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Things to do in Sidmouth
Wondering what to do in Sidmouth? This guide lists the area's attractions — zoos, museums, theme parks and more — with distances, so you can plan every day of your trip.
Showing museums, aquariums and attractions with indoor areas — the ones that work whatever the forecast.
🎟️ This weekend near Sidmouth
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Fri 13 Nov · 19:00
Greenish Day - A Tribute to Green Day - Torquay
The Foundry Torquay, Torquay · 19.5 mi
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Fri 13 Nov · 19:30
Forbidden Nights
Babbacombe Theatre, Torquay · 18.2 mi
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Fri 13 Nov · 22:00
A.M.C + PHANTOM, GINO + more | 13.11.26 | Move Exeter
Move Exeter, Exeter · 13.0 mi
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Fri 13 Nov · 19:00
Hindsight's 27th Birthday - Fright Night
Labyrinth, Taunton · 24.2 mi
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Aquariums
Museums & Galleries
0.1 mi from Sidmouth
Sidmouth Toy and Model Museum
Sidmouth Toy and Model Museum sits in a beautifully converted chapel on Chapel Street, right in the heart of Sidmouth's shopping area, and is a good choice if you're staying nearby...
0.1 mi from Sidmouth
Sidmouth Museum
Sidmouth Museum sits in the heart of Sidmouth, East Devon, housed in a historic building with two floors of beautifully curated displays telling the story of Sidmouth and the Sid V...
3.3 mi from Sidmouth
Countryside Museum
Countryside Museum sits within Bicton Park Botanical Gardens in Bicton, East Devon, and traces how village life, farming, horticulture and rural crafts changed during the early 20t...
4.9 mi from Sidmouth
Fairlynch Musuem
Fairlynch Museum is a volunteer-run museum housed in a thatched cottage in Budleigh Salterton, covering local history, archaeology, geology, costumes, lace and toys, plus a dedicat...
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7.7 mi from Sidmouth
Axe Valley Heritage Museum
Axe Valley Heritage Museum sits in the Town Hall on Fore Street in Seaton, East Devon, and focuses on the lower Axe Valley, including Beer, Axmouth, Branscombe, Colyton and Colyfor...
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7.8 mi from Sidmouth
Whimple Heritage Centre
Whimple Heritage Centre is Devon's only cider museum, telling the story of the famous Whiteway's Cyder factory that once stood at the heart of this East Devon village. Run by enthu...
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8.5 mi from Sidmouth
Exmouth Museum
Exmouth Museum & Heritage Centre is a volunteer-run museum telling the story of Exmouth, from its days as a fishing village to becoming the largest town in Devon. Inside you'll fin...
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8.7 mi from Sidmouth
Allhallows Museum
Allhallows Museum occupies the oldest building in Honiton, a former chapel with origins before 1327. Inside you'll find the largest collection of Honiton lace in the world, tracing...
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9.7 mi from Sidmouth
Topsham Museum
Topsham Museum occupies a group of late 17th century buildings overlooking the Exe Estuary, with furnished period rooms in the original Merchant's House and exhibits in the Sail Lo...
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12.7 mi from Sidmouth
Axminster Museum
Axminster Museum, part of Axminster Heritage, brings to life "the story of Axminster" from "origins in the Bronze and Stone Ages" through to its world-famous carpet-making history,...
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12.9 mi from Sidmouth
Exeter's Underground Passages
Exeter's Underground Passages take you through medieval vaulted tunnels originally built to carry clean drinking water into the walled city, with tales of wars, sieges and plague a...
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13.1 mi from Sidmouth
Royal Albert Memorial Museum
Museum and art gallery in Exeter, Devon, England, UK
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13.4 mi from Sidmouth
The Bill Douglas Cinema Museum
The Bill Douglas Cinema Museum is a free public museum and academic research facility holding one of Britain's largest collections on cinema and moving image history, built around...
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13.8 mi from Sidmouth
Town Mill
Town Mill is a restored watermill in the artisan quarter of Lyme Regis, brought back to life by local volunteers after a ten-year restoration. You can explore all three floors for...
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13.8 mi from Sidmouth
Dinosaurland Fossil Museum
Dinosaurland Fossil Museum is an independent museum in Lyme Regis run by palaeontologist Steve Davies, home to more than 30,000 specimens. You'll find a striking fossil collection...
13.9 mi from Sidmouth
Lyme Regis Museum
Lyme Regis Museum stands on the site of Mary Anning's former home and fossil shop, telling the story of her remarkable fossil discoveries along the Jurassic Coast. Inside you'll fi...
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15.4 mi from Sidmouth
Upottery Airfield Nissen Hut Heritage Centre
This is a small heritage centre near Upottery airfield, run by the South West Airfields Heritage Trust, telling the story of local airfields used during the Second World War. You c...
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Theme Parks
7.8 mi from Sidmouth
Crealy Adventure Park
Crealy Theme Park & Resort is a family theme park near Exeter in Farringdon, East Devon, with over 60 rides and attractions, including the South West's only inverted ride and the S...
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14.9 mi from Sidmouth
Diggerland
Diggerland is a hands-on theme park where you can ride, drive and operate real diggers, dumpers and other full-size construction machinery, alongside more than 20 rides and drives...
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29.3 mi from Sidmouth
Woodlands Family Theme Park
Woodlands Family Theme Park is Devon's largest theme park, offering water rides, a zoo farm with reptiles, meerkats and parrots, and one of the South West's largest indoor play are...
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Zoos & Wildlife
18.1 mi from Sidmouth
Foxdown Childrens Farm
Foxdown Children's Farm is a small family-run working farm set high in the Marshwood Vale, West Dorset, with views towards the Jurassic coastline. Here you can wander at leisure, p...
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20.5 mi from Sidmouth
Theden Animal Park
Trago Mills is a chain of four department stores in south Cornwall, south Devon in England, and south Wales. It owns a site with an amusement park and some independent businesses,... — Wikipedia
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22.9 mi from Sidmouth
Paignton Zoo
Paignton Zoo is an 80-acre zoological park in Torbay, Devon, home to more than 1,800 animals including Sumatran tigers, western lowland gorillas, Bornean orangutans and Rothschild'...
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Where to stay near Sidmouth
Places to stay within easy reach of these days out.
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Plan it day by day
Create a free account and hit "Save to my trip" on anything below — then assign each one to a day of your holiday so the whole week is sorted before you pack. And if you haven't booked yet, see our guide to holidays in Sidmouth for the best places to stay.
Frequently asked questions
What are the best things to do in Sidmouth?
The list below shows attractions nearby with distances from Sidmouth.
What can we do in Sidmouth when it rains?
Museums, galleries and aquariums are your friends — filter the list below by category and keep a couple in reserve for wet days.
More ways to explore
Not booked yet? See the best places to stay in Sidmouth.