Welcome to Alfington

Alfington is a small village located in the East Devon district of Devon, England. The village is situated on the River Otter and is surrounded by beautiful countryside. The village has a rich history dating back to the 11th century when it was mentioned in the Domesday Book. The village has a population of around 500 people and is known for its friendly community and peaceful way of life.

One of the main attractions in Alfington is the St. Michael and All Angels Church. The church dates back to the 13th century and is a Grade II listed building. The church is known for its beautiful stained glass windows and its peaceful atmosphere. The church is open to visitors and is a popular destination for those interested in history and architecture.

Alfington is also home to a number of walking and cycling trails. The village is surrounded by beautiful countryside and is a great place to explore on foot or by bike. The River Otter is a popular destination for fishing and there are a number of fishing spots along the river. The village also has a number of local pubs and restaurants where visitors can enjoy a meal or a drink after a day of exploring.

Local Weather

Freezing fog

Temp: 0.1°C

Feels Like: -1.3°C

Wind: 2.9 MPH

Wind Dir: NE

Local Schools

School	Details
Feniton Church Of England Primary School Voluntary Aided School Ages:4-11 Head Teacher Mr Amanda Fulford	Station Road Feniton Honiton Devon EX14 3EA 01404850303 School Website
Ottery St Mary Primary School Foundation School Ages:5-11 Head Teacher Mr Mark Gilronan	Longdogs Lane Ottery St Mary Devon EX11 1HY 01404812977 School Website
The Kings School Academy Converter Ages:11-18 Head Teacher Miss Rob Gammon	Barrack Road Ottery St Mary Devon EX11 1RA 01404812982 School Website
The Wildings Other Independent Special School Ages:7-18 Head Teacher Mr Michael Rees-Lee	Royston Farm Talaton Exeter EX5 2RR 1392692212 School Website
Awliscombe Church Of England Primary School Voluntary Aided School Ages:5-11 Head Teacher Mrs Penny Hammett	Awliscombe Honiton Devon EX14 3PJ 0 140442031 School Website
Payhembury Church Of England Primary School Voluntary Controlled School Ages:4-11 Head Teacher Mrs Penny Hammett	Payhembury Honiton Devon EX14 3HT 0 140442031 School Website
Littletown Primary Academy Academy Converter Ages:3-11 Head Teacher Mrs David Perkins	Honiton Bottom Road Honiton Devon EX14 2EG 01404548749 School Website
Honiton Community College Academy Converter Ages:11-18 Head Teacher Mr Alex Kirkbride	School Lane Honiton Devon EX14 1QT 0 140442283 School Website
Honiton Primary School Community School Ages:3-11 Head Teacher Mrs Christopher Tribble	Clapper Lane Honiton Devon EX14 1QF 01404548700 School Website
Farway Church Of England Primary School Voluntary Aided School Ages:4-11 Head Teacher Mrs Katie Gray	Church Green Farway Colyton Devon EX24 6EQ 01404871239 School Website

