Seaton Circular via Beer and Branscombe

Main walk: A lovely walk along the beach from Seaton seafront heading west.   You walk along the esplanade, and then drop onto the beach and continue  until you come to some steps which take you to the cliff top (passing a tearoom on the right with great views out to sea.  Route takes you along the shady path down to Beer (more refreshments) and then onto Branscombe beach which has a bar serving snacks, meals and drinks and facilities for refilling water bottles.   From here we turn inland walking past streams and the manor mill now grinding animal feed (open to public Wed and Sun only) through the picturesque village of Branscombe, and climb up through woodlands, around fields through a very rural area back to Seaton. 

Travel:  Meet at the bus stop by the Clock Tower Cobb Gate Car Park, right on the seafront in Lyme Regis..  Bus 378 west bound, departs at 9.25am.  You can also catch this bus at the Holm Bush Car Park at 9.26. Journey is about 25 minutes.  Get off at Seaton seafront.

Return buses from Seaton:  Bus378 at 13.35; 15.05 and 17.10 from Seaton seafront.

Length of walk: 8.6 miles

Note: If the tide is high along the beach in Seaton, you can take the steps up from the end of the Esplanade next to a tea room. It is signposted ‘Coast Path Inland Route for high tides’ and it will take you to the cliff top.

GPX: Seaton Circular

Option for Extension - Seaton to Lyme Regis along undercliff: If you would like to extend the walk today, you can walk  back to Lyme Regis from Seaton via the landslip

Distance: 7 miles

This is a very lovely but steeply undulating walk above the sea, under a dense green forest canopy with glimpses of the sea.  Many steps have been laid along this route, making this walk somewhat less challenging than it used to be,.  Please be aware, once on this path you cannot get off (cliffs on one side and sea on the other. 

Directions:  Once you have returned to the Seaton seafront, continue walking along the Esplanade eastwards.  Turn left into Trevelyan Road, and then right into Harbour Rd.  Walk over Axmouth Bridge and curve left with the road.  You can then pick up the SWC route/map/gpx for this Undercliff extension which you will find here: https://www.walkingclub.org.uk/walk/seaton-to-lyme-regis-via-the-undercliff/map.html

Sightseeing on a tram around Seaton

For those who don’t want to walk today, there is a lovely little tramway which covers 3 miles of unspoilt countryside along the beautiful Axe Valley.  It’s a narrow gauge heritage tram running between Seaton, Colyford and Colyton through River Axe estuary and two nature reserves along the river.  The trams are usually open topped so you can get a really good view of the surroundings. Details for the tram are here: https://www.tram.co.uk/