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Axminster Rail Station

  • Special Area of Conservation
  • River
  • National Landscape
  • Heritage Coast
  • National Trail
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Peaks nearby
30
highest 86m
Walking routes
20
within 10 miles

What's on the doorstep

Photo of River AxeRiver AxeRiver · 0.1 mi (about 0.1 mi on foot)Photo of East Devon National LandscapeEast Devon National LandscapeNational Landscape · 0.4 mi (about 0.5 to 0.6 mi on foot)Photo of Blackdown Hills National LandscapeBlackdown Hills National LandscapeNational Landscape · 0.8 mi (about 1 mi on foot)Photo of West DorsetWest DorsetHeritage Coast · 4.1 mi (about 5.5 to 6 mi on foot)Photo of East DevonEast DevonHeritage Coast · 4.3 mi (about 5.5 to 6.5 mi on foot)Photo of South West Coast PathSouth West Coast PathNational Trail · 4.3 mi (about 5 to 6 mi on foot)

Also nearby

  • River Axe

    Special Area of Conservation

    0.1 mi (about 0.1 mi on foot)

Walking distances are estimates from the straight-line distance and the type of ground, not a measured route. Check a map before you set off.

About Axminster Rail Station

Axminster is a market town and civil parish on the eastern border of the county of Devon in England. It is 28 miles (45 km) from the county town of Exeter. The town is built on a hill overlooking the River Axe which heads towards the English Channel at Axmouth, and is in the East Devon local government district. At the 2011 census, the parish had a population of 6,557, increasing to 8,118 at the 2021 census. The town contains two electoral wards whose combined population is 8,125. The market is still held every Thursday.

Source: Wikipedia, CC BY-SA.

Hills, trails and walks from the platform

Walking distances are estimates from the straight-line distance and the type of ground, not a measured route. Check a map before you set off.

Trinity Hill211m1.7 mi (about 2 to 2.5 mi on foot)
Shute Hill171m2.4 mi (about 3 to 3.5 mi on foot)
Musbury Castle180m2.6 mi (about 3.5 mi on foot)
Danes Hill192m2.7 mi (about 3.5 to 4 mi on foot)
Mounthill86m3.2 mi (about 4 to 4.5 mi on foot)