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Photo along the South West Coast Path, a 630-mile National Trail running from Minehead to Poole, south west England.

South West Coast PathPhoto Howard Senton / Pexels

Places to explore near Digby & Sowton StationDigby

32 places within 10 km — the standouts first, nearest first within each group.

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Worth the tripnational icons and local highlights within reach

Photo of Topsham, a village in Devon, south west England.Highlight

Topsham

Village

Old Exe estuary port of Dutch-gabled merchant houses, antique shops and quayside pubs looking over the tidal mudflats.

3.3 km S · Devon

Photo of Exeter Cathedral, a cathedral in Devon, south west England.Highlight

Exeter Cathedral

Cathedral near Exeter

Two Norman towers outside and, within, the longest unbroken medieval stone vault in the world, about 96 m of carved ribs.

4.1 km W

Photo of Powderham Castle, a Grade II* registered house & garden near Topsham, Devon, south west England.Highlight

Powderham Castle

House & garden near Topsham

Medieval fortified manor with deer park.

7.3 km S

Photo of East Devon, a National Landscape in Devon, south west England.Highlight

East Devon

National Landscape near Branscombe

Red Triassic cliffs, pebble heaths and the western start of the Jurassic Coast, with easy coast-path walking

7.5 km SE

Photo of Lympstone Manor, a restaurant near Exmouth, Devon, south west England.Highlight

Lympstone Manor

Restaurant · With rooms near Exmouth

Michael Caines' Georgian country-house hotel overlooking the Exe estuary and its own vineyard.

8.9 km SE

Photo along the South West Coast Path, a 630-mile National Trail running from Minehead to Poole, south west England.Highlight

South West Coast Path

National Trail

630 miles around England's toe — the longest and most demanding of the National Trails.

9.8 km S · spans 4 counties

Also nearbygood places nearby, nearest first

Photo along the King Charles III England Coast Path, a 2,700-mile National Trail in England.

King Charles III England Coast Path

National Trail

One path around a whole country — beach, clifftop and seawall the entire way round England's coast, opening stretch by stretch.

2.2 km SW · spans 24 counties

Photo of Exe Estuary, a Site of Special Scientific Interest near Topsham, Devon, south west England.

Exe Estuary

SSSI near Topsham

A Site of Special Scientific Interest in Devon.

2.5 km SW

Photo of the Exeter Ship Canal, a canal running from Exeter Basin to Turf Lock, south west England.

Exeter Ship Canal

Canal

The first canal of modern Britain, cut in the 1560s to bring ships past the weirs to Exeter's quay.

2.8 km SW · Devon

Darts Farm

Farm & farm shop near Topsham

Sprawling Topsham food hall and farm shop by the Exe with its own cidery, growers and butchery.

3.6 km SE

Pebblebed Vineyard

Vineyard near Topsham

Organic East Devon vineyard near Topsham with tours, tastings and a cellar door at Darts Farm.

3.8 km SE

Photo of St Bartholomew's Cemetery, Exeter, a Grade II* registered house & garden in Devon, south west England.

St Bartholomew's Cemetery, Exeter

House & garden near Exeter

Laid out in 1835, thought England's first council-funded cemetery, with sealed Egyptian-style catacombs.

4.6 km W

Photo of Lympstone, a country estate near Topsham, Devon, south west England.

Lympstone

Country estate near Topsham

A National Trust place in Devon.

7.8 km S

Kenton Park Estate

Vineyard near Kenton

Exe estuary vineyard near Kenton offering tastings, safari-style vine tours and a bar and grill.

8.4 km S

Killerton

House & garden near Exeter

A hillside garden planted from the 1770s by nurseryman John Veitch, ablaze in spring.

8.7 km N

Everything else within 10 km (17) — reserves, earthworks & places to check before travelling

Ordered by how far each place is worth travelling for, then by distance. Distances are straight-line to the nearest edge of each place — paths wind, of course.