Teighmouth is situated below the Haddon hill's and sits on the estuary of the river Teigh, which rises high on Dartmoor, Teighmouth is indeed regarded as the eastern gateway on to wild romantic Dartmoor, and with Exeter within easy traveling distance it  is ideally placed for a holiday. It lies in a area of great beauty, with wide expanses of rolling countryside and a spectacular view of Lyme Regis bay. Maps of Devon dating from 1554 to 1575 have no mention of Teighmouth, which rather suggest it was not considered a area of any great importance.

However we do know that in 1272 during the reign of Edward 111 Teighmouth was a very busy little fishing town that was just begin g to be  recognized, as a port. In the year 1326 England was under threat of invasion by the French. All ships of over 50 ton's were called into service to counteract the threat. Teighmouth supplied eight ships and one hundred and sixty men. the second highest contingent in the county of Devon. Teighmouth did however see the last invasion of England, when the French no-doubt annoyed at the news that James 11 had been defeated by William of Orange, at the battle of the Boyne in Ireland. They raided Teighmouth and stayed just long enough to sack the town and burn it. The only building that survived was the Jolly Sailor a local Inn, no-doubt to the delight of it's clients. Again it was to be in the 18th, century that one sees the town rapidly expanding. West Teighmouth particularly was growing fast. Clay was being exported by ships from the port. were as previously it had been exported overland by horses to Topsham, or Exeter. However by the nineteenth century maps began to show that Teighmouth was more important as a port than near by Torquay, and no-doubt to the delight of the locals, all ships that sailed from Dawlish to Torquay bore the letters TH designating that they were Teighmouth registered.

Once again Teighmouth,s emergence as a holiday resort was due to the engineer Isambard Kingdom-Brunel the man who opened up the previously remote 'West Country' his railway reached Teighmouth on the 30th May 1846. And meant the Town was now within easy reach from Exeter. This part of Devon was all so the scene of the fabled engineer's greatest railway disaster the Atmospheric Railway ( the atmospheric railway used compressed air as a means of propulsion ) one can find a fine example of a Victorian pump house that was needed for the method of propulsion employed by atmospheric trains in Teighmouth. The atmospheric was inherently faulty and after a year the atmospheric railway was abandoned

Situated on the sea front is the Grand Pier which is a fine example of Victorian architecture. What does pier has to offer well it has all sorts of traditional seaside amusements, old-fashioned handle-pull fruit machines, a two lane ten pin bowling, on the Fun Deck there is a children’s roller coaster, pirate ship, mini railway, radio controlled boating pool, and formula 1 children’s go-karts, and of course the boating pool. There is of course a  coffee, cone  ice cream shop to relax in, and enjoy the bracing sea air. And we must not forget the well-stocked beach, and souvenir shop. Teigmouth has a vibrant night life with many fine bistro's or restaraunt's plus lively public house's many with live entertainment. Yes Teighmouth has something to offer all age groups. And with all Teighmouth offers this is indeed a great place to spend ones holiday.

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