Uplyme is very much a living village, with many great amenities for locals and visitors including the school, filling station and local shop, post office, church, village pub, village hall events and several fantastic walks through beautiful Devon countryside.
The beautiful countryside surrounding the village of Uplyme, on the borders of Devon and Dorset, is a designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, criss-crossed by bridleways and footpaths including the East Devon Way, and providing perfect country walks and superb views. The area was chosen by TV chef Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall for his River Cottage HQ at Park Farm, where you can treat yourself to a great meal. The local pub, The Tolbot Arms is a great place to meet the locals and enjoy a drink and some great pub food.
Just a short drive takes you to the stunning Jurassic Coast at Lyme Regis. This delightful historic seaside town boasts a maze of narrow streets, with an interesting array of shops and cafes, whilst the sandy beach lends itself to great bathing and watersports, and the bustling little harbour offers regular fishing trips, or try your hand at fossil hunting. Within an easy drive is the quaint town of Axminster, for shopping and regular street market.
The River Lim to Uplyme
Enjoy a peaceful waterside and wooded valley walk along the River Lim from Uplyme to Lyme Regis and discover history, old mills and wildlife. The path also forms part of both the East Devon Way which leads to Exmouth and the Wessex Ridgeway, which leads as far as Marlborough in Wiltshire. The well signposted short walk is about 1.5 miles and takes you from Devon into Dorset.
You start the path from just below the Talbot Arms in Uplyme, passing Uplyme Mill en route.The walk ends at Lyme Regis Town Mill a watermill dating from 1340, which has been restored to working order, producing flour. It is powered by water from the River Lim via a leat running along a lynch.