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Lympstone
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Europe : Britain and Ireland : United Kingdom : England : West Country : Devon : Lympstone
Lympstone [1] is in Devon. It was a former fishing village which has become a home mainly for commuters and tourists.
[edit] Get in
- By rail from Exeter
- A376 from Exeter to Exmouth passes through the village at the top end away from the Estuary.
- There is a footpath from Exmouth
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Walk
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- Walking on Woodbury Common.
- Golf at Woodbury Park golf course, until recently owned by formula one racer Nigel Mansell. Tel: 01395 233382, mailto:events@woodburypark.co.uk
- Sailing
- Water Skiing
- Bird Watching
- Learn English at the Lympstone Language School, Bridge House, Underhill, Tel: 01395 227333, mailto:LympstoneLanguageSchool@btinternet.com, website: http://www.btinternet.com/~llschool/default.htm
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- Globe, The Strand, Tel: 01395 263166
- Swan, The Strand, Tel: 01395 270403
- Redwing Inn Church Road, Tel: 01395 222156
- Saddlers Arms, Exeter Rd, Tel: 01395 272798
- Nutwell Lodge Hotel, Exmouth Road, Tel: 01392 873279 A good way to spend a Sunday afternoon if you want a decently priced carvery.
- Atrium Restaurant @ Woodbury Park, Woodbury, ☎ 01395 233382, [2]. Relaxed, fine dining using local produce, this award winning restaurant is situated within the 4* Woodbury Park hotel. Restaurant Manager Warwick Mogford's friendly approch & Head Chef Matthew Picket's innovative menu make it worth a trip. edit
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- Gulliford Farm Tel: 01392 873067. B&B in lovely old farmhouse with swimming pool, tennis court, large bedrooms etc. or self catering accommodation in a choice of three cottages in country locations.
- Coach House, (30ft long, heated, indoor swimming pool)
- Pipers Folly, Church Road, Lympstone, ☎ 01395 223777, [3]. Quality accommodation near station, local pubs and Exe Estuary shoreline. With TV, Broadband and tea/coffee in the heart of the village. see www.pipersfolly.co.uk edit
[edit] Get out
- Visit Powderham Castle on the opposite side of the Exe Estuary.
- Bicton Park botanical gardens.
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