Jacketts, the Local Area
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Otterton is a picture postcard pretty village with many 17th century cob and thatched cottages and farmhouses.
It lies a mile from the sea between Budleigh Salterton and Sidmouth on the East bank of the river Otter,
within the East Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
It has been there for well over a thousand years.
Like East Budleigh on the opposite bank, it used to be a port until the river silted up centuries ago.
The left hand picture is looking North East from the coast path near Otterton at the sandstone cliffs of Ladram Bay, and on to the delightful town of Sidmouth. In Sidmouth you can find everything from Waitrose to a traditional old department store, wonderful gifts shops, modern wine bars, good restaurants and of course a number of cafes for that Devon essential, a cream tea. The right hand picture is looking South West at the mouth of the Otter with the charming and slightly old-fashioned seaside town of Budleigh Salterton beyond, where you can find some of the best ice cream in Devon. A walk back along the river to Otterton from here may give you a glimpse of some of the varied wildlife of the area, and there are viewing hides for the ornithologists. Here are two maps of the area. You can see Jacketts on the large scale map. Maunders Hill is the road leading South. By car, it goes nowhere, but there are lovely walks down to the coast path. In fact there are several delightful walks accessible from Jacketts, which, apart from the beautiful unsploit countryside, can take in local attractions such as Otterton Mill, Sir Walter Raleigh's birthplace, Woodbury Common and Bicton Park Botanical Gardens. |
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