When the majority of folk debate having a vacation in the GB they nearly always just think about resorts by the seaside such as Torquay, Bognor Regis, Margate and Great Yarmouth. Occasionally families might discuss taking a vacation in a specific English county 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 examines the various reasons why a vacation in Exeter is a clever idea.

One of the first reasons for having a break in Exeter is that the accommodation is amazingly cheap with Exeter bed and breakfast accommodation available at roughly twenty five pounds per night and plenty of places around the £40 - £50 mark.

Of course you will need more than a low price to attract you to stay in a city and Exeter definitely has plenty to offer the potential tourist. You will discover that there are a great many superb tourist attractions in the center of the city and even more not too far away and if that isn’t sufficient then Plymouth is but a short distance and you will discover that there is also cheap Plymouth bed and breakfast accommodation and even more fantastic tourist attractions. Plus there are plenty of breathtaking places to see along the nearby coast.

Where To Stay In Exeter

The Drewe Arms
This accommodation is excellent, the rooms are reasonably priced but the actual building is a picturesque seventeenth century thatched inn on the Two Moors Way (a walkers route). It is important to note that it is 15m from the center of the city. If you require more luxury the inn also features four-poster rooms.

The Crawford Hotel
This hotel accommodation is far closer to the city center, roughly 1.6 km. It is a 2 star establishment with good en suite rooms and, crucially, 24 hour access to rooms, great if you are going to be having a late night or you need access during the day. If required there is Free wireless internet access available in public areas of the hotel.

Tourist Attractions

In the city there are just a small number of tourist attractions which merit your time including; St Peter’s Cathedral, Rougemont Castle and the Royal Albert Museum. As mentioned earlier in this article there is a small collection of close by seaside resorts to visit the finest being the old-fashioned villages of Sidmouth, Seaton 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 places to see including Buckfast Abbey, A La Ronde and Buckland Abbey along the main route, to Plymouth. Along the way you will pass by the Torbay area, which consists of Brixham, Paignton and Torquay and is often called the English Riviera region.

Exeter really is a superb place in which to have a vacation however why not discuss having a two destination vacation and spend a few of nights in a luxurious hotel in Plymouth and tour the beautiful coastline in between the 2 excellent vacation destinations?