Why go
- City in Devon, England.
- Served by Exeter Airport (EXT).
History
Exeter is a cathedral city and the county town of Devon in South West England. It is situated on the River Exe, approximately 36 mi (58 km) northeast of Plymouth and 65 mi (105 km) southwest of Bristol. In 2024, Exeter had a population of 138,399, making it the second largest settlement in Devon after Plymouth. Under local government restructuring plans Exeter will, with the addition of parishes from East Devon, Teignbridge and Mid Devon, become the Exeter unitary authority from 2028.
Where to stay
54 St. Davids Hill, Exeter EX4 4DT, United Kingdom · townhouseexeter.co.uk
68 Fore St, Topsham, Exeter EX3 0HL, United Kingdom · salutationtopsham.co.uk
6-8 Bystock Terrace, Exeter EX4 4HY, United Kingdom · queenscourt-hotel.co.uk
73 St. Davids Hill, Exeter EX4 4DW, United Kingdom · oakcliffehotel.com
34 Fore St, Topsham, Exeter EX3 0HR, United Kingdom · theglobetopsham.co.uk
Science Park, Babbage Way, Exeter EX5 2FN, United Kingdom · ihg.com
Iron Bridge, North St, Exeter EX4 3RB, United Kingdom · citygatehotel.com
Bonhay Rd, Exeter EX4 3AB, United Kingdom · millontheexe.co.uk
Old Matford Ln, Exeter EX2 8XU, United Kingdom · devonhotel.co.uk
Rainbow Retreat, Nadderwater, Exeter EX4 2JH, United Kingdom · therainbowretreat.co.uk
Tudor St, Exeter EX4 3FL, United Kingdom · ihg.com
2 Southernhay Gardens, Exeter EX1 1SG, United Kingdom · premierinn.com
36 Southernhay E, Exeter EX1 1NX, United Kingdom · southernhayhouse.com
66 South St, Exeter EX1 1EE, United Kingdom · marstonsinns.co.uk
Business Park, Guardian Rd, Exeter EX1 3PE, United Kingdom · ihg.com
Magdalen St, Exeter EX2 4HY, United Kingdom · hotelduvin.com
Western Wy., Exeter EX1 2DB, United Kingdom · leonardo-hotels.com
Bonhay Rd, Exeter EX4 4BG, United Kingdom · premierinn.com
Fitzroy Rd, Exeter EX1 3LJ, United Kingdom · premierinn.com
3 Catherine St, Exeter EX1 1EU, United Kingdom · exeter.hotelindigo.com
Southernhay E, Exeter EX1 1QF, United Kingdom · all.accor.com
St Andrews Hotel, 28 Alphington Rd, St Thomas, Exeter EX2 8HN, United Kingdom · st-andrews-hotel.com
16 Queen's Terrace, Exeter EX4 4HR, United Kingdom · thefarmersunion.co.uk
398 Topsham Rd, Exeter EX2 6HE, United Kingdom · premierinn.com
Queen St, Exeter EX4 3SP, United Kingdom · oyorooms.com
Moto Service Area, Sandygate Roundabout, Exeter EX2 7HF, United Kingdom · travelodge.co.uk
57A High St, Exeter EX4 3DJ, United Kingdom · turksheadexeter.com
The St George & Dragon, Clyst St George, Exeter EX3 0QJ, United Kingdom · innkeeperscollection.co.uk
Sandy Park Way, Exeter EX2 7NN, United Kingdom · marriott.com
Rydon Ln, Middlemoor Roundabout, Middlemoor, Exeter EX2 7HL, United Kingdom · innkeeperscollection.co.uk
1 Queen St, Exeter EX4 3SP, United Kingdom
18 St Mary Arches St, Exeter EX4 3BA, United Kingdom · number18apartments.co.uk
Restaurants & places to go
British, Restaurant · Opening hours: Su-We 09:00-23:00; Th-Sa 09:00-23:30 Features: vegan options, step-free access · 1 Southernhay Gardens, Exeter, EX1 1SG · cosyclub.co.uk
Steak, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Sa 12:00-23:00; Su 12:00-22:00 Features: step-free access · Guardian Road, Exeter, EX1 3PE · millerandcarter.co.uk
Sandwich, Bakery, Fast Food · Opening hours: Mo-Fr 08:00-19:00; Sa 08:00-18:00; Su 09:00-17:00 Features: takeaway · 195 High Street, Exeter, EX4 3EB · greggs.com
Cafe · Opening hours: Mo-Su 08:30-16:00 · 22 The Quay, Exeter, EX2 4AP · coffeecellar.co.uk
Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Sa 12:00-23:00; Su 12:00-22:00 · Station Road, Exeter, EX6 8DZ · swans-nest.com
Crepe, Restaurant · Crepe restaurant · 45 Fore Street, Exeter, EX3 0HY
Chicken, Portuguese, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Su 11:30-22:00 Features: outdoor seating, vegetarian options, step-free access · 1-2 Princesshay, Exeter,… · nandos.co.uk
