Best Devon Walks
teignmouth coastline
 
Best Teignmouth Walks
 
6 TOP Walks
Walk 1 To Holcombe
 difficulty 3/4 (challenging)
 4.7 miles (2 hours)
 9400+ steps
Walk 2 Town Trail
 difficulty 1/4 (easy)
 1.5 miles (40 mins)
 3000+ steps
Walk 3 picturesque Shaldon
 difficulty 2/4 (easy)
 2.5 miles (1h 10)
 5000+ steps
Walk 4 Mules Park
 difficulty 1/4 (easy)
 1 mile (30 mins)
 2000+ steps
Walk 5 Teignmouth & Dawlish Way
 difficulty 4/4 (challenging)
 18 miles (7h 20)
 36000+ steps
Walk 6 Postman's Walk
 difficulty 3/4 (challenging)
 2.4 miles (1 hour)
 4800+ steps
Nearby 

Teignmouth is the second oldest seaside resort in Devon attracting summer visitors as early as the 18th century.

Point of InterestTeignmouth Museum
  
viewMouth of Teign & coast line
  
parkingMain Car Park , Dawlish Road
Where to Eat?
The Blue Hut, Trade Winds
Finley Brown's Cafe Bar

Enjoy some of the best walks from Teignmouth all based on local experience!

KeatsKeats and Fanny Burney stayed here.
ListzIn 1840 Liszt played in the assembly rooms on Den Crescent after an arduous journey from Exmouth - a miracle how his personal piano survived the crossing to Starcross!
ListzJane Austen stayed at the 'Great Bella Vista',then a hotel, now a block of flats on Den Promenade.
WH Yeames artist known for painting "and when did you last see your father?" spent his last 6 years in Teignmouth and is buried in Teignmouth old cemetery.
 Elias Parish Alvars ,born 1808 in Teignmouth, referred to as the Liszt of the harp!
 more famous people walks
Walk 1
To Holcombe (4.7 miles)
Skirting the Railway Line
Skirting the Railway Line

Difficulty:

A delightful circular (pub) walk that takes you to Holcombe via a paved path along the coast and railway line.

Where to Eat?
Castle Inn, Holcombe

During stormy weather take extra care.

Holcombe has one pub , the Castle Inn.

The coast along the Teignmouth Promenade is well known for its hazardous waters, treasures and smuggling. Time Team have explored an ancient ship that was wrecked some 400 years ago off Teignmouth beach.

The Walk

AFrom East Cliff Park , head towards the far end beyond some parking meters and join a path.
Turn Right onto a lane spanning the railway lines.
At the Coastwatch Lookout Station, turn Right asif going back to town.
When joining a road, turn Left and head towards a path on the seafront.
Turn Left and follow paved path with railway line on left and sea on your right.

BWhen path joins a road, continue uphill.

CAt Holcombe Cross where you meet the A379 , cross over with care into Hall Lane – this is a busy road!
At a cross road, turn Right into Holcombe Road passing a church and the Castle Inn - a possible stop-off - on your right.
Continue along this road.

D Turn Left into Sweetbrier Lane.
At T junction, turn Left then take public footpath on your Right.
At the top of the hill , turn Left onto a track.
The track joins a lane (Oak Hill Cross),
Continue following lane until you come to the A379.
Turn Right and after 30m cross over into Cliff Road.

E Were this lane forks (take the Right fork (East Cliff Walk).
Continue along a path with residential on your right.

FWhere the path meets a lane, turn Right and enter Mules Park.
Where path reaches wooded area, either follow right fork or take left fork and then left again across small bridges and along some pools.
Where path meets up with the East Cliff Walk, turn Right and continue back to car park.

Map of Teignmouth to Holcombe Circular Walk

Map of Walk 1

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Walk 2
Town Trail (1.5 miles)
Teignmouth Harbour
Teignmouth Harbour

  Difficulty:

Best Devon Town Trails

A gentle walk visiting Teignmouth's main attractions, including Teignmouth Pier, the sandy beach, Teignmouth harbour, Teign Street and Bank Street.

This is one of our 'Thirty Minute Walks'

Map of Teignmouth Town Trail

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parkingMain Car Park , Dawlish Road

 

Walk 3
picturesque Shaldon (2.5 miles)

Difficulty:

Shaldon to Teignmouth Ferry
Shaldon to Teignmouth Ferry

An ideal summer's walk using the ferry to picturesque Shaldon, with its numerous pubs and cafes and returning via bridge and footpaths along the Teign .

Check internet for ferrytimes.

You could do this without the ferry and do a loop in Shaldon.

Map of Teignmouth to picturesque Shaldon Circular Walk

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Walk 4
Mules Park (1 mile)
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Difficulty:

Mules Park
Mules Park

This is a favourite dog walk through Mules Park offering splendid views of Teignmouth.

parking Pay & Display Car Park off bottom of Dawlish Road.

 

Walk 5
Teignmouth & Dawlish Way (18 miles)
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Difficulty:

Teignmouth & Dawlish Way, circular route
(18 miles), signposted in Teignmouth - booklet Tourist Information ,Teignmouth.

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Walk 6
Postman's Walk (2.4 miles)
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Difficulty:

A very pleasant walk near Teignmouth Golf Course .

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There are lots of pubs and cafes in Teignmouth.

parkingLimited Space : Hall Lane, Holcombe
  
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Shaldon
 
 
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Torquay
 
 
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