Membury lies within the Blackdown Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty so we are an ideal centre for discovering a delightful, unexplored corner of Devon. bordering both Somerset and Dorset.

Eight miles to the South lie the coastal towns of Seaton and Lyme Regis. Sand and shingle, rocks or promenades—there is variety enough at our World Heritage Site coastline to interest all ages.

Visitor attractions

Many attractions lie within 40 minutes' drive meaning that there is plenty to do whatever the weather. Here are some local suggestions:

• Forde Abbey
• Beer Quarry Caves
• Bicton Park
• Broadwindsor Craft and Design Centre
• Crealy Adventure Park
• Cricket St Thomas Wildlife Park
• Dinosaurland Fossil Museum Lyme Regis
• Coldharbour Mill
• The Donkey Sanctuary
• East Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty

Places to visit

• Escot
• English Heritage - Maiden Castle, Muchelney Abbey, Abbotsbury Abbey, Sherboune Castle
• Farway Country Park
• Ferne Animal Sanctuary
• Fishing opportunities / fly fishing
• Fleet Air Arm Museum
• Golf Club
• Haynes International Motor Museum
• Lyme Bay Winery
• National Trust- Shute Barton, Loughwood Meeting House, Hardy's Cottage, Max Gate, Montacute House, Barrington Court, Knightshayes Court, Tintinhull Gardens, Lytes Carey Manor, A La ronde, Killerton House
• Abottsbury Swannery
• The Tank Museum, Bovington
• Pecorama gardens and model village
• Sundial garden and nursery

Day trips by train

Axminster railway station provides car parking and easy access to the South West Trains system of routes to places such as Salisbury and Exeter for easy day trips. You'll be surprised at how simple it is to make these journeys through the attractive countryside and historic towns of Devon, Somerset and Dorset.

See also East Devon tourism and the Blackdown Hills Directory.