Find My Favourite Holiday Cottages in Exeter

If you are looking for a historic city break with easy access to lovely beaches, head for Exeter in Devon. The Roman city, Isca, is now Exeter, the county capital, built high above the encircling River Exe. Despite heavy WW2 blitz bombings in 1942, there are so many intact evocative areas to grab a visitor's imagination. The city offers an excellent choice of self-catering accommodation, from luxury apartments to townhouses and holiday cottages overlooking the old Quay, now a mecca for bars, restaurants, shops, and leisurely riverside strolls.

Walk along the Roman Wall in Rougemont and Northernhay Gardens near the remains of William the Conqueror's Castle, visit the 14th Century Guildhall, the oldest in the country, and the Cathedral Green, where the magnificent 14th-century cathedral dominates its surroundings of half-timbered buildings - look out for Mol's Coffee House especially. The West Front displays the largest collection of 14th-century sculpture in England, and inside, you will find another glory, this time the longest unbroken Gothic roof rib-vaulting span in the world. The quaint and unusual are worth searching for - the 15th century astronomical Exeter Clock, still striking on the hour, the carved angels playing medieval musical instruments in the minstrels' gallery, a sculptured lady with two left feet, and the cat, the mouse and a Rugby player in the little St.James chapel replace the original destroyed in the blitz.