Walk This Way Teignmouth

18/03/2026

Dry sunny weather for our 15 Teignmouth Walk this way walkers this morning on our planned Exminster to Starcross walk via Turf Lock

Not a great start as bus rather late + we knew our usual refreshment stop at Turf Lock is closed for refurbishment apparently until early May

We got off the bus at Exminster and decided the RSPB reserve footpath was alas still waterlogged so we walked up the lane to the canal towpath - somewhat mystified on the way by road closed signs at the beginning and 2 metal barriers half way along so no vehicle access to car park by towpath?

It was a pleasant 40 min walk with lovely countryside views plus after a short way along the towpath we even managed a 15 minute recovery sit down by the Turf Lock pub!

We all chose to carry on walking to Starcross - bit of a trek for some of us especially as we’d been unable to have our usual mid walk beers or coffees!

Eventually we made it to Starcross - some walkers managed to get a coffee before we caught our buses back home

NB I forgot to taken any photos during the walk however one was taken by one of our walkers at Turf Lock and will hopefully be added in comments asap

REMINDER Ref next week’s walk around Venford Reservoir - car share places have been booked and we’re leaving from Teignmouth railway station at 10am 👍🏻

11/03/2026

18 members of our Teignmouth Walk this Way weekly walking group enjoyed a lovely walk this morning-weather dry & sunny👍

As planned we caught the 10.30am bus to Babbacombe then walked on down the lane to join the SW coastpath - our walk along the Bishops Walk path was muddy in places plus somewhat hilly thankfully we all made it to the end without any falls - some great coastal views to enjoy along the way 👍

Walkers were given choice to extend walk around the Illlsham Marine circuit - however we all chose to walk down the road then up Illsham Rd to our usual end of walk refreshment stop at the Kents pub at Wellswood 👍

REMINDER next Weds meet up near the pier by 10am then we're catching the 10.18am Exeter bus from stop by the Post Office to the Swans Nest bus stop at Exminster -it's approx a 45 min walk along the lane and tow path to our mid walk refreshment stop at Turf Lock .NB possibly the lovely alternative route via RSPB reserve likely still to be flooded ? Buses back from Swans Nest at 10 & 40 mins past the hour

UPDATE ref next week's walk as Turf Lock apparently closed for refurbishments we will walk back along tow path to near Powderham Church then by railway line to Starcross for refreshments and bus home 👍

06/03/2026

04/03/2026

Chilly weather with grey sky for our 15 Teignmouth WTW walkers this morning

As planned we left 10.15am from near the pier and walked along the seawall almost to Smugglers Lane

As the Salty Dog cafe doesn't reopen until this Sat the majority of us walked back along the seawall to town - a few of us stopped at Teign Bean for hot drinks👍

REMINDER next Weds - meet up near the pier
then we 're catching the 10.30am number 11 Torquay bus from by the Post Office to Babbacombe

We're walking along Bishops Walk part of the SW coastpath via woodland to Illsham then on up Illsham Rd to our refreshment stop at Kents Pub at Wellswood - hourly
buses home from nearby stop leave Torquay at 40 mins past

25/02/2026

Glorious dry sunny weather at last for our weekly Teignmouth Walk this Way walk 👍🏻

As planned we met up near the pier as usual then 17 of us left at 10.15am for our walk over to Shaldon - another walker caught us up just before Shaldon Bridge then another 3 walkers joined us in Shaldon ..

We walked on up to the top of Homeyards Botanical Gardens then back down for refreshments at either the London Inn or The Clipper

Our final 3 walkers joined those of us at the London Inn - their bus had been late so they couldn’t catch up with us at the bridge instead they had a walk around the village before joining us!

REMINDER next Weds March 4th we’re meeting up by the pier ready to leave at 10.15am on another level walk .We’re walking along the seawall by the railway line to Smugglers Lane - have just messaged the Salty Dog cafe to check if they’re reopening by next Weds …if they’re still closed we can either walk up Smugglers Lane and on to the Smugglers Inn or walk back along the seawall for refreshment stop in town !

18/02/2026

7 hardy Teignmouth Walk this Way walkers on our weekly walk this morning-weather wet and breezy!

