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Ottery St Mary (Devon (UK)) — Travel Guide

Ottery St Mary (Devon) — Historic British Town & Village. Hub: Exeter (EXT) / Bristol (BRS).

Ottery St Mary (Devon, South West England)

Ottery St Mary (Devon (UK)) — Devon, South West England · Population: 4,898 · 81 m.

Département / ProvinceDevon
RégionSouth West England
Airport & RailExeter (EXT) / Bristol (BRS) · Exeter St Davids & Plymouth (GWR Main Line)
Daily Budget£115–£225 ($145–$290)

Accès & Transports

Exeter (EXT) / Bristol (BRS) · Exeter St Davids & Plymouth (GWR Main Line). £35 Railcard & Contactless transit.

Top Sights & Landmarks

  • Ottery St Mary Historic High Street & Market Cross
  • Ottery St Mary Parish Church & Heritage Quarter
  • Devon Scenic Footpaths & National Trust Surrounds

Local Food & British Pub Specialties

Dining in Ottery St Mary reflects the culinary heritage of South West England, combining historic coaching-inn gastropubs, afternoon tearooms, farm-shop cheeses, and regional specialties.

  • Devon & Cornish Cream Tea (Scones, Clotted Cream & Jam) — Warm buttermilk scones split and topped with golden crusted West Country clotted cream and strawberry preserve — cream first in Devon, jam first in Cornwall (£7.50–£12).
  • Traditional PGI Cornish Pasty — D-shaped crimped pastry filled with skirt beef, sliced potato, swede (turnip), and onion seasoned with cracked black pepper (£5.50–£8.50).
  • Brixham & Padstow Day-Boat Crab & Line-Caught Turbot — Freshly landed Atlantic crab, Porthilly mussels, and Newlyn turbot served across harbourside bistros in Cornwall and Devon.

Explore the high street and market square of Ottery St Mary alongside regional culinary hubs including St Nicholas Market (Bristol), Bath Guildhall Market & Sally Lunn's, Padstow & Brixham Fish Quays, Stow-on-the-Wold & Cirencester Farmers' Markets.