Welcome to the Smithies Axmouth Series (or "SAS" for short).
After returning to live in our home in Axmouth, situated in East Devon (an area of Outstanding Natural Beauty), we thought that we would place a series of caches to let everyone experience the delights on offer in Axmouth and the surrounding area. Every cache means something to our family and we have tried to mix up the cache types and containers as much as possible.
There are 14 caches in the series - there is no longer a bonus cache so please ignore the "Bonus Number" included on some of the individual cache log books. The loop is around 5 miles long and should be able to be in around 3 hours if you don't spend too long on each cache! Most of the terrain is not too difficult but there are a couple of steep hills and you might get wet feet travelling between a couple of the caches if there has been any recent rain. Please also make sure that you take a pen with you as several of the caches only contain a log sheet.
I suggest parking at the listed Waypoint in Seaton (but note that only 2 hours parking are free) and doing the caches in numerical order to find the bonus cache, looping back to finish again in Seaton. Although the caches are set in an overall loop, caches SAS 4, SAS 5 and SAS 6 are out on a bit of a limb which means that you have to retrace your steps to find your way back onto the loop.
I hope that everyone has a great time on this loop of the best village in England!
SAS 1 - Axmouth or Seaton?
Enjoy the wonderful view of Seaton Beach from close to GZ as well as nearby Axmouth Harbour. So where exactly are you, Axmouth or Seaton? You can take a stroll along the beach to buy an ice cream if you have time or have a look at some of the lovely boats in the yacht club. No pen kept in the cache and tweezers may be required to extract the log