Online Information for Backpackers about EXETER!

Exeter is a little bit of everything: a thriving city, a country town, a student pad, a surfer’s hub and of course a Backpacker’s dream! It seems to have more and more new events and attractions every week!

In fact, just as Backpax hits the shelves, Exeter will be in mid-party with the Vibraphonic Festival (Feb 29th to March 16th), a foot-stomping fiesta of music, dance, poetry, film, lectures, and workshops.

Try out your skills at the dry ski slope, splatter your friends in paint-balling, there’s kayaking, boat trips and even hot air ballooning if you can afford it!

The city itself boasts some wonderful architecture and is a joy to explore, with plenty of cafes, bars and restaurants to keep you replenished. Exeter Cathedral is well worth a visit. Dating back to 1050, this divine building commands over flourishing gardens right in the heart of the city.

You could pack your days full for a year and still find more to do in a city stamping its mark on the British Map.

by Luke Bell

NOT TO MISS

l Historic Quayside

l The Ship Inn

l Exeter Phoenix

l Parliment Street

l Exeter Cathedral

l Gandy Street

l Exeter Ship Canal Path

l Rougemont Gardens

l Topsham & Exmouth

MOLL'S COFFEE HOUSE

Feeling peckish? One of the many historic buildings on Cathedral Green is home to Moll’s Coffee House.

Fine timbered gables date from Elizabethan times and it is said to have been visited by Francis Drake and Walter Raleigh. Stop for a bite to eat and soak up the historic atmosphere.

EXETER FESTIVALS

Vibraphonic: 29th February-16th March Devon’s funkiest music festival with an exciting line up.

Exeter Festival of South West Food & Drink: 11th-13th April. Beautifully set in the surrounds of Northernhay Gardens and Exeter Castle, the region’s most dynamic annual food and drink festival will take place.

Exeter Summer Festival: 13th-29th June This is a definite highlight of the city’s cultural calendar. Music, theatre and much more.