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Three days from Seaton to Carbis Bay Ready for the road Day 1 Seaton to Bellever - 36km and 51km It is Thursday morning, Rosinante has been extracted from the car. Carmen the Garmin is mounted and preloaded with the routes. The sun is shining and it is almost windless. Time to head West on my mini-tour. For me this first section of the ride, from Seaton to Exmouth is quite familiar. Initially I climb over the hill to Beer and then ascend on the back road via Branscombe and then on down to sea-level at Sidmouth. Everything was looking so green, the natural contrast provided by the Bluebells and other wild flowers. I have always been quite disparaging about Sidmouth but we had popped along there on Wednesday evening in the car and it did not seem too bad at all. We had a good dinner in Dukes, a pub on the Esplanade and a bit of a wander around. I suppose the real reason I don't like Sidmouth is the massive 'Tour of Britain' hill on the way out! It's a real lung...

A short break in Seaton   Coffee and Lunch at The Hive - Burton Bradstock The transition from Dorset to Devon was a little more leisurely than usual. This time it was by car so the hills and busy roads in this part of the world were not an issue. All you get to see of Burton Bradstock on a bike is a signpost. Today we landed at the The Hive Cafe for a bit of lunch. This is a very popular Cafe right on the sea-front. Prices are moderate and the food is good. Nice place for a cliff walk with great unspoiled views. Burton Bradstock - looking East Burton Bradstock - looking West TW on the edge in Burton Bradstock With Lunch out of the way we headed for Charmouth, Lyme Regis and onward to Seaton where we were booked into a B & B. Seaton is not the prettiest of Towns but it has reasonably cheap accommodation and is a good base for exploring the area. Seaton - the Centre of town We stayed at Blue Waters for two nights, £70 per night. Dinner at The Ship in Axmo...