Seaton

Seaton is a seaside town in situated in East Devon in the West Country of England.

Seaton beach

Seaton Tramway

Understand

Seaton is a seaside resort with a seafront. It surrounded by beautiful coastlines and countryside, the area has now been awarded World Heritage Site Status; famous for its geology and fossil finds.

The adjoining town of Beer whose name comes not from the alcoholic beverage but from the old English word bearu, meaning forest. The town rings a small cove with a big beach, with no harbour to speak of. Boats are pulled up onto the beach.

Get in

By train

The nearest train station is Axminster, which is on the route from Waterloo to Exeter.

By bus

There is also a goodbus service (X53) along the Jurassic Coast.

Get around

Beach at Beer

Seaton is on the South West Coast Path One option is to head east along the Under-cliff Path to Lyme Regis, another is to head west to Beer.

See

• 🌍 Seaton Tramway. A tram line that runs along the estuary of the River Axe to Colyton.  
• Seaton Museum, Town Hall, Fore Street. late May to October: Mon - Fri 10.30a.m. -12.30p.m. and 2.15p.m. - 5pm. Has collection of artifacts and old photographs. (updated Mar 2017)
• Seaton Jurassic. Jurassic experience. 
• 🌍 Beer Quarry Caves, Quarry Lane, Beer, ☎ [phone], e-mail: [e-mail]. Open every day until Sat 31st October. From April to September Tours Start at 10:30, 11:30, 12:30, 13:30, 14:30 and 15:30.. Adult £7.50 Child 5 to 16 years and Senior Citizen £5.50 Family 2 adults + 2 Children £23.50 Under 5's FREE. (updated Aug 2015)
• 🌍 Pecorama, Nr Beer, ☎ [phone]. Apr-Oct daily 10am - 5pm; limited winter opening. A museum of model railways, Pecorama's prize feature is the Beer Heights Light Railway, a miniature railway that runs through the building's gardens. adult from £10. (updated Mar 2017)

Do

Jubilee Clock Tower

• Relax on the beach or seafront.
• Take a tram to Colyton.
• Beer Beach. The beach at Beer is pebbled, with long rubber mats leading towards the water.

Events

• Beer Regatta.

Buy

• Lots of shops along the 'Fore Street'

Eat

• Frydays. Fish & chips 
• Gina Mala italian and thai restaurant

Drink

• Osborne's Coffee and Wine Bar

Sleep

• 🌍 The Eyre Court Hotel, 2 Queen St, Seaton, ☎ [phone]. (updated May 2016)
• 🌍 YHA Beer, Bovey Combe, Beer, Seaton, ☎ [phone]. (updated May 2016)
• 🌍 Anchor Inn, Fore St, Beer, Seaton, ☎ [phone]. (updated May 2016)
• Beer Head Caravan Park (Campsite and caravan park)

Go next

• West to Branscombe and Sidmouth
• East to the Jurassic Coast, Lyme Regis and Charmouth
• North to Axminster