market town and civil parish in Devon, England, UK
Axminster is a small town in East Devon, close to the Dorset border.
Get in
editBy train
editSouth West Trains from London Waterloo to 1 Axminster station.
Get around
editSee
edit- 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.
- 2 Axe Valley wildlife park, Summerleaze Farm, Kilmington, EX13 7RA. Tu-Su 10AM - 5PM. small zoo Adult £9.50, Child £7.00.
- 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.
- 5 Musbury castle. dawn to dusk. Iron age hill fort.
- 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, shute@nationaltrust.org.uk. Medieval house
Do
editBuy
edit- 1 Miltons Yard Shops, ☏ +44 7784 340276.
Eat
edit- 1 A35 Pit Stop, Kilmington Cross, ☏ +44 1297 598060. Cafe and B&B.
- The River Cottage Canteen.
Drink
editSleep
edit- 1 Millwater House, Stoney Lane EX13 5EE, ☏ +44 1297 35758, timcoath@hotmail.com. B&B set in an acre of gardens, short walk from the town centre. £55-85/night.
- 2 Prestoller House, Beavor Lane EX13 5EQ, ☏ +44 1297 639403, info@prestollerbedandbreakfast.co.uk. Comfortable B&B with gardens, delicious breakfasts. £85-105/night.
- 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.
Connect
editAxminster has 4G with all UK carriers. As of May 2022, 5G has not reached this area.
Go next
editThe famous coastal town of Lyme Regis on the Jurassic Coast can be reached by bus from Axminster train station in around 20-25 minutes.
Routes through Axminster |
Exeter ← merges with at Honiton ← | NW SE | → Charmouth → Dorchester |