Sidmouth has nothing on nearby Budleigh Salterton One commentetor suggested "Avoid Budleigh Salterton, at all costs, for if Sidmouth is "Gods waiting room" then Budleigh is the "Annexe". It has been said that "People come to Budleigh to die and ten years later, they have forgotten what they came for"! It is true that all the shop windows are bi-focal.