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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Explore The Byes this winter

While the days might be getting shorter and the weather colder, that doesn’t mean that you can’t get out and about and explore. The Byes is a beautiful place to visit whatever the season, so why not pull on your boots and enjoy the Byes Riverside Walk? Of course, with the current situations…

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Proof Sidmouth is pretty – whatever the season!

No doubt, when you hear Sidmouth, you think of blue skies with those beautiful red cliffs against them. You think of sunbathing, of smelling the flowers in the gardens, of getting a cheeky ice cream or two. Are we right? Well, those all sound like summery images to us, and we’re here to prove that…

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Top winter walks around Sidmouth

Sidmouth has some of the best scenic walks in the south west, which is hardly surprising when you have the Jurassic Coast right on your doorstep and being located in the middle of an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. There’s something special about going for a walk in the winter sunshine and then…

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East Devon Council prepares for second lockdown

With the alarming increase in COVID-19 cases across the country over the last weeks, a second lockdown has been in our sights for some time and we’ve been putting measures in place to help our residents, communities and businesses get through this difficult period. While we await further details and…

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Wild East Devon update

In light of Saturday’s government announcement Wild East Devon have had responded by making some substantial temporary changes to their operations across the region's nature reserves starting this Thursday 5th November: The ten nature reserves remain open No events will run during this new lockdown…

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Sidmouth stories | The town’s literary connections

Everywhere you look in Sidmouth there is a story to uncover, from tales of Queen Victoria’s infanthood in the town to the stories unveiled by the town’s Blue Plaques, there is plenty to unpick. Not content with hosting its own annual literary festival, Sidmouth makes an appearance in a number of…

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