Budleigh Salterton Cliffs and the Otter Estuary

Budleigh Salterton, Devon

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Budlaigh Salterton Cliffs-Richard Edmonds, Dorset

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The cliffs in the western part of Budleigh Salterton expose the full thickness of the Lower Triassic Budleigh Salterton Pebble Beds. The Beds are made up of well-rounded pink, red and grey cobbles and pebbles that resulted from the erosion of 400 million year old quartzite outcrops lying to the south-west, possibly now under younger rocks in the English Channel or even Brittany. These were then laid down as a coarse gravel in a large braided river which crossed a Triassic desert 230 million years ago. Over the years erosion processes have released the pebbles from the bed thus creating the present pebble beach. Some of these pebbles have been carried by the action of the sea as far east as Sussex and Kent.

The Budleigh Salterton Pebble Beds are overlain by red Otter Sandstone which is...Read More

Opening Times

All Year 1 Jan 2025 - 1 Jan 2026

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  • In countryside
  • Outdoor Attraction

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Map & Directions

Road Directions

From Exeter, take the A376 to Exmouth and then go west along the B3178 to Budleigh. There is car parking at Budleigh Salterton.

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Public Transport Directions

Foot:
Access is via the South West Coast Path or along the beach from Budleigh Salterton.

Bike:
There is an Exmouth to Budleigh Salterton cycle route.

Bus:
Buses run regularly from Exmouth and Sidmouth.

Train:
Train services run to Exmouth.

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