When the majority of people think about having a vacation in Britain they nearly always just think about resorts close to the sea such as Blackpool, Bognor Regis, Eastbourne and Clacton-on-Sea. Occasionally folk might debate taking a vacation in a particular county in England such as Devon in the south of England but rarely do they think about having a vacation in the city of Exeter. This article discusses various factors why a vacation in Exeter is a cool idea.

The most important reasons for having a vacation in Exeter is that there is cheap accommodation available with bed and breakfast in Exeter available from about twenty five pounds a night and many rooms around the £40-50 price range.

Of course you will need more than a low price to entice you to visit a city and Exeter definitely has loads to offer the possible visitor. You will find that there are many top class tourist attractions in the city center and even more within easy reach and if this isn’t enough then Plymouth is pretty close and you will find that there is also cheap accommodation in Plymouth and even more brilliant tourist attractions. Also you will find that there are masses of breathtaking sites to see along the nearby coast.

Where To Stay In Exeter

The Drewe Arms
This accommodation is excellent, the rooms are budget but the building is a picturesque seventeenth century thatched inn on the famous Two Moors Way (a walkers route). Please note that it is fifteen miles from the center of the city. If you want more luxury the inn also has four-poster rooms available.

The Crawford Hotel
This hotel is far closer to the city center, about 1.6 kilometers. It is a two star hotel with comfortable en suite rooms and, importantly, you can access your room twenty four hours a day, which is excellent if you are planning on a late night or you need access during the day. There is there is Free wireless internet access available in the public places of the hotel.

Tourist Attractions

In Exeter there are just a few of visitor attractions which merit a visit including; the Royal Albert Museum, St Peter’s Cathedral and Rougemont Castle. As I mentioned earlier there is a small collection of nearby seaside towns to visit the most beautiful being the pretty villages of Seaton, Beer and Sidmouth.

Further away, in between Exeter and Plymouth is the hardly populated moorland of the Dartmoor National Park with the general area having a fair few tourist attractions to visit including Buckfast Abbey, A La Ronde and Buckland Abbey on the main route, to Plymouth. Along the way you will pass the Torbay area, which is made up of Torquay, Brixham and Paignton and is commonly called the English Riviera.

Exeter really is a great place in which to have a vacation but why not have a think about having a two destination vacation and spend a few of days and nights in a luxurious Plymouth hotel and tour the gorgeous countryside and coast in between the two superb cities?