Exeter

Exeter is an ancient city on the River Exe in Devon. The Romans arrived in 45 AD but there were settlements here long before that. I stayed in an old inn from the 1500s called The Turk’s Head whose pub was “a favourite watering hole” of Charles Dickens. It is still the place to be for the locals, and they were turning people away last night due to a capacity crowd. The town has a large university and a lot of history. Unfortunately, Exeter was chosen by the Germans as one of five medieval English cities to be bombarded in World War II so most of the historic city center was lost. The cathedral remains along with some key buildings including a fort built by William the Conqueror in 1066.Read more