Short answer: Beer's beach, the fishing boats being winched up the shingle and the Hooken Cliffs undercliff walk are all free. Beer Quarry Caves are the one paid thing and the best-rated attraction in east Devon — worth it.
Beer Beach is a sheltered shingle beach at the foot of white chalk cliffs, with fishing boats winched up onto it and a stall selling the catch. Watching the boats come in costs nothing.
The Hooken Cliffs undercliff, between Beer Head and Branscombe, is a landslip of dramatic chalk pinnacles with a path running through it. Free, and one of the more unusual walks in Devon.
Beer Quarry Caves, a mile inland, are Roman-era underground stone quarries that supplied cathedrals across the country, on a ninety-minute guided tour. Consistently the best-rated attraction in east Devon. On a £50 budget, this is where the money should go.
Two things: take a coat, because it is eight degrees underground year-round. And phone ahead for tour times.
The catch is sold from a stall on the beach. If you are staying somewhere with a kitchen, that is the freshest and cheapest seafood meal of your holiday.
The single biggest saving on any Devon day out is lunch. A picnic on a free beach or in a free park turns a £50 day into a £25 one, and the money you keep pays for the one thing actually worth paying for.
The Anchor Inn has the best view in the village and serves from eight in the morning. Beer Head Bistro has easy parking and good breakfasts. Charlie's Yard, above the beach, is the spot to sit with a takeaway.
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