Start from 37 curated places around Exeter, GB, then choose the recommendations that fit your guests.
Restaurants & cafés
Eat on the Green
An independent restaurant in a 16th-century building overlooking Cathedral Green, cooking seasonal modern-British plates from local, free-range produce. The cathedral view and the ingredient focus make it a local favourite. Best for a considered dinner with one of the best views in the city.
Crave
An award-winning independent restaurant on the Quayside with a riverside terrace, serving modern-British breakfast, lunch, and dinner using local produce. The water views and the all-day flexibility make it a reliable quay choice. Best for a relaxed riverside meal at any time of day.
Trails & outdoors
Exeter Ship Canal
A flat, traffic-free towpath running from Exeter Quay alongside England's oldest ship canal to the isolated Turf Locks pub at the estuary's edge. The level path and the riverside pubs make it a classic local walk or cycle. Best for an easy, flat walk to a remote estuary pub and back.
Exe Estuary Trail
A largely flat, traffic-free path tracing the Exe estuary from the city down through Topsham and Lympstone toward Exmouth, with big tidal views and abundant birdlife. It's the region's great easy walking and cycling route. Best for a flat estuary walk or ride, broken up by riverside villages and pubs.
Things to do
Royal Albert Memorial Museum
Exeter's celebrated free city museum, combining global collections with local finds, from Roman Isca and natural-history dioramas to world cultures, in a grand Victorian building. It's award-winning and family-friendly. Best for a half-day of wide-ranging, free culture in the centre.
Exeter's Underground Passages
A network of 14th-century vaulted tunnels built to carry clean water into the city, now toured by hard-hatted visitors squeezing through the cramped medieval passages. It's a genuinely unusual, atmospheric experience. Best for a guided tour into the city beneath the streets.
Landmarks & sights
Exeter Cathedral
A magnificent Gothic cathedral with 900 years of history and the longest uninterrupted medieval vaulted ceiling in the world, fronted by the tranquil Cathedral Green. The fan vaulting and the astronomical clock are highlights. Best for the vaulted nave and, if available, a roof or tower tour.
Exeter City Walls
Around 70% of Exeter's 2,000-year-old Roman and medieval city wall still stands, traceable on a signposted City Wall Trail that loops the historic core. It's a free, self-guided way to read the city's deep history. Best for an easy walk linking Roman, Norman, and medieval fragments.