A fundraising campaign has been launched to help make the beach at Sidmouth more accessible to visitors using mobility aids or pushchairs. The Chit Rocks Beach project aims to install an access ramp at the Chit Rocks area of the beach, located between Jacobs’ Ladder and the Esplanade. The ramp would…
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Following a successful trial in Seaton, beaches across East Devon will now benefit from matting which will allow wheelchair users and those with push chairs and other mobility aids to access the beach. The scheme was trialled at Seaton and Beer beaches over the last three summers and is now…
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Sidmouth School of Art welcomed Artist Photographer in Residence JJ Waller to the town during the annual Folk Festival for a very special collaboration in association with the festival, “Your Town My Town”. JJ took to the streets, the beach, and all of the folk festival venues to capture the town…
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Sidmouth School of Art’s latest billboard artwork, View From Peak Hill, is on display at Ham car park in time for Sidmouth Folk Festival. Created by local artist, Victoria Goodman, View From Peak Hill is a vivid and uplifting piece that is evocative of the scenery on Sidmouth’s doorstep. Victoria…
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Twin exhibitions showing the plight of Sidmouth’s Suffragettes and Suffragists are now on display at the town’s two unique micro museum art spaces. The Museum of Contemporary Art and the Museum of Antiquities are unique art galleries housed in two telephone boxes in Sidmouth’s market square. In the…
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New research from Cotswold Outdoor has found that Sidmouth is one of the most Instagrammed spots in Devon. Sidmouth featured in the top ten with 154,493 hashtags. Speaking about the research, representatives from Cotswold Outdoor said: “in 2024 most of us fuss over taking the perfect Instagram shot…
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The Times and Sunday Times Best UK Beaches 2024 Guide has revealed the 50 best beaches in the UK, with Budleigh Salterton making the list. The annual beach guide has been running for 16 years and each beach is assessed using an 11 point checklist, including water quality, cleanliness, accessibility…
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The Victoria Hotel in Sidmouth has unveiled its exclusive spa day packages at its newly opened Source Spa with state-of-the-art facilities. Designed to provide the ultimate relaxation and rejuvenation, they are perfect for those seeking a luxurious escape by the sea. The Source Spa at Sidmouth’s…
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The team at Roberts on Broad Street in Ottery St Mary have been celebrating two milestones recently. Firstly, the retirement of stalwart Ros, who has owned the store for years and then the reopening of Roberts under new management. Roberts have been an integral part of Ottery St Mary for…
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The piece, which won South West Art’s 2003 Summer School Competition, by artist Ann Nolan features the tranquillity of the River Axe looking towards the wetlands. Named Quiet Morning on the Rive Axe, has a limited gamut of colours and is painted in oil on linen. It captures the peacefulness of…
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