Sidmouth – The Jurassic Coast

Staying at the 3* Bedford Hotel

Sidmouth is a beautiful coastal town with a regency feel which is ideal for visitors of all ages. Sat in the middle of spectacular countryside Sidmouth is home to beautiful beaches and great shopping. Sidmouth lies on the Jurassic coast and the coastline is dominated by the vivid red sandstone cliffs which date back to the Jurassic period. Along the front is the Millennium Walkway  which stretches the length of the beach, which is made of pebbles, providing the perfect background for an afternoon stroll.

The Bedford (as it is known now) was in fact one of the first Regency houses to be built on the seafront in Sidmouth. It was originally Wallis’s Marine Library and Reading Rooms, John Wallis (d. 1818) was a London game, book, map and print maker and seller, operating from 1775, when his business was called the Map Warehouse. This Marine Library and Reading Rooms quickly became a popular meeting place for Sidmouth’s fashionable summer visitors in the early 19th Century.