East Budleigh, Village 1938
Photo ref: 88621
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This attractive village at the lower end of the Vale of the Otter was the birthplace in 1552 of Sir Walter Raleigh. The Raleigh family home, Hayes Barton, can still be seen in all its Elizabethan splendour a mile from the village. There are reminders of the Raleigh family in St Michael's parish church.

A Selection of Memories from East Budleigh

For many years now, we've been inviting visitors to our website to add their own memories to share their experiences of life as it was, prompted by the photographs in our archive. Here are some from East Budleigh

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Visited Sir Walter's birthplace at Hayes Barton and touched the house to link with his history and spirit. Beautiful location and could imagine him as a young man looking out over the same countryside that I could survey.  It was a special moment and I could feel his presence and aura in the atmosphere of that special place.  Found a loose piece of flint from the outside chimney running up the middle of the ...see more