; A La Ronde (Nat. Trust), 10. Riding stables nearby.

Holiday cottages in Farringdon, Devon

 
 

Farway: valley farming village (church) in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty on the edge of the Blackdown Hills. Honiton (small town, mainline railway station, golf), 3 miles; Colyton (shops, pubs, tramway to Seaton), 4; the sea and ‘Jurassic Coast’ at Beer and Branscombe, 4 miles; Sidmouth, 8; Lyme Regis (old harbour town), 12.

Holiday cottages in Farway, Devon

 
 

Hawkchurch: where Dorset meets Devon, a village of roses - in 1894 the pioneer rose-growing rector planted roses around every door. Pretty little village with fine church, good food pub and friendly atmosphere. The 'Jurassic Coast' (cliffs full of fossils) and Lyme Regis, 7 miles; Axminster (small town), 4.

Holiday cottages in Hawkchurch, Devon

 
 

Honiton: small, important, east Devon former coaching town famous for lace-making and antique shops, in the River Otter valley (trout fishing). Sports centre (indoor swimming pool). Lovely farmland all round – the wooded Blackdown Hills and the flat valley. The sea (beaches) at Sidmouth, 8 miles; Exeter, 14.

Holiday cottages in Honiton, Devon

 
 

Kentisbeare: attractive, thriving village (pub, PO, shop, church) in the middle of rolling farmland, and a gateway to the Blackdown Hills. Lots of footpaths and bridleways, fishing at nearby Goodiford. Cullompton (market town) and the M5, 3 miles. Honiton, 9 miles; Exeter, 16; the south coast at Sidmouth, 17 and Exmouth, 21.

Holiday cottages in Kentisbeare, Devon

 
 

Lympstone: pretty and remarkably unspoilt village between low red-stone cliffs beside the Exe estuary (sailing boats, windsurfers). Harbour, estuary shingle beach, church, several pubs and shops, railway; stunning views. Exmouth (sandy beaches), 3 miles; Exeter, 8; two good golf courses within 4 miles. South West Coast Path from Lympstone to Exmouth (walk/cycle).

Holiday cottages in Lympstone, Devon

 
 

Ottery St Mary: small market town (sports centre, tennis, pubs, restaurants, church), amid rolling farmland and beautiful woods beside the River Otter, where Coleridge was born and wrote a sonnet to the river. Honiton, 5 miles (sports centre/indoor swimming pool). Exeter, 12 miles; the coastal path and sea (and golf) at Sidmouth, 5.

Holiday cottages in Ottery St Mary, Devon

 
 

Poltimore: red-stone hamlet (farm shop) in farmland about 1½ miles from Exeter. Broadclyst (attractive pub, PO/shop, and one of Devon’s finest church towers), Stoke Canon (riverside village with pub and shop) and Killerton House and gardens (Nat. Trust), all within 2 miles. The sea/sandy beaches/sailing at Exmouth, 12 miles.

Holiday cottages in Poltimore, Devon

 
 

Seaton: small, friendly seaside town (pebble beach) at the mouth of the River Axe estuary (sailing, harbour). Cliffs on either side (World Heritage Site ‘Jurassic Coast’): fine coast path walks; 3 mile tramway through Axe Valley nature reserves. Lyme Regis (lovely harbour town), 8 miles by car, 6 by path. Golf nearby. Close inland, beautiful farmland and pretty villages.

Holiday cottages in Seaton, Devon

 
 

Shute: hamlet with church beneath wooded Shute Hill (footpaths), 4 miles from Axminster (small town). The sea at Seaton , 5 miles, or Lyme Regis, about 9 miles; Exeter, 25 miles; Honiton (train station), 7.

Holiday cottages in Shute, Devon

 
 

Sidbury: little village (Norman church, shop, pub/PO) 3 miles up the River Sid from the seafront at Sidmouth. You are in some of East Devon’s most glorious country of lush farming valleys below tree-crowned hilltops. And Sidmouth is its coast’s most attractive town with much Regency architecture, big beach (pebbles, low tide sand) between red cliffs, handsome esplanade, ancient cricket ground, golf course, tennis courts and indoor swimming pool. Sidford (award winning fish and chip shop), 1 mile. Exeter, 15 miles.

Holiday cottages in Sidbury, Devon

 
 

Sidmouth: east Devon’s most attractive coastal town with Regency architecture, big beach (pebbles, low tide sand) between red cliffs, handsome esplanade, ancient cricket ground, golf, tennis courts, annual folk festival and indoor swimming pool. Exeter, 15 miles. Exeter airport, 10. The World Heritage Site ‘Jurassic Coast’ at Lyme Regis, 15 miles.

