East Devon

This is Devon east of the River Exe and Exeter, a wonderful country of sweeping tree-speckled vales between domed hills crowned with great beech and oak woods. On the hillsides sit farmsteads amidst lush fields like a children's book idyll. The 'World Heritage' coast is pebbly and sandy beaches, red and white cliffs, small genteel towns like Sidmouth and Budleigh Salterton. Exmouth is a popular resort with lots of sandy beach and boats and Exeter is Devon's capital, a cathedral city with theatres, restaurants and plenty of other diversions. An excellent flat cycle track follows the Exe estuary from Exeter to the sea.