Pizza, Fast Food · Opening hours: Mo-Su,PH 10:00-01:00, 01:00-05:00 open "Delivery Only" Features: takeaway, delivery · 49-50 Sidwell Street, Exeter, EX4 6NS · dominos.co.uk
Burger, Fast Food · Opening hours: Mo-Su 09:00-21:00 Features: takeaway, step-free access · Cowick Street, Exeter, EX4 1AH · locations.burgerking.co.uk
Coffee Shop, Cafe · Opening hours: Mo-Fr 07:00-18:30; Sa 07:30-18:30; Su 08:00-18:00 Features: takeaway, step-free access · 241 High Street, Exeter, EX4 3NZ · caffenero.com
Noodle, Fast Food · Opening hours: Mo-Su 11:00-22:00 Features: takeaway, delivery · 198 High Street, Exeter, EX4 3EB · chopstixnoodles.co.uk
Vietnamese, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Su 11:30-22:00 Features: outdoor seating, takeaway, step-free access · Queen Street, Exeter, EX4 3FB · phocafe.co.uk
Tex-Mex, Fast Food · Opening hours: 11:00-04:00 Features: takeaway, step-free access · 38 Sidwell Street, Exeter · locations.tacobell.co.uk
Italian, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Th 11:30-21:00; Fr-Sa 11:00-22:00; Su 11:30-21:00 · 92 Queen Street, Exeter, EX4 3RP · bellaitalia.co.uk
French, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Su 09:00-22:00 Features: outdoor seating, vegan options · 19-21 Cathedral Yard, Exeter, EX1 1HB · cote.co.uk
Asian, Fast Food · Opening hours: Mo-Th 11:00-20:00; Fr-Sa 11:00-21:00; Su 11:00-20:00 Features: outdoor seating, takeaway, step-free access · 247-248 High… · itsu.com
Regional, Pasty, Fast Food · Features: step-free access · 30 Burnthouse Lane, Exeter, EX2 6BH · ivordewdney.co.uk
Indian, Restaurant · Opening hours: Tu-Su 17:00-22:30 · 18 North Street, Exeter, EX4 3QS · richiessouthindian.com
Turkish, Cafe · Opening hours: Mo-Sa 12:00-21:00 · 5 New North Road, Exeter, EX4 4HH · sites.google.com
Fish And Chips, Fast Food · Opening hours: Mo-Su 11:30-21:30 Features: takeaway, delivery, step-free access · 88 South Street, Exeter, EX1 1EQ · hookfishchips.co.uk
Kebab, Fast Food · Opening hours: Mo-Su 16:00-03:00 Features: takeaway, delivery · 132a Sidwell Street, Exeter, EX4 6RY · hspotexeter.co.uk
Thai, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Sa 11:00-21:00; Su 15:30-21:00 Features: delivery · 116-117 Sidwell Street, Exeter, EX4 6RY · ifoodthaitaste.co.uk
Juice, Fast Food · Opening hours: Tu-Sa 09:00-16:00;Su 09:00-15:00 · Bampfylde Street, Exeter, EX1 2FW · juice-king.com
Chinese, Fast Food · Opening hours: Mo-Su 17:00-22:30 · 29 Cowick Street, Exeter, EX4 1AL · mychoy.co.uk
Korean, Restaurant · Opening hours: Tu-Th 12:00-22:00; Fr-Sa 12:00-21:00 · 57-58 Blackboy Road, Exeter, EX4 6TB · ohmy-kimchi.com
Breakfast, Salad, Cafe · Opening hours: Mo 09:00-16:00; Tu off; We-Fr 09:00-16:00; Sa 09:00-17:00; Su 10:00-16:00 Features: outdoor seating · 120 Fore Street,… · thegloriousarthouse.com
Donut, Fast Food · Features: takeaway · Trickhay Street, Exeter, EX4 3HL · shops.krispykreme.co.uk
Pasty, Fast Food · Features: takeaway · Exeter, EX2 7HF · westcornwallpasty.co.uk
Japanese, Fast Food · Opening hours: We-Mo 12:00-21:30 · 10 Well Street, Exeter, EX4 6QR
Cake, Coffee, Cafe · Opening hours: Tu-Sa 08:00-16:00 Features: outdoor seating, takeaway · Exmouth Road, Exeter, EX3 0QZ
Sushi, Restaurant · Sushi restaurant · 8 Bedford Street, Exeter, EX1 1LL · yosushi.com
Mexican, Fast Food · Opening hours: Mo-Fr 10:00-15:00 Features: vegan options · Stocker Road, Exeter, EX4 4PZ · exeter.ac.uk
Fast Food · Opening hours: Mo-Sa 08:00-17:00; Su 09:45-16:00 Features: outdoor seating, vegetarian options · 1 South Street, Exeter, EX1 1DZ · warrensbakery.co.uk
Tapas, Restaurant · Tapas restaurant · 25 Magdalen Road, Exeter, EX2 4TA · calvoloco.co.uk
Lebanese, Restaurant · Lebanese restaurant · 20 Queen Street, Exeter, EX4 3HW · comptoirlibanais.com
Seafood, Restaurant · Seafood restaurant · 9 Piazza Terracina, Exeter, EX2 8GT · therockfish.co.uk
Bubble Tea, Cafe · Bubble Tea cafe · 176 Sidwell Street, Exeter, EX4 6RH · tealith.com
Moroccan, Restaurant · Features: vegetarian options, air conditioning · 3 Cathedral Yard, Exeter, EX1 1HJ
