When the majority of folk discuss taking a vacation in England they frequently just mention seaside resorts such as Blackpool, Clacton-on-Sea, Eastbourne and Bognor Regis. Sometimes families may consider having a vacation in a specific county in England for example the county of Devon in the south of England but rarely do they debate having a short break in the city of Exeter. The following article discusses various factors why a vacation in Exeter is a wise idea.
Probably one of the most important reasons for having a holiday in Exeter is that there is cheap accommodation available with Exeter bed and breakfast available at about £25 a night and many rooms around the forty to fifty pounds price range.
Obviously you will need more than a minimal price to interest you to visit a city and Exeter definitely has loads to offer the potential tourist. You will find that there are many superb tourist attractions in the center of the city and even more near by and if that isn’t enough then the city of Plymouth is but a short distance and you will discover that there is also low cost bed and breakfast in Plymouth and even more brilliant tourist attractions. Also you will find that there are plenty of breathtaking places to see all along the nearby coast.
Where To Stay In Exeter
The Drewe Arms
This hotel is superb, the rooms are low cost but the building is a picturesque 17th century thatched inn situated on the famous Two Moors Way (a walkers route). Please note that it is roughly fifteen miles away from the city center. If you need more luxury the inn also has four-poster rooms available.
The Crawford Hotel
This hotel accommodation is lots closer to Exeter city center, approximately 1.6 kilometers. It is a two star hotel with comfortable en suite accommodation and, importantly, 24 hour access to rooms, great if you are planning on a late night or need access during the day. If required there is Free wireless internet access available in the public places of the hotel.
Tourist Attractions
In Exeter there are just a small number of places worth a visit including; Rougemont Castle, St Peter’s Cathedral and the Royal Albert Museum. As mentioned earlier there is a small selection of nearby seaside resorts to see the finest being the old-fashioned villages of Beer, Seaton and Sidmouth.
Further away, in between Plymouth and Exeter is the sparsely populated moorland of the Dartmoor National Park with the overall area having several tourist attractions worth visiting including Buckland Abbey, Buckfast Abbey and A La Ronde on the main road, to Plymouth. Along the way you will pass by the Torbay area, which includes Paignton, Torquay and Brixham and is frequently called the English Riviera region.
Exeter truly is a cool city in which to have a vacation but why not debate having a 2 destination vacation and spend a few of days in a luxurious hotel in Plymouth and tour the beautiful countryside in between the 2 superb cities?