Visit Sidmouth Blog

Welcome to the Visit Sidmouth blog! 

Whether you are a first time visitor to the East Devon area or a resident, our blog is the perfect place to find top tips for travel around the county, ideas and inspiration for your stay and all the latest news. Here you'll find news and features from Visit Sidmouth and our partners at Visit Budleigh Salterton, Visit Seaton, Visit Ottery St Mary and Visit Honiton. 

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Sidmouth Folk Festival heads online

The organisers of Sidmouth’s Folk Festival are promising a diverse and memorable online event as their fundraising campaign hit £70,000 securing the future of the festival. The event will see shows performed from a secret location in the town over the weekend of August 1 st and 2 nd as well as other…

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Beach huts reopen at Jacob's Ladder beach

East Devon District Council’s beach huts and chalets, including those at Jacobs Ladder, reopened on Saturday 4th July, in line with the government’s relaxation of lockdown rules. The council has 417 beach huts in Beer, Budleigh, Exmouth, Seaton and Sidmouth. It has 20 chalets in Exmouth, which…

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Blue Flags to fly above Sidmouth once again!

Blue Flags will be flying high above the beaches of Sidmouth from this week, after the town won the prestigious Blue Flag for the first time since the 1990s naming it as one of the best in the country. The flag was awarded by Environmental charity, Keep Britain Tidy, who give them out in recognition…

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