Things to Do in Exeter Part 2
Things to Do in Exeter Part 2
Either you are new to Exeter or just having a quick getaway, this Things to Do in Exeter list is your ultimate guide to discover the city's various charming places.
"Tracing Cathedral Green to the north and east is Cathedral Close, which has been at the very heart of Exeter since Roman times when it had a basilica and baths.
The way is lined with Grade I listed buildings from Medieval times and the Early Modern Age, and these housed clergy, canons and cathedral officials like the chancellor.
Looked out for the half-timbered houses at nos. 7, 8 and 9A, while St Petrock’s Church and St Martin’s Church deserve a peek if open.
A real eye-catcher is Mol’s Coffee House from 1596, with a gable, wooden balcony and pairs of bay windows.
On the second floor you can see royal coat of arms from the 16th century.
The stucco-fronted Royal Clarence is from 1769 and is the oldest building in England to be described as a hotel, although much older Medieval houses were integrated in the construction."
Cathedral Close
Cathedral Close"Tracing Cathedral Green to the north and east is Cathedral Close, which has been at the very heart of Exeter since Roman times when it had a basilica and baths.
The way is lined with Grade I listed buildings from Medieval times and the Early Modern Age, and these housed clergy, canons and cathedral officials like the chancellor.
Looked out for the half-timbered houses at nos. 7, 8 and 9A, while St Petrock’s Church and St Martin’s Church deserve a peek if open.
A real eye-catcher is Mol’s Coffee House from 1596, with a gable, wooden balcony and pairs of bay windows.
On the second floor you can see royal coat of arms from the 16th century.
The stucco-fronted Royal Clarence is from 1769 and is the oldest building in England to be described as a hotel, although much older Medieval houses were integrated in the construction."
"There’s a burrow of passages under Exeter, excavated in Medieval times to bring drinking water to the city.
The water travelled through lead pipes, and to make them easier to maintain and avoid digging up the city, the pipes were kept in large vaults.
You can put on a hardhat and head underground to see these tunnels for yourself, where you’ll find centuries-old masons’ marks and graffiti.
Before the guided tour you’ll visit the heritage centre, which has pieces of the old lead pipe in a glass case and interactive displays on topics like hydraulics."
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Underground Passages
2 Paris St"There’s a burrow of passages under Exeter, excavated in Medieval times to bring drinking water to the city.
The water travelled through lead pipes, and to make them easier to maintain and avoid digging up the city, the pipes were kept in large vaults.
You can put on a hardhat and head underground to see these tunnels for yourself, where you’ll find centuries-old masons’ marks and graffiti.
Before the guided tour you’ll visit the heritage centre, which has pieces of the old lead pipe in a glass case and interactive displays on topics like hydraulics."
"Next to the faint vestiges of Rougemont Castle is a park along the stronghold’s 950-year-old ditch defences.
The castle was built on the northern walls of the Roman city in 1068 during the Norman Conquest.
Later it was mentioned in Shakespeare’s Richard III, and the last people in England to be executed for witchcraft were tried at this building in 1682. The largest fragment is the square early-Norman gatehouse.
The park is bounded to the northwest by a piece of the city wall, and beyond this you’ll come to Northernay Gardens.
First designed in 1612 as a pleasure walk for the people of the city, Northernay Gardens is the oldest public open space in England."
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Rougemont Gardens
Castle Street"Next to the faint vestiges of Rougemont Castle is a park along the stronghold’s 950-year-old ditch defences.
The castle was built on the northern walls of the Roman city in 1068 during the Norman Conquest.
Later it was mentioned in Shakespeare’s Richard III, and the last people in England to be executed for witchcraft were tried at this building in 1682. The largest fragment is the square early-Norman gatehouse.
The park is bounded to the northwest by a piece of the city wall, and beyond this you’ll come to Northernay Gardens.
First designed in 1612 as a pleasure walk for the people of the city, Northernay Gardens is the oldest public open space in England."
"At the Streatham Campus of the University of Exeter is a free museum about the history of the moving image.
Named after the Scottish directory Bill Douglas, the museum is an Aladdin’s cave for fans of cinema, full of curios like magic lanterns, shadow puppets, posters, early cameras, movie magazines from the silent era, vintage cinema signs, hand panorama reels, wax phonograph cylinders, flip books and a great deal more.
You can browse all kinds of authentic memorabilia spanning the history of Hollywood, from Charlie Chaplin to Buzz Lightyear."
The Bill Douglas Cinema Museum
Prince of Wales Road"At the Streatham Campus of the University of Exeter is a free museum about the history of the moving image.
Named after the Scottish directory Bill Douglas, the museum is an Aladdin’s cave for fans of cinema, full of curios like magic lanterns, shadow puppets, posters, early cameras, movie magazines from the silent era, vintage cinema signs, hand panorama reels, wax phonograph cylinders, flip books and a great deal more.
You can browse all kinds of authentic memorabilia spanning the history of Hollywood, from Charlie Chaplin to Buzz Lightyear."