Cakes, Coffee, Tea, Cafe · Cakes/Coffee cafe
Greek, Restaurant · Greek restaurant · 2 South Street, Exeter, EX1 1DZ
Barbecue, Restaurant · Barbecue restaurant · Strand, Exeter, EX3 0JB
Ice Cream · ice cream
British, Restaurant · Features: outdoor seating · 38 Commercial Road, Exeter, EX2 4AE · thelounges.co.uk
Sandwich, Fast Food · Opening hours: 24/7 Features: takeaway · 8 Honiton Road, Exeter, EX1 3RU · restaurants.subway.com
Cafe · Opening hours: 08:00 -17:00 Features: outdoor seating, step-free access · 1 Monmouth Hill, Exeter, EX3 0JQ · route2topsham.co.uk
257 more places in the Ultimate edition. See the Ultimate edition →
Airports
Exeter Airport (EXT) 4 mi to the centre
Exeter EX5 2BD, UK — Indoor waiting areas, but some gates board by bus or on foot across the apron — plan for the weather on the day. ✈ 6 airlines (Flybe, Air France, Isles of Scilly Skybus, Transavia France…) · direct flights to 19 destinations incl. Palma de Mallorca, Bergerac, Faro, Paris, Rennes… (OpenFlights route data).
✈ Serves Cardiff (53 mi) — the low-cost way in
✈ Airlines & flight paths — 6 airlines, 19 direct destinations
- Flybe BE (Dash 8-400, Embraer 195) · 16 routes: Alicante, Amsterdam, Belfast, Bergerac, Dublin, Duesseldorf, Edinburgh, Faro, Glasgow, Guernsey, Jersey, Malaga, Manchester, Palma de Mallorca, Paris, Rennes
- Air France AF (Dash 8-400) · 3 routes: Bergerac*, Paris*, Rennes*
- Isles of Scilly Skybus Isles of Scilly Skybus (DHT) · 2 routes: Newquai, ST MARY\'S
- Transavia France TO (737-800) · 2 routes: Faro, Palma de Mallorca
- Air Malta KM (A320) · 1 route: Malta
- Thomsonfly BY (737-800) · 1 route: Palma de Mallorca
Routes and aircraft from OpenFlights (open data; a point-in-time snapshot). * = codeshare. Linked destinations open their own guidebook. Flight numbers are not in the open data — they come from the airline or a paid schedule feed.
Dunkeswell Airfield 15 mi to the centre
Honiton, Devon, ENG, GB
North Hill Glider Field 13 mi to the centre
ENG, GB
Stoodleigh Barton Private Airstrip 16 mi to the centre
Tiverton, Devon, ENG, GB
Getting there by ferry
Exeter Quay
Ferry terminal · 1.2 mi from the centre
Starcross
Ferry terminal · 7 mi from the centre
Starcross Ferry
Ferry terminal · 8 mi from the centre
Stuart Line Cruises
Ferry terminal · 8 mi from the centre
Teignmouth Ferry Landing
Ferry terminal · 12 mi from the centre
Butts Ferry
Ferry route
Quay to Double Lock
Ferry route
Double Locks to Turf Lock Ferry
Ferry route
Topsham Ferry
Ferry route
Topsham - The Turf Hotel
Ferry route
Exmouth – Exeter
Ferry route · Stuart Line Cruises
Starcross-Exmouth Ferry
Ferry route
Starcross-Exmouth Passenger Ferry
Ferry route · Stuart Line Cruises
Where things are
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Photographs
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When to go
Tourist season
May – September
The warmer, longer-day half of the year is the safest bet for a first visit.
Shoulder season
April, October
Cooler and quieter, with fewer visitors and better value.
Worth avoiding
Deep winter
Short days and the coldest weather — check local conditions before travelling.
Getting there & around
Getting there. The nearest airport on record is Exeter Airport (EXT); 5 other airports serve the wider area. Check rail and road links from the tourism sources below. By air: EXT has direct flights to 19 destinations on 6 airlines (incl. Palma de Mallorca, Bergerac, Faro, Paris, Rennes…). By water: 5 ferry terminals within 12 mi (nearest: Exeter Quay, 1.2 mi); routes include Butts Ferry, Quay to Double Lock, Double Locks to Turf Lock Ferry.
Getting around. Use the map above to orient yourself; nearby hotels, attractions and places to eat are listed from the live Ultimate data for Exeter, United Kingdom. Local transit details will be added as the guide is expanded.
Trains & rail
National rail
Coaches & shuttles
Intercity coach
Intercity coach
Tours & experiences
Bike Tour
Sightseeing