Woodbine

Exeter


It's worth staying here for the breakfast experience alone: hampers delivered to you room are packed with bacon ciabattas, pastries, cereals and yoghurt. On Sundays you even get a mini bottle of prosecco to make Buck's Fizz. The rooms are equally appealing, with neutral tones dotted with tweedy cushions and throws.


Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

Nearby Exeter attractions

1. RAMM

0.24 MILES

A fixture on the city's cultural scene since Victorian times, this hulking red-brick museum recently received a £24 million revamp. It's a treasure trove…

2. Castle Ruins

0.24 MILES

Little remains of Exeter's 11th-century castle except a russet stone gatehouse, attached to a fragment of the city's defensive wall.

3. Guildhall

0.35 MILES

The earliest parts of Exeter's Guildhall date from 1330, making it the oldest municipal building still in use in the country. An ornate barrel roof arches…

4. Bill Douglas Cinema Museum

0.39 MILES

This eccentric museum is a must for cinephiles. It contains a hoard of film-themed memorabilia amassed by Scottish film-maker Bill Douglas, best known for…

5. Underground Passages

0.41 MILES

Prepare to crouch down, don a hard hat and possibly get spooked in what is the only publicly accessible system of its kind in England. These medieval…

6. Exeter Cathedral

0.43 MILES

Magnificent in warm, honey-coloured stone, Exeter's cathedral is one of Devon’s most impressive ecclesiastical sights. Dating largely from the 12th and…

7. St Nicholas Priory

0.43 MILES

Originally part of a medieval Benedictine monastery, and later a lavish Elizabethan manor house, this 900-year-old building is currently closed for…

8. Wharfinger's House

0.66 MILES

Newly arrived ships in Dartmouth would once have paid their wharfing fees at this picturesque house, which was built in the 1700s. Not open to the public.