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Ottery St Mary

Photo of Ottery St Mary, a village in Devon, south west England.

Ottery St Mary

© Derek Harper / Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

© Derek Harper / Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Ottery St Mary

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Samuel Taylor Coleridge was born here in 1772, the vicar’s son, in the small town on the River Otter. Its great parish church of St Mary was rebuilt in the 14th century as a miniature of Exeter Cathedral, cruciform with twin transept towers. Ottery is also known for its Tar Barrels on the fifth of November, when men carry flaming barrels through the crowded streets.

More places to visit near Ottery St Mary

Photo of Cadhay, a Grade II registered house & garden near Ottery St Mary, Devon, south west England.Highlight

Cadhay

House & garden near Ottery St Mary

A Tudor manor whose courtyard carries statues of Henry VIII and his children.

1.2 km NW

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

2.2 km E

Photo of The PIG-at Combe, a restaurant near Gittisham, Devon, south west England.Highlight

The PIG-at Combe

Restaurant · With rooms near Gittisham

Kitchen-garden dining at the Elizabethan PIG country-house hotel outside the thatched village of Gittisham.

4.6 km NE

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

Sidmouth

Village

Regency resort town of elegant esplanade villas beneath red Jurassic cliffs, framed by celebrated public gardens.

8.5 km S · Devon

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.

8.6 km SE · spans 4 counties

Photo of The Five Bells Inn, a gastropub near Clyst Hydon, Devon, south west England.Highlight

The Five Bells Inn

Gastropub · With rooms near Clyst Hydon

Thatched 16th-century Devon village inn with rooms, good-value country cooking.

9.2 km NW