'''Lympstone''' [http://www.lympstone.org/] is in Devon. It was a former fishing village which has become a home mainly for commuters and tourists.

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 [http://www.exmouth-guide.co.uk/walk_lympstone.htm footpath from Exmouth]
  • Get around

    Walk

    See

    Do

  • Walking on Woodbury Common.
  • Golf at [http://www.woodburypark.co.uk/ 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
  • Buy

    Eat

  • '''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. oodbury. 1395 233382. ttp://www.woodburypark.co.uk/new/index.php?id=5&sub=22. 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.

    Drink

    Sleep

  • '''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. hurch Road, Lympstone. 1395 223777. ww.pipersfolly.co.uk. 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

    Get out

  • Visit Powderham Castle on the opposite side of the Exe Estuary.
  • Bicton Park botanical gardens.