Shopping & Services
With its beautiful beaches and place along the Jurassic Coast there are plenty of reasons to visit Budleigh Salterton, including its shopping opportunities. When it comes to shopping, the town is great for bibliophiles, especially with the annual Literary Festival but if you're not bookishly inclined, there are plenty of other chances to exercise your credit card here.
Where to shop in Budleigh Salterton
The high street features everything from big brand shops to unique, independent stores. Whether you’re looking for local crafts, unique gift ideas, books, homeware or clothes and accessories, you’ll find it all here. From familiar names to local hand-made gifts and produce, the items on sale is as diverse as the town itself. High Street chains can be found dotted throughout the town between independent stores, allowing you to find all your favourite brands and anything else that you might need.
If you want something a little bit different, shy away from the high street and check out Sidmouth’s independent retailers, you’ll find unique clothes, jewellery and gifts that you just won’t find anywhere else. From cute boutique stores to shops selling items from local designers, you can find the very best in alternative products. If you want high street brands though, you’ll find plenty of opportunities to pick up a brand name bargain or two from familiar names.
Being in Budleigh means you can easily other shops and shopping centres in the wider East Devon area, places such as Seaton and Beer are only a few miles away and have their own range of high street and independent stores for you to seek out the perfect holiday gifts for those back home.
Find local produce in Budleigh Salterton
The local producers in East Devon are known for the quality of their locally produced food and drink which you can easily find at regular farmers’ markets and the region’s delis and farm shops, where you can find local organic vegetables, dairy produce, locally caught fish and home reared meat, as well as locally brewed cider, beer and wines and spirits distilled right here in East Devon.
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Learn MoreThings you should know about Budleigh Salterton
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Planning a visit to Budleigh Salterton this year? Why not brush up on your facts about the town before you get here? How many of these things did you already know? Budleigh sits along the Jurassic Coast, the cliffs date back to the Triassic and are over 240 million years old. The beach is famous…
Learn More2024 in pictures
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Learn More200 years of Budleigh Beach
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Learn MoreEnjoy autumn on the Pebblebed Heaths
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While there are plenty of things to see and do while in Budleigh Salterton, one of our favourite activities is visiting the Pebblebed Heaths, a conservation area on the outskirts of the town. As one of the best loved conservation sites in Europe, a day out on the heaths is always something special…
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