The Exmouth Museum also holds many secrets- although too small to exhibit all of its treasures, it packs in much of the history that has formed the town.
Exmouth was a fishing village and grew into an important port in the 1100's. Later it turned into a busy tourist town.
Born in 1544 Sir Walter Raleigh sailed on many of his voyages from Exmouth harbour and Lord Nelson's wife lived in the town on the Beacon. She is buried in Littleham Church.
 | | The Madeira walk and gardens run behind the seafront |
The town became very popular during the Georgian period and has many examples of Georgian architecture.
Today beautiful parks and gardens run parallel to the broad Esplanade and a wide range of attractions include a model railway, boating pools, and cricket.
The Exmouth Cricket club occupies a lovely situation with its huge trees as a backdrop by the sea. It's a great place to wind away the hours sitting and drinking tea!
One of Exmouth's most recent additions is a new marina surrounded by new flats and houses.
The promenade is two miles long and the walk from the harbour and marina to Orcombe Point is level and has wonderful views towards Dawlish and Torbay.
There are plenty of seats or cafes and three pubs with food along the front to stop and relax awhile.
 | | The Strand Gardens |
Exmouth is well known for it's beautiful flower displays in summer.
It has regularly won many Britain in Bloom competitions over the years and the immaculately kept gardens in the summer are a joy to behold.
The river & Exe Estuary is a great area to relax and to enjoy the natural beauty of the River Exe Estuary and surrounding countryside.
If it's low tide you can gaze westward across the enormous area of mud-bank known as Cockle Sand with the river a long way away. If it's high tide there is an unbelievably vast expanse of water.
The estuary of the River Exe is renowned nationally and beyond as a site of special scientific interest and an important habitat for wading and migrating birds.
It receives many visitors the whole year round as a site of pilgrimage for ornithologists. Many species of birds can be seen including Brent geese.
 | | An aerial view of Exmouth |
The first section of the path along the shore is surfaced for wheelchair users and is part of the Exmouth Local Nature Reserve.
Also worth a visit is the curious National Trust property "A La Ronde", a 16-sided house which dates from the 1790s.
The gallery and staircase are decorated with thousands of sea shells.
Leisure, entertainment and fun for all
Plenty of seafront attractions will keep the children entertained for hours.
Entertainment on the seafront includes The Pavilion, with live shows, entertainments and dances.
The beach itself offers sand dunes and fascinating rock pools - a paradise for all.
The RNLI Exmouth lifeboat station was first established in 1803. Over the years our brave men have been awarded six RNLI medals for gallantry, five silver and one bronze.
There is an also an inflatable lifeboat "Spirit of the Exe". The inshore station is open to visitors throughout the day so people can look at the inshore boat.
In the town centre itself there is a wide selection of shops from well-known high street names to local specialist retailers, an undercover market and cinema.
A range of cuisine can be tasted at Exmouth's numerous and popular restaurants, cafes, pubs and takeaways. And of course accommodation of all types.
There is also a vibrant and lively night scene ranging from the family oriented Pavilion to young people's nightclubs.
Visitors receive a warm welcome when they come to Exmouth, I hope that you will enjoy the excellent variety of shops, entertainment and leisure facilities that Exmouth offers to a wide range of tastes and ages, day and night.
Exmouth is one of few seaside towns to have a rail link with its own train station next to the bus station, so travelling to this beautiful part of Devon couldn't be easier. Come and pay us a visit.
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