Local Train Stations

Train Station
Feniton Feniton, Devon, Devon, EX14 3BT 1.51 Miles

Honiton Church Hill, Honiton, Devon, EX14 2DA 3.41 Miles

Whimple Station Road, Whimple, Devon, EX5 2QH 4.31 Miles

Cranbrook Burrough Fields, Cranbrook, Devon, EX5 2DY 7.25 Miles

Pinhoe Station Road, Pinhoe, Devon, EX1 3SE 9.60 Miles

Local Taxis

Taxi
Horseshoe Taxis 01404 850800 2 Ash Cottages, Honiton, Devon, EX14 3BL 0.69 Miles
Cars 4 Airports Ltd 01404 549300 Unit 10/Honiton Business Pk/Ottery Moor La, Honiton, Devon, EX14 1BG 2.97 Miles
Taxis4airports 0845 230 0636 Unit 10, Honiton, Devon, EX14 1BG 2.97 Miles
Regency Cars 01404 549300 Unit 10 Honiton Business Park, Honiton, Devon, EX14 1BG 2.97 Miles
Millstream Taxis 01404 45825 51 Whitebridges, Honiton, Devon, EX14 2RR 3.01 Miles
Sparkys Taxis 01404 47670 1 George St, Honiton, Devon, EX14 1NJ 3.30 Miles
Orchard Taxis 01395 578883 15 Orchard Cl, Sidmouth, Devon, EX10 9RF 5.16 Miles
Aa Taxis 01395 512538 76 Malden Rd, Sidmouth, Devon, EX10 9NA 5.32 Miles
The Green Taxi Co 01395 568111 1 Meadow Drive, Sidmouth, Devon, EX10 0DN 5.44 Miles
Mike's Taxis 01395 513408 12 Manstone Av, Sidmouth, Devon, EX10 9TF 5.56 Miles

Local Post Boxes

Post Box
Ex11 Alfington No More Collections Today Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
Fenny Bridges No More Collections Today Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
Feniton Post Office No More Collections Today Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
Ex11 Gosford No More Collections Today Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
Old Gittisham Post Office No More Collections Today Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
Feniton Gardens No More Collections Today Weekday Last Collection:13:00 Saturday Last Collection:11:00
Ex11 Butts Road No More Collections Today Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
Spar Shop Feniton No More Collections Today Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
Ex11 Kennaway Road No More Collections Today Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
Buckerell No More Collections Today Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
Ex11 Spring Gardens No More Collections Today Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
Ex11 Ridgeway No More Collections Today Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
Ex11 Slade Close No More Collections Today Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
Ex11 Old Fairmile Post Office Fairmile No More Collections Today Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
Ex11 Town Hall No More Collections Today Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00

Local GP Practices

GP Practice	Details
Coleridge Medical Centre 01404 814447	Coleridge Medical Centre Canaan Way Ottery St.Mary Devon EX11 1EQ
Honiton Surgery 01404 548544	Honiton Surgery Marlpits Lane Honiton Devon EX14 2NY
Sandfords	Whimple Exeter Devon EX5 2TS
The Surgery Sidford 01395 512601	Church Street Sidford Devon EX10 9RH
Sid Valley Practice - Covid Local Vaccination Service	Beacon Medical Centre Sedemuda Road Sidmouth EX10 9YA

Local Stores

Honiton
Lace Walk
Honiton
Devon
EX14 1LR
01404 45819
Store Website
3.35 miles

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SPAR Feniton
SPAR
13 Winchester Close
Feniton
EX14 3EX
01404 851052
Store Website
1.5 miles

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Local Vetinary Surgeries

Otter Vets
64 Mill Street Ottery St. Mary Devon EX11 1AF 01404 814322 2.07 miles
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The Vale Veterinary Centre
2 Duchy Road Heathpark Industrial Estate Honiton Devon EX14 1YD 01404 44095 valehoniton@btconnect.com Website 2.61 miles
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Honiton Small Animal Clinic
14 Ottery Moor Lane Honiton Devon EX14 1AW 01404 42062 2.95 miles
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Closed between 13:00 and 16:00
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Independent Vetcare Ltd T/A New Street Vets
62 New Street Honiton Devon EX14 1BZ 01404 42750 office@newstreetvets.co.uk Website 3.44 miles
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Mount Vets Farm And Poultry
Colliton Barton Broadhembury Honiton Devon EX14 3LJ 01404 841 011 stuart@syvs.co.uk 4.26 miles

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Poultry Health Services At Mount Vets
Colliton Bridge Broadhembury Honiton Devon EX14 3LJ 01404 841011 poultryandgamebirds@poultryhealthservices.com Website 4.26 miles

Animals Treated
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Outside of these hours your call will be diverted to the emergency Vet
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Outside of these hours your call will be diverted to the emergency Vet
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Outside of these hours your call will be diverted to the emergency Vet
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Outside of these hours your call will be diverted to the emergency Vet
Fri	09:00	17:30
Outside of these hours your call will be diverted to the emergency Vet
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Your call will be diverted to the emergency Vet
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Outside of these hours your call will be diverted to the emergency Vet

Local Dog Walks

Otterton Circuit
A Walk With A Great Mixture Of Landscapes And Views In South East Devon. About 5 Miles Along The Beautiful River Otter And Then Along The Coast Path And Back To Otterton For Afternoon Tea. 7 Fore St Otterton 8.21 miles Walk Past The Mill To Join The River Path.

