Guidebook for Exeter
Entertainment & Activities
Picturehouse Exeter
51 Bartholomew St WArts & Culture
Royal Albert Memorial Museum
Queen StreetExeter Phoenix
Gandy StreetLocal venue for Indie bands, arts, performance + a nice bar.
Orchestral concerts by the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra and other large-scale classical performances
Event Exeter
Orchestral concerts by the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra and other large-scale classical performances
Exeter Northcott Theatre
Stocker RoadTheatre, Opera and small-scale music performances
Sightseeing
Exeter Cathedral
1 The CloistersUnderground Passages
2 Paris StExeter Castle
Castle StreetThe Quay
The QuayWalking, shopping, historic interest, cafés, bike hire, nightlife.
Essentials
Sainsbury's
Alphington RoadTesco Metro
223-226 High StSt. Davids Launderette
24B St. Davids HillHas most essentials and only 5 minutes walk away. Nearest ATM (no charge)
7 locals recommend
Co-op Food - Queen Street
37-39 Queen StHas most essentials and only 5 minutes walk away. Nearest ATM (no charge)
Food Scene
Carluccio's - Exeter
30 Bedford StreetBest Italian food in town
Family run Turkish café open until 9pm. Best moussaka bar none! Great vegetarian salads. Friendly local atmosphere. Good value.
12 locals recommend
Dinosaur Cafe
5 New N RdFamily run Turkish café open until 9pm. Best moussaka bar none! Great vegetarian salads. Friendly local atmosphere. Good value.
The Real Food Store
3a Queen StArtisan bread, organic food.
Boatyard Cafe and Bakery
60b Haven RdBest bread in the region and a great cafe, right next to the waterside.
The Exploding Bakery Cafe
Queen StreetGreat cafe
Parks & Nature
Children's play area, plus climbing/balance obstacles for everyone through to adult. Beautiful range of trees for different times of year.
6 locals recommend
Bury Meadow Park
New North RoadChildren's play area, plus climbing/balance obstacles for everyone through to adult. Beautiful range of trees for different times of year.
Oldest public gardens in England. Somewhere to sit and relax just behind the Royal Albert museum.
10 locals recommend
Northernhay Gardens
Northernhay GateOldest public gardens in England. Somewhere to sit and relax just behind the Royal Albert museum.
Walking, cycling routes, in Haldon Hills forestry commission with views over Dartmoor. Café.
Forest Cycle Hire
Walking, cycling routes, in Haldon Hills forestry commission with views over Dartmoor. Café.
Foot/cyclepath between our house and the University along a pleasant valley. Good also for jogging.
Hoopern Valley Footpath (Exeter Green Circle)
Foot/cyclepath between our house and the University along a pleasant valley. Good also for jogging.
Shopping
Famous historic narrow street, supposedly the inspiration for Diagon Ally in Harry Potter.
16 locals recommend
Gandy Street
Gandy StreetFamous historic narrow street, supposedly the inspiration for Diagon Ally in Harry Potter.
Range of indie shops plus restaurants and some chains (Pizza Express) in various historic buildings around the Cathedral Green. This may be disrupted some of the time in 2017 as they rebuild the historic Royal Clarence Hotel in the corner of the Green, destroyed by fire at the end of October 2016.
10 locals recommend
Cathedral Green
Range of indie shops plus restaurants and some chains (Pizza Express) in various historic buildings around the Cathedral Green. This may be disrupted some of the time in 2017 as they rebuild the historic Royal Clarence Hotel in the corner of the Green, destroyed by fire at the end of October 2016.
M&S
219 High StreetClothing upstairs and food in the basement if you want to get a meal to microwave.