Relaxing Regency Sidmouth
Join us for a tour of the beautiful coastal town of Sidmouth.
Book NowNow one of our favourites, this picturesque town is situated on the glorious South Devon coast set between deep red cliffs on the edge of Devon's heathery uplands. The Regency style esplanade overlooks a sunny bathing and boating beach, and there are lovely floral gardens. Plenty of opportunity for wonderful seaside walks along the esplanade, with a well-preserved compact shopping centre.
Your holiday includes: 4 nights dinner, bed & breakfast, entrance to Bicton Park, Buckfast Abbey, South Devon railway, Donkey Sanctuary, excursions as described, executive coach travel.
Your hotel: Royal York & Faulkner Hotel, Sidmouth
Holiday Itinerary
Day 1 Leaving Chelmsford early morning, we make a leisurely journey to Sidmouth stopping on route for refreshments, arriving at the hotel late afternoon with time for you to settle in before our evening meal.
Day 2 After a leisurely breakfast we make our way to Bicton Park Botanical Gardens, a privately owned garden with ten feature gardens, a historic feature garden inspired by Versailles, a countryside museum, a woodland railway and much more. In the afternoon we visit The Donkey Sanctuary a tranquil corner of the Jurassic Coast near Sidmouth that hundreds of friendly donkeys call home, and they're all waiting to meet you.
Day 3 A free day in this delightful floral resort to enjoy the Regency architecture, magnificent Conaught Gardens, local attractions or just relax on the beach.
Day 4 Today we visit Buckfast Abbey, home to a community of 13 Benedictine monks, here we encounter the serenity of 1000-year old Buckfast Abbey, sitting quietly beside the River Dart, a refuge from hectic modern life, we then board the South Devon Railway to relive the golden days of travel on a journey on the multi-award-winning South Devon Railway, along seven miles of stunning valley countryside from Buckfastleigh to Totnes, in the shadow of Dartmoor and the Devon hills.
Day 5 After our final breakfast we take our leave of Sidmouth and make our journey homewards, stopping on route for refreshments, arriving in Chelmsford early evening.
Below is a list of pick-up points available on this tour.
Below is a list of pick-up points available on this tour.
| Name | Address | Times |
|---|---|---|
| Angel | The Angel PH bus stop | View |
| Boarded Barns | Boarded Barns, United Reform Church | View |
| Bodmin Road | Lawn Lane, jct Bodmin Rd opp park | View |
| Brackenden Drive | Bus shelter top of Brackenden Drive | View |
| Castle Stores | Castle Stores, Sandford Road bus stop | View |
| Cherry Wood Grange | Cherry Wood Grange Bus Stop New London Rd | View |
| Chignal Road | Chignal Road Kennet Way Bus Stop | View |
| Crompton | Writtle Road jct Crompton Street | View |
| Days | Days Garage bus stop, Broomfield Road | View |
| Endeavour | Endeavour bus stop/All Saints Close | View |
| Galleywood Rd | Galleywood Road opp bus stop before Dorset Ave | View |
| Garage | Garage High Easter | View |
| Hedge | Writtle Road/Hole in the Hedge | View |
| Henniker Gate | Chelmer Village Way opposite Henniker Gate | View |
| Hungry Horse | Bus Stop Opp Hungry Horse PH North Melbourne | View |
| Ingatestone The Bell PH | The Bell PH Ingatestone | View |
| KEGS | Bus Stop outside Kegs, Broomfield Road | View |
| Lawn Lane | Lawn Lane bus stop opposite Waveney Drive | View |
| Linnet Drive | Galleywood Road bus stop jct Linnet Drive | View |
| Loftin Way | Loftin Way bus stop St Pauls Church | View |
| Longmead Avenue | Longmead Avenue jct of Tabors Avenue | View |
| Longstomps | Top of Longstomps Ave just before roundabout | View |
| Maldon Road | Maldon Road Opp Fire Station, Great Baddow | View |
| Mary Green Manor Hotel | Entrance to Mary Green Manor Hotel at Brook St | View |
| Meadgate Avenue | Meadgate Avenue, Whitehouse Crescent | View |
| Meadgate Shops | Meadgate Shops bus stop | View |
| Medical Centre | Lawn Lane Bus Stop Opp Medical Centre | View |
| Melbourne Ave Bus Stop | Melbourne Ave bus stop outside St Andrews Church | View |
| Melbourne Ave opp flats | Melbourne Ave | View |
| Miller & Carter | Miller & Carter Bus Stop Opp Goddard Way | View |
| Moulsham Lodge | Moulsham Lodge bus stop outside shops | View |
| Mount | Mountnessing Outside Prince of Wales PH | View |
| Patching Hall Lane | Patching Hall Lane roundabout adjacent park | View |
| Pertwee Drive | Galleywood Road, 100 yards past Pertwee Drive | View |
| Pollards Green | Bus stop opposite Pollards Green | View |
| Pump Lane | Pump Lane bus shelter, Mountbatten Way | View |
| Railway Station | Bus stop opp main entrance to Railway Station Chelmsford | View |
| Readers Corner | Dorset Ave opp Noakes Avenue bus shelter | View |
| Regency Close | Springfield Rd, Jct Regency Close | View |
| Sawkins Ave | Sawkins Ave Bus Shelter, Beehive Lane | View |
| Shenfield | Eagle & Child PH Shenfield | View |
| Skerry | Broomfield Road bus stop opposite Skerry Rise | View |
| Skinners Lane, Galleywood | Skinners Lane opposite bus shelter | View |
| Springfield Green | Springfield Green Bus Stop Nr Church | View |
| Star | Good Easter Cross Roads | View |
| The New London | London Rd bus stop opp New London PH (Queen St) | View |
| The Rose Shenfield | The Rose, Oliver Road, Shenfield | View |
| Toby Carvery Chelmer Vill | Toby Carvery Entrance to Dukes Park | View |
| Trent Road | Trent Rd Jct Thames Avenue | View |
| Vineyards | Bus Stop Opp The Vineyards, Great Baddow The Causeway | View |
| White Horse PH | Galleywood Rd Bus Stop Nr White Horse PH | View |
| Wilsons Corner | Wilsons Corner Bus Stop near Argos Brentwood | View |
| Woodhall | Patching Hall Lane opp Woodhall Road jct | View |
| Writtle | Writtle Village Hall Bus Stop | View |
| Writtle Road | Savernake Rd/Writtle Rd Layby | View |
