Seaton is a seaside town located on the UNESCO World Heritage Jurassic Coast on the English Channel facing Lyme Bay East Devon, South West, UK. between Axmouth (to the east) and Beer (to the west) and is part of the South West Coast Path.

• Seaton was served by a rail line, opened in 1868, however with the increase in car ownership in the 1960s, usage of the line declined and closed in 1966. Part of the trackbed was purchased in 1969 to construct Seaton Tramway, which opened in 1970 and links Seaton with Colyford and Colyton.
• Seaton is also notable for having one of the world’s first concrete bridges, built over the River Axe in 1877, by the Seaton and Beer Railway company. This is one of the earliest concrete bridges in Britain.
• The Jurassic Coast, is England’s only natural World Heritage Site, designated as such due to its incredible geology which represents 185 million years of the earth’s history in just 95 miles.
• In 2007, an Audouin’s gull was seen in the Seaton Marshes – only the fourth recorded sighting in the UK.

•  Deep shelving beach
• Large breaking waves in storm conditions
• Strong undercurrents
• Unstable Cliffs

• In November 2013 builder Laurence Egerton, a metal detector enthusiast, unearthed the Seaton Down Hoard of copper-alloy coins. The hoard, of about 22,000 Roman coins, is believed to be one of the largest and best-preserved 4th-century collections ever found in the UK. A team of archaeologists carefully removed and cleaned the coins over the next 10 months.
• The first recorded mention of the name Seaton was in a Papal Bull issued by Pope Eugenius III in 1146, but the town was founded as Fleet or Fleote (from Fluta, the Saxon word for creek) by a Saxon charter in 1005.
• The river was once navigable for large ships, which could sail all the way up to Colyford and, throughout the Iron Ages and well into the Middle Ages, the mouth of the Axe boasted one of the most important harbours in the west of England. During the 14th century, however, heavy storms caused a major landslip at Haven Cliff. This partially blocked the estuary, and the river mouth became engulfed in silt. This, coupled with an east-to-west tidal drift, combined to create the wide shingle beach that can be seen today.
• The great landslide occurred on Christmas Eve 1839 when a massive section of cliff, now known as Goat Island, slid toward the sea, leaving behind a deep chasm. It is the largest landslip to ever be scientifically studied.

I’ve not stayed overnight, but there are lots of hotels, B&B’s and guesthouses to choose from. A nights stay at the Premier Inn is from £35 a night upwards or if camping is more your thing then Axevale Caravan Park. The nearest Hostel is in Beer.

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• Carnival (September)
• Grizzly Run! (March)
• Natural Seaton Festival (July)

No problems getting around it’s all easily walkable and has good disabled access.

• Cycle, bicycle-friendly bridleways and quiet country roads circle Seaton.  The seafront roundabout – nicknamed the ‘Pedal-about’ – is surrounded by brightly painted retired bicycles.
• Taxi,
  • Petes Taxis, 01297 20999
  • Seaton Taxis, 01297 24666
  • Karen’s Cars,  01297 680400
• Walk, everything is easily within walking distance. There are walks in every direction with the South West Coastal Path and through the wetlands.

There are seven car parks and one coach park in Seaton usually around £1 an hour.

• Bus, Service 899 which runs from Seaton to Sidmouth via Beer and Branscombe. It is one of Devon’s most scenic bus routes. Service 885 runs from Axminster to Beer via Colyton and Seaton.
• Car, travelling from the West exit at junction 30 (Exeter) of the M5 and use the scenic A3052 coast road, which takes approximately 40 minutes. If travelling from the East using the A303, then use A38 from Wincanton, which takes approximately 1.5 hours
• Train, The nearest train station is Axminster, which is on the route from London Waterloo to Exeter. From Axminster station you can catch bus service 885 to Seaton.

• There is no lifeguard.
• Dogs are banned 1st May – 30th September from the centre of the beach parallel with the Esplanade. Either side of this dogs are allowed year round.
• Beach Type: Shingle
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