Holiday cottages in Sidmouth, Devon

 
 

Silverton: one of Devon's oldest villages (Saxon), pretty with thatch-and-cob cottages, and largish (three pubs, three churches, PO/shop), above the River Exe valley midway between Exeter and Tiverton, about 6 miles from each. Off main roads: M5, 3.5 miles. Killerton, 2.5 miles. The sea/sand/sailing at Exmouth, 20 miles.

Holiday cottages in Silverton, Devon

 
 

Southleigh: an unspoilt and off-the-beaten-track village (church, annual show in August) in a valley 3 miles west of Colyton. Honiton, (mainline railway station), 7½ miles; Exeter airport, 20; the beaches/sea at Branscombe and Beer, 4; Sidmouth, 8; and pretty Lyme Regis, 9.

Holiday cottages in Southleigh, Devon

 
 

Stockland: pretty village (church, PO, cricket ground, good food pub) with thatched cottages in rolling countryside, 8 miles from Honiton (mainline railway station) and 4 miles from the nearest main road. Axminster (small town), 9 miles; Exeter airport, 16; the sea/beaches at Branscombe, 12; pretty Lyme Regis, 14; and Sidmouth, 17.

Holiday cottages in Stockland, Devon

 
 

Talaton: little village (PO, award-winning shop, good pub, church) in pretty patchwork countryside, 2 miles from Feniton railway station. 12 miles to excellent sandy beach at Exmouth ; 9 to the sea at Sidmouth; 5 miles to Honiton . Nat. Trust houses within easy reach; Escot gardens (maze, woodland, picnic spots), 1 mile. Golf, riding, within 10 miles.

Holiday cottages in Talaton, Devon

 
 

Topsham: old, interesting and attractive little town (good shops, antiques) beside the River Exe estuary, once Exeter's Roman/medieval port. On railway. Riverside walks, boat trips, good birdwatching (RSPB reserve). Exmouth, 7 miles. Exeter (city amenities), 4. Three good golf courses within 7 miles. Beautiful farmland and the heath-hill of Woodbury Common inland.

Holiday cottages in Topsham, Devon

 
 

Upottery: little Domesday village (church, pub) in the River Otter valley (birdwatching, wildlife, riverside walks) and the Blackdown Hills, an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Nearest shop, 1½ miles. Golf and riding nearby. Close to World Heritage ‘Jurassic Coast’ at Lyme Regis (13 miles). Honiton (small town), 5 miles; Exeter, 23.

Holiday cottages in Upottery, Devon

 
 

Whimple: pretty little village (PO, shop, pubs, church in village square, thatched cottages), 9 miles east of Exeter. Honiton , 8 miles; Ottery St Mary, 5. Railway station on the London (Waterloo) - Exeter line. Nearest coast at Sidmouth, 12 miles, sandy beaches at Exmouth, 15 miles. Good golf, 12 miles.

Holiday cottages in Whimple, Devon

 
 

Whitehall: tiny hamlet on the little River Culm between (each 1½ miles) Culmstock (excellent food pub, good local produce shop, church) and Hemyock (pub, shop, church) within the Blackdown Hills, an ‘area of outstanding natural beauty’. Wonderfully unspoilt country: beech-wooded hills; rich reddish-soil farmland; orchards and dairy cows; fishing; riding stables, 2 miles. Wellington (pleasant small town), about 4; aerodrome/flying lessons, 5; the sea at Sidmouth, 20.

Holiday cottages in Whitehall, Devon

 
 

Widworthy: hamlet amid beautiful hills and valleys 4 miles east of Honiton; 8 miles to the sea at Beer, Branscombe and Sidmouth; about 12 to Lyme Regis and the fossil cliffs. Golf, 3 miles. Leisure centre in Honiton. Clay pigeon shooting locally by arrangement.

Holiday cottages in Widworthy, Devon

 
 

Wilmington: small village (pub, 14th cent. church) between Axminster (6 miles) and Honiton (4 miles) on the A35. Surrounded by pretty hamlets (Widworthy, 1½ miles; Cotleigh, 2) in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty on the edge of the Blackdown Hills. Nearest coast, Beer or Seaton, 9 miles, Lyme Regis, 11.

Holiday cottages in Wilmington, Devon

 
 

Yarcombe: pretty, tiny village (church) in meadows and ancient woods on the edge of the Blackdown Hills. Nearest towns, Chard, 5 miles, and Honiton (sports centre), 7½ miles. Within 10 miles is the 'Hamstone country' (golden villages, Elizabethan Nat. Trust houses/gardens). The south coast at Lyme Regis, Seaton, Beer or Sidmouth, 15-20 miles.

Holiday cottages in Yarcombe, Devon