Path Facts - Length: 9.3 miles
8.30am breakfast in our self contained room in the basement of the Blenheim. Not a cloud in the sky. Left 9.15am. There were large waves hitting up against the sea wall.
There were quite a few stretches of road up towards Dawlish Warren and on to the ferry at Starcross.
Took the 11am ferry to Exmouth (£4.50 at the time of writing).
Exmouth was ok. The town isn't well signposted from the ferry so we took an unnecessary detour. Had a coffee in the town centre overlooking the geometrically ambiguous triangular square in the centre. By this time the weather was basically scorchio! The wind had been cold on the ferry but out of the wind it was tropical.
Walked back along the esplanade out of the east side of Exmouth and had lunch at a Hungry Horse pub which was probably the worst of a few not too promising options. The food was pretty bad.
Coming out of Exmouth is where the Jurassic Coast starts, marked by the obelisk at the top of the cliff from the beach.
Passed through a megatropolis caravan site then views opened out to Budleigh Salterton beyond the red cliffs.
Budleigh Salterton is really nice. Stopped at a café on the sea front about 3.30 pm. Found the B&B and checked out suitable eateries for the PM.
The B&B (Appletree Cottage) was great. Really quiet. Nice house. Friendly owners. Very reasonable.
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Accommodation - Appletree Cottage
Location ***** very close to the path
Room *****
Facilities ***
Noise *****
Food ****
Ambience ****
Price ***** £54 for the room. Very reasonable.
Food – The Feathers
Quality *****
Price ***
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