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Killerton House
A National Trust House. Beare Ln Exeter Lancashire EX5 3LB 8.67 miles

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Brampford Speke
Turn Left At Post Office In Stoke Canon And Go Over The Train Tracks. Free Parking. Follow Footpath Through The Fields, Past The Stream And Over Several Gates And Bridges. You Can Either Divert And Have A Drink In The Pub (Check Pub Times) Or Continue On The Footpath, Past The Old Train Stop And Follow The Signs For The Footpath. You Will Continue Through Open Fields, Past Another Stream And Through A Farm. You Will Finally Come To The Road, Turn Right And Follow It Until You Reach Your Car, Green Ln Lancashire 11.08 miles

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Wellington Monument
Off Junc 26 Of M5, Take 1St Exit At Roundabout. Exeter To Tiverton A38 And Just Keep Going. Turning For Monument Rd On Left And Is Signposted (Signpost On Right) Oldway Road. Travel Up Steep Hill To Crossroads, Go Left At Top And Approx 100 Yrds Turn Right Into Car Park. There Is A National Trust Sign Here But It Is Easy To Miss!! Large Free Car Park. Initial Path Up To Monument Wheelchair Friendly, But Not If You Take Any Of The Marked Routes And Steps Down To One Of The Routes Are Very Steep. Bits Of Walks Could Become Muddy After Rainfall, But Not To Bad. Nice Wooded Walks And Nice Areas To Picnic! Unnamed Road Wellington TA21 9PA 11.82 miles Wellington

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Exeter Canal
You Can Make This Walk As Long Or Short As You Like. We Parked For Free Just Off The A379 Bridge Road Then Walked Upstream Through The Fields To The Double Locks Pub. (Which Is Very Dog Friendly) 54 Bridge Rd Exeter Lancashire EX2 7BB 12.00 miles

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Exmouth Seafront
Esplanade Lancashire 13.00 miles

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Weather Forecast

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	Overcast	Overcast	Overcast	Cloudy	Overcast	Overcast	Overcast	Overcast	Overcast	Overcast	Mist	Light rain
Temp	3.7°C	3.6°C	3.1°C	3.1°C	3.4°C	5.3°C	6.9°C	7.1°C	4.9°C	4°C	3.6°C	3°C
Feels Like	0.9°C	1°C	0.7°C	0.8°C	1.6°C	4°C	5.7°C	4.9°C	2°C	1°C	0.5°C	-0.6°C

Thursday	00:00	02:00	04:00	06:00	08:00	10:00	12:00	14:00	16:00	18:00	20:00	22:00

	Overcast	Cloudy	Clear	Cloudy	Overcast	Sunny	Sunny	Sunny	Sunny	Clear	Clear	Clear
Temp	2.1°C	1.3°C	0.5°C	0.1°C	0°C	1.4°C	3.4°C	4.2°C	3.7°C	2.5°C	0.4°C	-1.3°C
Feels Like	-2°C	-3.2°C	-4.2°C	-4.7°C	-4.8°C	-3.1°C	-0.5°C	0.4°C	0.1°C	-0.8°C	-3.3°C	-5.5°C

Friday	00:00	02:00	04:00	06:00	08:00	10:00	12:00	14:00	16:00	18:00	20:00	22:00

	Clear	Clear	Clear	Clear	Sunny	Sunny	Sunny	Sunny	Sunny	Clear	Clear	Partly Cloudy
Temp	-1.8°C	-2.2°C	-2.8°C	-3.6°C	-3.1°C	-1.4°C	1.2°C	2.7°C	2.3°C	0.2°C	-1.4°C	-1.9°C
Feels Like	-6.1°C	-6.9°C	-7.7°C	-8.6°C	-8.5°C	-6.8°C	-3.7°C	-1.9°C	-2°C	-3.7°C	-4.9°C	-5.6°C

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