Places to Visit in City, Coast & Countryside

 EXETER

Exeter is a unique city packed with exciting history ranging from Exeter Cathedral's magnificent Gothic architecture to the mysterious medieval Exeter's Underground Passages.

Explore Exeter's colourful past and hidden secrets with the Red Coat Guided Tours. These free 90 minute tours run daily throughout the year and are guaranteed to enthuse and excite whatever your age!

It's a city full of contrasts. Big names can be found in the High Street and the spacious new Princesshay development, but there are also fascinating specialist Exeter shopping haunts like narrow cobbled Gandy Street.

Restaurants in Exeter are regularly rated in the top 20 UK eating venues. Sample mouthwatering menus created from fresh local Devon produce - Bon Appetit!

DEVON COAST

With breathtaking views, the Devon coast and countryside includes some of the most stunning seascapes to be found in Britain including the South West Coast Path, and the World Heritage Jurassic Coast.

Visit East Devon and South Devon for mile upon mile of rugged cliffs, beaches, both pebbled and golden sand, genteel seaside towns, and tiny fishing villages create happy memories of Devon holidays that will last a lifetime. Take a boat trip, admire cliff-top views, get energetic by trying a new watersport, or simply build sandcastles and treat yourself to a Devon cream tea!

DEVON COUNTRYSIDE

Devon holidays are truly magical, where the vibrant tapestry of patchworked fields, rolling hills, shady woods, and windswept moorland unfolds to reveal an inspirational landscape.

The East Devon and Blackdown Hills Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty can be explored using a network of footpaths, bridleways, and cycle tracks which conceal an abundance of flora and fauna including carpets of bluebells, circling buzzards, shy fallow deer, and maybe even a sleek, sinuous otter.

Dartmoor National Park is one of the last great wildernesses in the UK with an inspirational landscape of heatherclad moors and rugged tors.

Visit Mid Devon for countryside pleasures include visiting ancient churches, browsing colourful street markets, and discovering rural crafts, not to mention foodie treats like sampling real ales in a thatched pub, or tucking into a Devon cream tea.

The 2012 Heart of Devon Visitor Guide is available as a digital guide to download, please click on the link above to open up the brochure. The Visitor Guide gives you ideas on what you can do whilst on holiday in the area, including a wide variety of outdoor activities, family holidays by the beach, visiting food & drink events and shopping in Exeter.

Chose from a wide variety of places to stay and visit within Exeter, East Devon, Mid Devon and Teignbridge.

To help plan your visit, visit the Heart of Devon Store to browse a range of books and maps.