Lympstone
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Lympstone is a former fishing village in Devon, between Exeter and Exmouth. It has become a home mainly for commuters and tourists.Get in
By car
A376 from Exeter to Exmouth passes through the village at the top end away from the Estuary.By train
Lympstone Village station is on the Exmouth to Exeter line.Lympstone Village station is not to be confused with that is only open to visitors of the nearby Royal Marine Commando Training Centre.
By foot
- There is a footpath from Exmouth
Get around
The village is walkable.
See
Peter's Toweran Italianate riverfront brick clock tower built around 1885
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phone: +1395 265514address: Summer Lane, EX8 5BDA peculiar hexadecagon shaped (16-sided) manor house with lozenge shaped windows run by the National Trust.
Do
- Walking on Woodbury Common.
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phone: +44 1395 233382address: Woodbury Castle, Warkidons Way, Woodbury, EX5 1JJGolf course that until recently owned by formula one racer Nigel Mansell.
- Sailing
- Water Skiing
- Bird Watching
Eat
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phone: +44 1395 263166address: The Strand, EX8 5EY
SwanThe Strand,
Redwing InnChurch Road,
Saddlers ArmsExeter Rd,
Nutwell Lodge HotelExmouth Road, A good way to spend a Sunday afternoon if you want a decently priced carvery.
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Atrium Restaurant @ Woodbury Park
address: WoodburyRelaxed, fine dining using local produce, this award winning restaurant is situated within the 4
Sleep
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Gulliford Farm
phone: +44 1392 873067address: Exmouth Rd, EX8 5AQB&B in lovely old farmhouse with swimming pool, tennis court, large bedrooms etc. or self catering accommodation in a choice of three cottages in country locations. Coach House(30ft long, heated, indoor swimming pool)
Go next
- Visit Powderham Castle on the opposite side of the Exe Estuary.
- Bicton Park botanical gardens.