Exmouth Station Gateway and Estuary View

Exmouth Station concourse

The area round Exmouth Station has award-winning landscaping and planting which is really attractive to residents and visitors but it is badly let down in other important areas. We are defining the area as bounded by the railway, the estuary, Imperial Road and the boatyard.

We seek to create a welcoming and attractive arrival area in which the town can take pride. The main areas of concern are:-

• The need to replace the public toilets, which are a disgrace to the town, with a modern block, but this must be repositioned so that they do not obstruct the passageway.

• The need to widen and improve the pathways from the station concourse to the Estuary Trail, through to the Royal Avenue roundabout and also through to the long stay car parks and remove the pinch points

• The need to discuss with GWR the opening up of the side entrance to the station which would facilitate a sensible pick up/drop off area and a much-needed taxi rank as well as giving an estuary view [to review]

This just a sample of what might go into the plan for change, but if there is considerable support we would urge the Exmouth Town Council to agree an overall plan for the area. Many items could be done individually as and when funds are available, but some needed to be planned as they have an effect on others.

There is only one relatively expensive item and that is the relocation of the toilets which so they are the cornerstone of the whole project.

The question to answer is: Do you approve of the production of a comprehensive, sensible and practical plan for the improvement of the area around the Exmouth Station Gateway and Estuary View and its adoption by Exmouth Town Council? 

Please complete the short questionnaire on the Home Page

What can you do to help?

• Let as many people as possible see this website

• Fill in the responses to the questionnaire on the Home Page, and if you have any suggestions about this, pleas email us at  exmouthmatters@gmail.com 

• Volunteer to help with the running of Exmouth Matters in general and/or to help with the development of this suggested station area plan.

We will report on progress on this website and our Facebook page.

Every response matters! Note: only responses on this website will be counted (and this cannot be done via Facebook).

If Exmouth Matters succeeds, we will open this facility to support other valuable community projects. (to insert in About us]

Above left: current main route to estuary and the long stay carparks. It goes past the poorly-maintained Stagecoach offices and looks as it it only goes to the Ladies toilets

Above right: This is the route from the long stay car park to the station concourse and the town centre

Above left: View of the estuary once you have found your way past the Ladies toilets 

Above right: The overgrown triangular area,  and a pinch-point where cyclists and pedestrians share a narrow pavement leading past the swimming pool