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Walks around Otterton - the parish boundary walk
- Start at the green, Otterton, by the first boundary stone.
- Head westwards, out of the village towards Budleigh, cross both
bridges and on your right, by the stream there is the second
boundary stone, by the welcome sign.
- Head back over the first bridge, then take the footpath that
follows the river downstream
- Continue along the path until you reach the aqueduct, then turn
right, along the muddy track. Follow the track round and it
will join up with the road leading to South Farm. Turn left
out of the gate and the third boundary stone is almost immediately
on your left.
- Continue along the road until you get to a 'carpark'. Turn
right, towards the farm shop and go through the small gate on your
right that leads to a path that runs parallel to the river.
Continue along the path, it will pass a bird hide on the riverside
of the hill and a concrete bat shelter and eventually you will reach
a point with a view of the Otter estuary, Budleigh beach and the
Lime Kiln carpark.
- Continue along the path. On your left you will pass a
roofless concrete shelter with an information board on the landing
strip for aircraft doing target practice on sea targets during the
war. Eventually you will come out in a field which sometimes
has cows in, by Ladram Bay. Follow the coast and continue
through the football pitch and you will come out on the
slipway/beach access road. Head straight across, past the
cottages, and come out by a playground. Follow the coast and
enter the woods.
- Follow the path until you get to a big gate. Go through
the gate onto a bridleway and turn right. Take the nth turning
on the left and enter a field.
- Keep heading East and go through a big dip. Exit at the
corner of the field
- Continue east along the path with the fencing of the fields on
your left and the coast on your right.
- When you reach the top of the hill turn left and towards the gate
by the road.
- Turn left down the road, past the two car park entrances and after
them the stone will be on the carpark side of the road
- Go back to the carpark
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- You will finally end up back at the green in Otterton.
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