When the majority of people think about having a vacation in the GB they nearly always just mention resorts by the seaside such as Whitby, Eastbourne, Clacton-on-Sea and Bognor Regis. Sometimes folk may debate taking a vacation in a specific county in England such as the county of Devon in the south of England but rarely do they consider having a vacation in the city of Exeter. This article introduces various factors why an Exeter vacation is a wise idea.

One of the first reasons for taking a break in Exeter is that the accommodation is amazingly cheap with bed and breakfast in Exeter available at about 25 per night and numerous rooms around the 40 – 50 ballpark.

Of course there should be more than a low price to entice you to stay in a city and Exeter definitely has lots to offer the possible visitor. You will discover that there are a great many excellent visitor attractions in the center of the city and even more near by and if this is not sufficient then Plymouth is only a short distance away and you will discover that there is also cheap Plymouth bed and breakfast and even more incredible tourist attractions. Also you will find that there are masses of breathtaking places to visit all along the nearby coast.

Where To Stay In Exeter

The Drewe Arms This hotel is superb, the rooms are cheap but the building itself is a charming seventeenth century thatched inn situated on the Two Moors Way (a walkers route). Please note that it is about fifteen miles away from the city center. If you want more luxury the inn also offers four-poster rooms.

The Crawford Hotel This hotel is lots closer to Exeter’s city center, roughly 1.6 km. It is a two star hotel with comfortable en suite accommodation and, importantly, twenty four hour access to your room, which is superb if you are going to be getting back very late or you will be needing to access the room throughout the day. If required there is Free wireless internet access in the public places of the hotel.

Things To See & Do

In Exeter there are only a few of visitor attractions worth a visit including; St Peter’s Cathedral, the Royal Albert Museum and Rougemont Castle. As mentioned earlier in this article there is a selection of nearby seaside towns to see the best being the old-fashioned villages of Seaton, Sidmouth and Beer.

Further away, in between Exeter and Plymouth is the hardly populated moorland of the Dartmoor National Park with the general area having several tourist attractions to visit including Buckland Abbey, Buckfast Abbey and A La Ronde along the main road, to Plymouth. Along the way you will pass the Torbay area, which includes Paignton, Brixham and Torquay and is frequently referred to as the English Riviera region.

Exeter truly is a fantastic city in which to have a vacation but why not debate having a two destination vacation and spend a couple of days/nights in a nice Plymouth hotel and travel around the gorgeous countryside and coast in between the 2 excellent vacation destinations?

If you are thinking about taking an Exeter vacation please take a look at our listings of bed and breakfast in Exeter


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