[alan]

What does every one love about Exmouth ? List your favorites from the past and present.

Alan :

[Terri]

[quote name='alan' post='16806' date='Jul 28 2006, 07:55 AM']
What does every one love about Exmouth ? List your favorites from the past and present.

Alan :
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The sea, sand, my parents, peace, quiet, fresh air, friendly people, clean, nice walks, good shops, relaxing, close to everything, Dartmoor, Dawlish, Brixham and Exeter and the best ice-cream. Good fishing trips and boat trips. Every time I go I feel like I am going home.

[quote name='Terri' post='16807' date='Jul 28 2006, 08:06 AM']
The sea, sand, my parents, peace, quiet, fresh air, friendly people, clean, nice walks, good shops, relaxing, close to everything, Dartmoor, Dawlish, Brixham and Exeter and the best ice-cream. Good fishing trips and boat trips. Every time I go I feel like I am going home.
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What's yours Alan?

[alan]

Terri, on Jul 28 2006, 08:07 AM, said:

The sea, sand, my parents, peace, quiet, fresh air, friendly people, clean, nice walks, good shops, relaxing, close to everything, Dartmoor, Dawlish, Brixham and Exeter and the best ice-cream. Good fishing trips and boat trips. Every time I go I feel like I am going home.
What's yours Alan?

Hello Terri

Everything you have mentioned .Plus The old sandy bay holiday camp before they only became interested in the profits.
Sunday lunch upstairs in the Deers Leap pub with a view of the whole bay, playing with the kids in the sand dunes,fishing for crabs in the rock pools.
We have so many happy memories of Exmouth we consider it our second home.

Alan

[Shazza]

I think you've both hit the nail on the head there, its like a second home, nice, comfortable its like being at home, sitting on coastguard hill and enjoying the view, the trees and birds at Budleigh, the Arnie Palmer golf, the amusements, Dawlish, sunday lunch at the Devon Motel (marsh barton - highly recommend) and trying to win a poxy toy on the grabber, a boat trip, its just great and I love it. Did I tell you I'm coming down next week !!

Incidentally did you know that we have an engraved trophy and play for the Arnold Palmer Championship every time I come down, I was the inaugural winner but have struggled to win it since and last year I ended up in wonford casualty after falling down a divet on the course (I accused my cousin of laying traps for me so I couldnt win), boy was that painful I couldnt walk for 2 days. A week on Saturday will be the next thrilling round of the Arnie Palmer championship as I'm coming to Exmouth you know and as I rung the bell last time I have 2 freebies hurrah.

[sammy]

alan, on Jul 28 2006, 08:22 AM, said:

Hello Terri

Everything you have mentioned .Plus The old sandy bay holiday camp before they only became interested in the profits.
Sunday lunch upstairs in the Deers Leap pub with a view of the whole bay, playing with the kids in the sand dunes,fishing for crabs in the rock pools.
We have so many happy memories of Exmouth we consider it our second home.

Alan

Not sure about the nice ice cream Terri. Some in the indoor market is nice and the place opposite the camera has some or used to. Mind you, i'm hot on ice cream, if it's not made with real cream then it doesn't interest me.
Bret and Andrea who used to run The Strand Coffee Shop where it was really nice have gone as has that brilliant baker in Albion Hill but at least there are still a lot of nice shops and things and it is still a great place or we would not be on this website so often.
By the way, does anyone know what happened to Bret and Andrea?. B)

[Terri]

sammy, on Jul 28 2006, 12:20 PM, said:

Not sure about the nice ice cream Terri. Some in the indoor market is nice and the place opposite the camera has some or used to. Mind you, i'm hot on ice cream, if it's not made with real cream then it doesn't interest me.
Bret and Andrea who used to run The Strand Coffee Shop where it was really nice have gone as has that brilliant baker in Albion Hill but at least there are still a lot of nice shops and things and it is still a great place or we would not be on this website so often.
By the way, does anyone know what happened to Bret and Andrea?. B)

We only go to the one opposite the crazy golf, blue hut near where you book the fishing trips. There toffee ice cream with a lump of clotted cream is heaven.

[alan]

alan, on Jul 28 2006, 08:22 AM, said:

Hello Terri

Everything you have mentioned .Plus The old sandy bay holiday camp before they only became interested in the profits.
Sunday lunch upstairs in the Deers Leap pub with a view of the whole bay, playing with the kids in the sand dunes,fishing for crabs in the rock pools.
We have so many happy memories of Exmouth we consider it our second home.

Alan

The fish and chip shop in Albion Road [About twenty years ago they were really tasty]
Cockle shell beach with the old wooden huts and the old working docks,My son and myself
returning from fishing big smiles on our faces only for him to drop the fish in the water.

Does anyone remember the steam engine with the coaches that ran between the fairground at Sandy Bay to
the beach top car park at Sandy Bay ?.

