Chaffinch: Holiday Property near Axminster Sleeps

Membury lies within the Blackdown Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty so we are an ideal centre for discovering a delightful, unexplored corner of Devon. bordering both Somerset and Dorset.

Eight miles to the South lie the coastal towns of Seaton and Lyme Regis. Sand and shingle, rocks or promenades—there is variety enough at our World Heritage Site coastline to interest all ages.

Visitor attractions
Many attractions lie within 40 minutes' drive meaning that there is plenty to do whatever the weather. Here are some local suggestions:

Forde Abbey
Beer Quarry Caves
Bicton Park
Broadwindsor Craft and Design Centre
Crealy Adventure Park
Cricket St Thomas Wildlife Park
Dinosaurland Fossil Museum Lyme Regis
Coldharbour Mill
The Donkey Sanctuary
East Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty
Places to visit
Escot
English Heritage - Maiden Castle, Muchelney Abbey, Abbotsbury Abbey, Sherboune Castle
Farway Country Park
Ferne Animal Sanctuary
Fishing opportunities / fly fishing
Fleet Air Arm Museum
Golf Clubs
Haynes International Motor Museum
Lyme Bay Winery
National Trust- Shute Barton, Loughwood Meeting House, Hardy's Cottage, Max Gate, Montacute House, Barrington Court, Knightshayes Court, Tintinhull Gardens, Lytes Carey Manor, A La ronde, Killerton House
Abottsbury Swannery
The Tank Museum, Bovington
Pecorama gardens and model village
Sundial garden and nursery
Day trips by train
Axminster railway station provides car parking and easy access to the South West Trains system of routes to places such as Salisbury and Exeter for easy day trips. You'll be surprised at how simple it is to make these journeys through the attractive countryside and historic towns of Devon, Somerset and Dorset.