Teignmouth is a pleasant seaside town and working
port. An ancient fishing village it was developed during the 18th & 19th centuries with the
desire to relax by the sea.
Jane Austin, Fanny Burney and the poet John Keats were visitors to the town.
Modern Teignmouth
has excellent connections to Exeter by both road and rail
Sea fishing at
Teignmouth, Paignton, Torquay and Brixham (including shark
fishing). Trout and salmon fishing in the upper reaches of the
Rivers Teign and Dart.