THE SELF-GUIDED HERITAGE TRAIL
Welcome to the project’s self-guided heritage trail. Taking you on a journey of Honiton’s hidden or forgotten diverse multicultural heritage, the tour will take about 1 to 1.5 hours to complete. Starting at the railway station, going up to St. Michael’s church, then back down to the High Street, the tour will end at Ottery Moor Lane looking over to St Cyres Hill and up towards Heathpark Way.
The oldest building in Honiton, dating back to 1327, is the Allhallows Museum which houses artefacts relating to many of our project stories, including the Roman Coin hoards found locally, Esther Clarke’s award-winning lace for the Great Exhibition, copper advertising plates from Matthew Murch’s shop, and WWII memorabilia that includes a photo of Stan Padsiadlo, a 307 Polish Night Fighter Squadron pilot who settled here in Honiton after the war. A plaque from Joseph Sturge’s Anti-Slavery Depot highlights Honiton’s involvement in global antislavery
efforts.