As planned we caught the bus to just past Cockwood Harbour then walked along ,up and then down Staplake Lane back into Starcross

By this time the rain was becoming heavier so we were looking somewhat bedraggled😁

6 of us walked on for our refreshment break at the Anchor Inn Cockwood then caught the bus back to Teignmouth

REMINDER next Weds Feb 25th- we meet up near the pier around 10am before leaving at 10.15am on our local walk over to Shaldon and then up to explire Botanical Gardens- refreshments at the London Inn then either walk or catch the bus or ferry back over to Teignmouth

Video below showing rather choppy sea conditions -quite windy by pier so I went early to the bus stop !

13/02/2026

2019 April Teignmouth Walk this Way walk in Powderham Castle grounds - we came across a recently fallen tree blocking our path ,most of us managed to climb over it -almost 7 years later I guess the majority of us are now less nimble😁

11/02/2026

Just 8 Teignmouth Walk this Way walkers on our walk around Teignmouth old cemetery this morning - 3 of us had to get a taxi up to the cemetery after non appearance of our bus!

Short walk around various areas of the cemetery - thankfully the rain held off during our walk 👍🏻

We admired all the lovely daffodils, wild primroses ,crocus and snowdrops now in bloom ..

We also went to check out some of the recent and on going work being done by the hard working Friends of Teignmouth Cemetery volunteers in various sections around the cemetery

Afterwards some walkers left for home and the rest of us caught the bus down to town

REMINDER next week‘s walk on Feb 18th - meet up near the pier by 10am then we’re catching the number 2 Exeter bus from the Post Office bus stop to the stop after Cockwood Harbour .Our walk is along and up Staplake Lane and back down to Starcross

*The walk is partly uphill
* toilets only available at our end of walk refreshment stop at the Anchor Inn Cockwood
*Return buses at 25 & 55 mixtures past the hour

PLEASE REMEMBER our walks are level 2/3 therefore a good level of fitness is required meaning it’s not a gentle stroll and walkers need to keep walking at a steady pace 👍🏻

NB From next Weds a back marker walker will be required to help us keep our walking group members closer together during our weekly walks - hoping walkers will take turns to volunteer to be a back marker please👍🏻

04/02/2026

16 Teignmouth WTW walkers on our new Exeter City walk this morning - near the end of our walk we met one of the Red Coat tour guides and now have details of their free city walks - we also briefly visited the Guildhall plus found the location of St Nicholas Priory 👍🏻

Reminder next Weds Feb 11th our walking group will be visiting Teignmouth old cemetery .We’ll meet up by the pier then leave in time to catch the number 11 Dawlish Warren bus at 10.30am up to New Rd .

Walk starts from the Higher Buckeridge Rd entrance gates

Lots of grass pathways to explore around the cemetery with opportunities to see more of the recent work completed by the Friends of Teignmouth Cemetery volunteers and to enjoy the lovely spring flowers including lots of snowdrops in flower near the main driveway .Afterwards we’ll return to town via Exeter Rd for end of walk refreshments at town centre cafe or pub of your choice 👍🏻

28/01/2026

16 walkers on our weekly Teignmouth Walk this Way walk this morning - weather showery and path conditions muddy in places!

As planned we met up near the pier around 10am then 12 of us left left at 10.15am -walking along the seafront we could see some of the damage caused by recent stormy weather ie dislodged topping stones from walls, damaged metal railings plus sand and stones along the promenade etc ..

Quite a hilly walk this morning up over the railway bridge by the lido and on along up the far right hand path to the top of Eastcliff where we were met by 4 more of our regular walkers

Love lane was muddy and puddled so we walked down Dawlish Rd then on down Holcombe Lane behind the Minidab - at Holcombe we rejoined the main road -2 walkers left us to return to Teignmouth and the remaining 14 walked on uphill to our end of walk refreshment stop at The Smugglers Inn 👍🏻

NB Ramblers In Case of Emergency ICE cards were handed out to walkers this morning - walkers are asked to fill in their Emergency Contact Details and to carry their ICE cards on future walks please👍🏻

Next Weds Feb 4th we’re catching the 10.16am train from platform 2 at Teignmouth Railway Station into Exeter .It will be another new walk ie 2.25 miles long around the city centre lead by Ann L 👍🏻

Our Feb and March walks will be emailed out to our walkers by this weekend

24/01/2026

A lasting memory to the effects of climate change which is creating more extreme weather conditions. The end of Teignmouth pier was destroyed in last night's storm and much of its remains have been washed ashore here in Smugglers Cove, Holcombe. Take a walk on the wild side!

24/01/2026

If you want to see the remains of the pier take a walk along to Smugglers Cove, Holcombe where a lot of it has come ashore