Places of interest
Devon
The World Heritage Jurassic Coast
Dartmoor National Park – one of the last great wildernesses of Southern England
National Trust properties at Castle Drogo, Knightshayes Court, Buckland Abbey, Saltram House and Coleton Fishacre amongst many more
Cornwall
Lands End – the most southerly point of the United Kingdom
Bodmin Moor – home of the famous Jamaica Inn and the ruins of numerous tin and copper mines
The Eden Project
The Lost Gardens of Heligan
The internationally famous surfing beaches of North Cornwall and the deep estuaries on the south coast
West Somerset
Exmoor & The Quantocks
Dunster Castle – an ancient castle with sub-tropical gardens
Wimberball Lake – a majestic lake on Exmoor offering sailing, walking and fishing
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Getting to Exeter
Roads:
A30 from Penzance joins the M5 motorway at Exeter
A38 Devon Expressway from Plymouth joining the M5 motorway at Exeter
A303 dual carriageway (joining M3 motorway) from A358 at Taunton
A361 North Devon link road from Barnstaple joining the M5 motorway at Junction 27
Trains:
Devon and Cornwall are served by First Great Western and South West Trains
South West train services from Exeter, Honiton and Axminster to London Waterloo
First Great Western from Penzance, Truro, Plymouth, Exeter, Tiverton and Taunton to London Paddington
Exeter St. David’s to London Paddington: 2 hours 20 minutes
Exeter St. David’s to London Waterloo: 3 hours 20 minutes
Airports
Exeter International Airport
Served by Flybe and Air South West
Newquay Airport
Plymouth Airport
Ferries
Brittany Ferries from Plymouth to France and Northern Spain |
Exeter Local councils
Devon County Council,
County Hall,
Topsham Road, Exeter,
Devon EX2 4QD
01392 382000
Cornwall County Council,
County Hall, Truro,
Cornwall TR1 3AY
01872 322000
Somerset County Council,
County Hall, Taunton,
Somerset TA1 4DY
01823 355455 |
Where to go out on Exeter
Hotels and Restaurants
Rick Stein’s
10 Middle Street, Padstow, Cornwall PL28 8AP
01841 532700
Fifteen Cornwall on the Beach (James Oliver)
Watergate Bay, Newquay, Cornwall TR8 4AA
01637 861000
Gidleigh Park Hotel
Chagford, Devon TQ13 8HH
01647 432367
Bovey Castle
North Bovey, Moretonhampstead, Devon TQ13 8RE
01647 445000 Coombe House Hotel
Gittisham, Honiton, Devon EX14 3AD
01404 540400
Oliva Restaurant
6-7 Fore Street, Topsham, Devon EX3 0HF
01392 877878
Bovingdon Hall Hotel
Colebrook,
Plymouth PL7 4DP
01752 344455
Mount Somerset Hotel
Henlade, Taunton,
Somerset TA3 5NB
01823 442500
Michael Caines
Cathedral Yard,
Exeter, Devon
01392 281000 |