Best walks to or from Digby and Sowton

Digby and Sowton Station to Topsham Station

A walk through open country and urban byways, leaving Digby & Sowton past the Victorian former Digby Hospital and dropping through Ludwell Valley Park with superb views down the Exe Estuary, then on by Countess Wear and the riverside to the historic estuary town of Topsham.

8km. 2h30.

Highlights: Ludwell Valley Park (a Devon Wildlife Trust valley park on the edge of the city, with views down to the Exe estuary) and Topsham.

Lunch: Numerous pubs and shops in Topsham at the finish.

Documented by Avocet Line Rail Users Group.

Newcourt Station to Digby and Sowton Station

A walk around Sowton in open country and Devon green lanes with superb views, from Newcourt over the M5 to the ancient Clyst Bridge and the village of Clyst St Mary, then on field paths past Bishop's Court and through Sowton village back to Digby & Sowton. A shorter three-mile option turns back at Clyst St Mary.

8km. 2h30.

The longer loop to Sowton can be very muddy when wet.

Highlights: Bishop's Court (a medieval house that was once a country residence of the Bishops of Exeter) and Clyst Bridge (the ancient stone bridge over the River Clyst, scene of fighting during the 1549 Prayer Book Rebellion).

Lunch: Pubs and shops at Clyst St Mary (the Half Moon and the Blue Ball).

Documented by Avocet Line Rail Users Group.