Exmouth Marina
Exmouth Marina 

The Marina is by the River Exe Estuary on the seafront. Private and fishings boats, ferry, Water Taxi

The Marina is by the River Exe Estuary on the seafront.

 

Photo:
The Marina in
the evening light

September.
Photo ©

At the eastern end of the seafront it was formerly a busy working dock and eve nhad its own train link years ago. Now the area now houses Exmouth Marina and the Shelly Beach ( on hte River side of te Marina. The long-established Exe Sailing Club is based at this end of the seafront, and has a programme of regular meetings on the estuary – a superb sight on a windy day when you can watch the skills of the local yachtsmen. The club stages regular national and international events and has produced many noted sailors, including Joe Glanville, who won a silver medal at the 2004 Athens Olympics.

Dock Master: Keith Graham
Tel: 01395 269314.
VHF channel 14, call sign Exmouth Docks

Seafront lookout

The Exmouth branch of the National Coastwatch Institution NCI at the tower 01395 222492

Taxi Taxi
go to a Boat or Dawlish Warren to explore the coastal footpath to Dawlish.
Tel: 07970 918418
Email
Radio: call sign newts on vhf Channel 37 (M)

Taxi Taxi is closed for the winter period, 1st of November. Restarts early April. As is the Starcross Ferry.

SAILING & ROWING

Exmouth Sailing Club. Estuary EX8 1EG.
Open 7 days a week.

Exmouth Rowing Club. Shelly Beach, Exmouth Docks. Chairman: Andy Herbert. Evening or answer machine. 01395 274958. Captain: Steve Charles- Davis

Exe Power Boat & Ski Club
5 Shelly Court, Pierhead, Exmouth, EX8 1ER
Tel 01395 267673 Situated at the entrance to Exmouth Marina, the club is active in powerboat rallying, water ski racing, slalom and wakeboarding. Clubroom, bar and showers.

RSPB Avocet Cruises by the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, RSPB local group:Stan Hangford 01392 246083

Sunken Ship Wreck
off the East Devon coast, the steamship Bretagne. Listed as a World War One wreck, the Bretagne was actually sunk by a collision in fog on 10 August 1918.
Admiralty Chart 3315, Berry Head to Bill of Portland. Ordnance Survey Map 192, Exeter and Sidmouth.

Bristol Aerospace SAC's website contains a detailed history of the Bretagne.
The GPS co-ordinates are 50 29.50N, 3 22.70W (Degrees, minutes and decimals). Visit the superb Internet site by Tim Clouter, a diver with Bristol Aerospace Sub-Aqua Club. His club own the wreck of the Bretagne. They have recently set up a new web site and this includes background information and photos of the Bretagne wreck,
See www.ssbretagne.co.uk

Free link & entry:
You can now add to this, the original and official web site for Exmouth. The Exmouth Guide is four years old is and is for all. Free link and entry in the site for Clubs, organisations etc. (non commercial)
Also send us your event, to be listed in the Events pages.

 

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Fishing Information

Lympstone village is a real picture, many small cottage's and its Harbour
(see Lympstone page)
See photos of the walk

 

Exmouth is only 25 minutes away from Exeter by train with great views of the Exe Estuary, internationally renowned for its wildlife.

 

Click here to see many
photos of the Sea front


See the R.N.L.I. Lifeboats at Exmouth


 

Blue Plaque Trail
commemorates the town’s famous former residents, homes and other historic locations.
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