Axminster

Getting there

By train South West Trains from London Waterloo to 1 Axminster station.

Getting around

By bus Bus service 885 connects Axminster to towns and villages including Colyton, Seaton & Beer.

See

1 Axminster Museum, Thomas Whitty House, Silver Street, EX13 5AH, ☏ +44 1297 639884. Tu-F 10AM-4PM, Sa 10AM-1PM. Museum of town and carpet history in an old carpet factory. (updated Mar 2016) 2 Axe Valley wildlife park, Summerleaze Farm, Kilmington, EX13 7RA. Tu-Su 10AM - 5PM. small zoo Adult £9.50, Child £7.00. (updated Mar 2016) 3 Lower Bruckland Farm, Bruckland Ln, Musbury, ☏ +44 7721 429077. May-Oct: Sa Su 11:30AM-5PM. Nature reserve and tearoom. Adult £3.50, child £1.50. 4 Flamingo Pool, Lyme Road, EX13 5AZ. Charity-run swimming pool. (updated Mar 2016) 5 Musbury castle. dawn to dusk. Iron age hill fort. (updated Aug 2020) 6 St Mary's Church, Church St, EX13 5NU. 7 Shute and Kilmington woods. 8 Trinity Hill nature reserve. and woods. 9 Shute Barton, Shute, near Axminster, EX13 7PT, ☏ +44 1752 346585, [email protected]. Medieval house

Buy

1 Miltons Yard Shops, ☏ +44 7784 340276.

Eat

1 A35 Pit Stop, Kilmington Cross, ☏ +44 1297 598060. Cafe and B&B. (updated Mar 2016) The River Cottage Canteen.

Sleep

1 Millwater House, Stoney Lane EX13 5EE, ☏ +44 1297 35758, [email protected]. B&B set in an acre of gardens, short walk from the town centre. £55-85/night. (updated Mar 2016) 2 Prestoller House, Beavor Lane EX13 5EQ, ☏ +44 1297 639403, [email protected]. Comfortable B&B with gardens, delicious breakfasts. £85-105/night. (updated Mar 2016) 3 Lower Keats Glamping, Broom Lane, Tytherleigh EX13 7AZ, ☏ +44 7540 367386. Glamping lodges and safari-tents on a working farm, open April-Sept. Dogs welcome. 3 nights from £700. (updated May 2022)

Go next

The famous coastal town of Lyme Regis on the Jurassic Coast can be reached by bus from Axminster train station in around 20-25 minutes.