Sidmouth is one of our favourite places! It's a beautiful, unspoilt regency town overlooking the waters of Lyme Bay and nestling in amongst the dramatic red cliffs towards the eastern end of Devon's coastline. Sidmouth has effectively managed to preserve its old world charm - without the intrusion of modern buildings, which clutter the promenades and seafronts of so many of our traditional seaside towns.

Sidmouth appears in the Doomsday book as, Sedemuda. The town lies in a beautiful valley, protected from the elements by the sandstone cliffs. The town used to have a harbour, where the River Sid now gently passes over the pebbles of the beach into the seawater. During the fifteenth century the town was subject to particularly long spell of violent stormy weather, which caused land slips from the cliffs above blocking the harbour permanently.

I hope you enjoy browsing through these images, which were mainly taken on days off at various times of the day and year.

Thanks for looking. Regards, Chris