Exmouth is a port town, civil parish and seaside resort, sited on the east bank of the mouth of the River Exe and 11 miles (18 km) southeast of Exeter.
Exmouth seafront (June 2007)
Exmouth Campus, University of Plymouth
The seafront, looking west towards Dawlish Warren
The Beacon at Exmouth
The River Exe in England rises at Exe Head, near the village of Simonsbath, on Exmoor in Somerset, 5.2 miles (8.4 km) from the Bristol Channel coast, but flows more or less directly due south, so that most of its length lies in Devon. It flows for 60 miles (96 km) and reaches the sea at a substantial ria, the Exe Estuary, on the south coast of Devon. Historically, its lowest bridging point was the Old Exe Bridge in Exeter, the largest settlement on the river, but there is now a viaduct for the M5 motorway about 2 miles (3.2 km) south of the city centre.
The Exe Estuary from a balloon over Exeter. The M5 motorway is in the foreground, Topsham on the left bank just beyond, and Exmouth at the river mouth opposite Dawlish Warren.
'Exeter as seen from the River'. Watercolour on paper by John White Abbott
The Exe Estuary with Powderham Castle in the background.
'Exeter from Trew’s Weir' circa 1799. Watercolour on paper by Thomas Girtin