[sandybayers]

alan, on Jul 28 2006, 06:23 PM, said:

The fish and chip shop in Albion Road [About twenty years ago they were really tasty]
Cockle shell beach with the old wooden huts and the old working docks,My son and myself
returning from fishing big smiles on our faces only for him to drop the fish in the water.

Does anyone remember the steam engine with the coaches that ran between the fairground at Sandy Bay to
the beach top car park at Sandy Bay ?.

hello alan
i can remember the traction engine, it was green and smoked and hissed its way down the track next to smugglers walk (remember that,lit with coloured lights ?) turned in a circle and made its way back up again.

you are right about the old sandy bay, when you could park your tourer anywhere you liked in the field, going to the loo blocks by torch light, trying not to break the gas light mantle when lighting them.

do you remember the single track road leading to the camp, with the odd passing place here and there and encountering another caravan coming the other way.

those were the days !!!

[Terri]

sandybayers, on Jul 28 2006, 08:48 PM, said:

hello alan
i can remember the traction engine, it was green and smoked and hissed its way down the track next to smugglers walk (remember that,lit with coloured lights ?) turned in a circle and made its way back up again.

you are right about the old sandy bay, when you could park your tourer anywhere you liked in the field, going to the loo blocks by torch light, trying not to break the gas light mantle when lighting them.

do you remember the single track road leading to the camp, with the odd passing place here and there and encountering another caravan coming the other way.

those were the days !!!

I know that we used to stay at Sandy Bay as a child alot, as my Dads family lived in Exeter, we had a tourer. But can not remember the site at all, will have to get my Mum and Dad to get all the old photo's out. We stayed there a couple of years ago at the Haven camp, but a bit too big and busy for me and noisey. Has the slope to the beach always been there, because I can remember going down rickety old wooden steps as a kid somewhere. :unsure:

[sandybayers]

Terri, on Jul 29 2006, 12:16 AM, said:

I know that we used to stay at Sandy Bay as a child alot, as my Dads family lived in Exeter, we had a tourer. But can not remember the site at all, will have to get my Mum and Dad to get all the old photo's out. We stayed there a couple of years ago at the Haven camp, but a bit too big and busy for me and noisey. Has the slope to the beach always been there, because I can remember going down rickety old wooden steps as a kid somewhere. :unsure:

yes,its way too big and busy now. on the plus side the caravan we hire now is on a quiet-ish pitch,with a great view across to the warren and dawlish teignmouth tor bay etc.
i have only known it to be the slope down to the beach, but i have books with old photos showing wooden steps.
i would like a pound for every time i have been up and down that steep slope !

[alan]

sandybayers, on Jul 29 2006, 01:28 AM, said:

yes,its way too big and busy now. on the plus side the caravan we hire now is on a quiet-ish pitch,with a great view across to the warren and dawlish teignmouth tor bay etc.
i have only known it to be the slope down to the beach, but i have books with old photos showing wooden steps.
i would like a pound for every time i have been up and down that steep slope !

I don!t remember the steps to the beach, But there was a path and metal ladders down to Otter cove where we all went crabbing. Sadly now blocked off perhaps because it did not cost anything.

[Terri]

[quote name='sandybayers' post='16845' date='Jul 29 2006, 01:28 AM']
yes,its way too big and busy now. on the plus side the caravan we hire now is on a quiet-ish pitch,with a great view across to the warren and dawlish teignmouth tor bay etc.
i have only known it to be the slope down to the beach, but i have books with old photos showing wooden steps.
i would like a pound for every time i have been up and down that steep slope !
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Its ok walking down the slope, but it kills walking up.... We rent a bedsit now in exmouth, 2 mins from the sea, but enjoy walking to sandy bay, having a quick game of pool and a coke, I did enjoy the holiday, but found it very noisey during the night, everyone walking back to their caravans,sometime till 3am. The caravan you have sounds lovely with beautiful views. :rolleyes:

[quote name='alan' post='16849' date='Jul 29 2006, 07:34 AM']
I don!t remember the steps to the beach, But there was a path and metal ladders down to Otter cove where we all went crabbing. Sadly now blocked off perhaps because it did not cost anything.
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Can you still get to Otter Cove?

[adam]

i think i've mentioned this before, but we stop at ladram bay, its a little expensive, but ideal for walking along the coast (good for your leg muscles lol), great views and great people, the pictures of ladram bay dont really show how good it is

[Terri]

adam, on Jul 29 2006, 05:13 PM, said:

i think i've mentioned this before, but we stop at ladram bay, its a little expensive, but ideal for walking along the coast (good for your leg muscles lol), great views and great people, the pictures of ladram bay dont really show how good it is

Is Ladram Bay sand or shingle? I remember going pass there on the cruise from Exmouth to Sidmouth last year, remember the sea stacks. I have looked at the site of Ladram Bay, the sea looks lovely and is it shallow? :rolleyes:

[adam]

its shingle and the sea is shallow, until the tide comes in lol, but i would recommend it to anyone even if you dont have a car, the bus runs from otterton, but like i said it can be a bit pricey at certain times of the year