All at sea! Story telling - Our Maritime Heritage
Vicarage Road, East Budleigh, Budleigh Salterton, Devon, EX9 7EF
Our Maritime Heritage event takes place in Salem Chapel, a dissenters chapel built in 1719. Focussing on local maritime activities, the exhibition shows how the Budleigh Haven evolved from the bustling port of Sir Walter Raleigh’s times to the Otter Estuary Nature Reserve today. Trading ships brought in silks and spices from over the seas. Every day supplies came up river from down the coast. Smugglers landed their booty in the dead of night and stored it safely out of sight in the chapel roof. Special barrel holders were built into the attic. (Barrels long gone!) You can discover the story of Vice Admiral Preedy and HMS Agamemnon which laid the first transatlantic cable in 1857. Visit his stained glass window in All Saints church where you can explore the carved maritime pew ends over 500 years old and find the modern one featuring a submarine! You may be lucky enough to encounter “Sir Walter Raleigh” in the Sir Walter Raleigh pub just down from the church in the pretty thatched village. Listen to to him reminisce about Budleigh haven (as depicted in The Boyhood of Raleigh 1870 painting by John Everett Millais, in the collection of the Tate Gallery)
Timings & Tours
- Saturday 13 September:
- 2-4pm
- Sunday 14 September:
- 2-4pm
Location & directions
Vicarage Road, East Budleigh, Budleigh Salterton, Devon, EX9 7EF
- Directions:
- The East Budleigh Heritage Centre in salem Chapel is located on the junction of Vicarage Road East Budleigh and the B3178. It is on the 157 Bus route. There is bicycle parking. There is no car parking save disabled parking. Please drop off and park in the Hayes Lane car park in the village which is a 7 minute walk.
- Contact on day:
- Maria Malinowska
- Telephone number:
- +447773218582
Booking information
- Pre-booking requirement:
- Pre-booking not required
Accessibility details
The East Budleigh Heritage Centre in salem Chapel is located on the junction of Vicarage Road East Budleigh and the B3178. It is on the 157 Bus route. There is bicycle parking. There is no car parking save disabled parking. Please drop off and park in the Hayes Lane car park in the village which is a 7 minute walk.
Additional information
The East Budleigh Heritage Centre in salem Chapel is located on the junction of Vicarage Road East Budleigh and the B3178. It is on the 157 Bus route. There is bicycle parking. There is no car parking save disabled parking. Please drop off and park in the Hayes Lane car park in the village which is a 7 minute walk.
