Hi all
As promised, here's a map showing the bus stops closest to the campsite,
and the walk up Ice House Lane to get there.
If you're coming from Exeter, get off at the Ice House Lane stop.
*As you're approaching Sidmouth, the bus will turn right off the main road
near Waitrose and drop down into the bottom of the valley. It'll turn left
at the bottom of the hill, immediately pass a bus stop and then the next
stop is Ice House Lane.*
If you're coming from Honiton, you can choose to either get off at Long
Park as you come into Sidmouth or ride into the centre and back out again
towards Exeter, getting off at Ice House Lane. It'll be slightly quicker to
get off at Long Park, but a much shorter walk from Ice House Lane (10 mins
vs 20 mins).
*For the Long Park stop, the bus will approach Sidmouth from Sidford, past
a pub on the right hand side, near some traffic lights, called the Rising
Sun. The road runs down through housing estates into Sidmouth. The stop
before Long Park has a layby with an attractive wooden bus shelter. There's
a high, red brick, garden wall on the left shortly afterwards. Just before
the stop there's a road sign warning of elderly people on the left, and the
park opens up on the right.*
*For the Ice House Lane stop coming out of Sidmouth, it's the second stop
after the Balfour Arms pub on the right.*
*'Sidmouth bus' train ticket*
If you're coming from Honiton, it's possible to buy an add-on to your train
ticket for the bus to Sidmouth. I think it costs about £2.50 return - a
fair bit cheaper than the bus fare.
You need to go to a ticket office, present your tickets and ask to buy the
Sidmouth Bus add-on. Don't let them sell you "PlusBus", which is more
expensive and less useful. If they need it, the station code for Sidmouth
is SDT, and you can show them this page if you need to convince them that
the ticket exists:
https://www.southwesternrailway.com/travelling-with-us/at-the-station/bus-l…
See you on Sunday!
Martin