Walk 17 (Day 1) - 1st June 2013 - Exmouth (Devon ,England) to Sidmouth (Devon, England)

We started day one of our two day walk, on the Esplanade at Exmouth by the clock tower built in 1897 to commemorate Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee.  

Looking west up the beach to where the River Exe enters the English Channel, with Dawlish Warren in the distance 

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The Orcombe Point Geoneedle (look its got arms). The Geoneedle marks the western end of the Jurassic Coast World Heritage Site. It was unveiled by His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, in 2002, at the inauguration of the World Heritage Site. The sculpture was designed and built by Michael Fairfax. The Geoneedle is constructed from a variety of different stones, representing the major building stones to be found on the Jurassic Coast and the sequence of rocks that form this part of the coastline. 

The panoramic view over Sandy Bay from the South Beach Cafe (part of the Devon Cliffs Holiday Park). The day was so gloriously warm, we felt compelled to sit awhile with a chilled libation!  

Our drinks finished, we left the holiday park behind and walked towards the dramatic cliffs called The Floors. The buildings of Budleigh Salterton can just be seen in the distance. 

The dramatic Floors Cliff. 

The dramatic Floors Cliff - the place of many significant landslides. The cliffs are 250 million years old. 

Looking back from the highest point of Floors Cliff towards Exmouth in the distance. 

Our ascent into Budleigh Salterton. 

Looking through the trees to the Otter Estuary Nature Reserve. 

Looking back towards Budleigh Salterton, with the Otter Estuary Nature Reserve in the foreground. 

Looking towards Ladram Bay Caravan Park. 

Some of the stunning flora growing on the edge of the cliffs. 

 Big and Little Picket Rock from High Peak. 

Looking towards Sidmouth and in the very far distance can just be seen the white cliffs of Beer Head. 

With the end of our first days walk in sight, we ascended into Sidmouth. 

Julie enjoying a well-earned cup of tea at our bed and breakfast The Cheriton Guest House, which we would very much recommend! See their website: 

http://www.cheriton-guesthouse.co.uk/