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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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JJ Waller presents Your Town My Town A Sidmouth Portrait

Sidmouth School of Art is welcoming renowned photographer JJ Waller back to the town for a special preview of his recent Sidmouth photoshoot on 20 th November at the Arts Centre at the Manor Pavilion. JJ was Sidmouth School of Art’s photographer in residence during the Folk Festival, touring the…

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Project to make Sidmouth Beach more accessible launched

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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Beach scheme improves accessibility across East Devon

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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New Wallspace – View from Peak Hill now on display

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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Sidmouth of Devon’s top Instagrammable places

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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Roberts under new management

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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Award winning artwork exhibited on Sidmouth Wallspace

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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