Short answer: Budleigh has no station; the nearest is Exmouth, at the end of the branch line from Exeter, about ten minutes away by bus. Once here, Budleigh is small and walkable, and the River Otter path is on foot.
Exmouth is the end of the Avocet Line from Exeter, and Budleigh is a short bus ride east from there. It makes a car-free two-town day easy: Exmouth's beach in the morning, Budleigh in the afternoon.
Bus timetables in Devon thin out sharply from October and differ between summer and winter. Check the operator's current timetable before building a day around a connection, and check the last bus back before you settle in.
Bicton Park, north of town, is easier by car — check for a bus before relying on it.
Train to Exmouth, walk the two miles of flat promenade, bus to Budleigh, cream tea at Creedy's, and the Otter path before the bus back.
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