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Exeter Cathedral

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    • Day 28

      Bye Bye Cornwall

      June 2, 2023 in England ⋅ ☀️ 18 °C

      So langsam wurden wir neugierig, noch etwas mehr von Großbritannien zu sehen. Der berühmte Surf-Hotspot Newquay lag nahe am Weg und so wurde er gestern zu unserer letzten Station in dieser südwestlichen Grafschaft. Fazit: herrliche weite Sandstrände, viele Surfschulen und Touristengewusel noch und noch! Es war der erste Juni und am Strand fiel es uns schwer, uns vorzustellen, wie voll es wohl hier in der Sommersaison werden wird!
      Ansonsten hat Newquay eine schöne Architektur zu bieten. Imposant am Strand das 5-Sterne-Hotel Headland, aber mehr noch dieses blütenweiße Kleinod aus dem 14. Jhd. mit der schmalen Außentreppe. Es war ein Multitalent - einerseits diente es als Aussichtspunkt zur Sichtung der Sardinenschwärme bzw. um die Fischer zu dirigieren, andererseits als Leuchtturm mit dem Feuer auf dem Dach.
      Froh, dem Trubel entkommen zu sein, wählten wir für die Nacht den Parkplatz der Tintagel Brewery - ein köstliches Bier noch in der Abendsonne und dann... ach, welch herrliche Ruhe!
      Heute hieß es Kilometer schrubben, aber die Stadt Exeter ließen wir dennoch nicht einfach links liegen. Die riesige Kathedrale St. Peter aus dem 13. Jhd. dominiert natürlich das Stadtbild, aber es gibt auch noch viele wirklich schöne, hochwertige Häuser aus dem Mittelalter wie zum Beispiel die 1468 im Auftrag der Kaufmannsgilde errichtete Guild-hall. Es ist das älteste noch genutzte Verwaltungsgebäude Englands und man kann hier Hochzeiten, Familienfeiern oder auch Firmenevents ausrichten. Leider stehen diese tollen Zeitzeugen mehr oder weniger nur vereinzelt in der Stadt, die Altstadt könnte so schön sein, wenn nicht die deutsche Wehrmacht ... - wir Dresdner können ein Lied davon singen.
      Unsere Weiterfahrt Richtung Bristol sollte auf der Autobahn schön zügig voran gehen, aber nach einer Reihe von Staus entschieden wir uns lieber, abzufahren, uns auf einem Waldparkplatz zu entspannen und einer weiteren ruhigen Nacht entgegen zu sehen.
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    • Day 193

      Exeter

      May 8, 2017 in England ⋅ ☀️ 54 °F

      Dashed into Exeter to pick up a data sim so we can navigate. We were just 5 minutes from the famous Exeter cathedral so we took a short walk through this historic area. Ate lunch at "Proper Burger" which it was. We were both too busy and terrified to take time to photograph the traffic. What's wrong with these folks? Still driving on the wrong side of the street.Read more

    • Day 15

      Exeter Cathedral

      August 3, 2019 in England ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C

      Exeter Cathedral Dates back 900 years, it is one of England's most beautiful medieval cathedrals and one of the finest examples of decorated Gothic architecture in the UK. It is most famous for its two Norman towers, impressive west front carvings and the longest unbroken stretch of Gothic vaulting in the world. Of note are the Minstrels' Gallery, the 15 Century Astronomical Clock, a complete set of Misericords and the highly decorated tombs, bosses and corbels. The library contains the famous 'Exeter Book' of Anglo-Saxon verse, the Exon Domesday and many other historical documents.

      Also on exhibition were some amazing artifacts from WW2 along with some beautiful tapestry work.
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    • Day 7

      Day Seven. Pie & Chai

      September 23, 2021 in England ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C

      After what seemed like a quicker start to the morning, Amy, Will, and Bella headed out to the zoo, shortly afterward, we made our way to Exeter. It was only a short journey, and we found somewhere to park with relative ease. Apparently Jean and John didn’t have the same experience.

      Although they parked in the same place as us, their walk into town took them an entirely different route - through bushes, up rickety old stairs, and 10 minutes longer. Still, they eventually found us and we headed into the city.

      Exeter was busy. And it took me a moment or two to realise that university students were coming back or starting this week. It was mobbed with people that made me feel very old.

      Exeter cathedral was beautiful and big and situated amongst a spattering of beautiful old buildings. The others were new and out of place. Exeter never quite seems to capture the essence of the Lanes in Brighton. There are occasional cute alleys as opposed to a spiderweb network of alleys. Still, it is an interesting city.

      We stopped off for lunch at a place called Pie and Mash. Not my usual tastes, but I was up for it. And I was glad we did. It was the best pie I ever had. Everyone else had variations of beef, but I had chicken, leek and ham.

      After lunch we walked through the castle park. The park was also busy, and a bit run down. Most disappointingly, we couldn’t see the castle just the old wall that surrounded it.

      On our way back to the car we stopped by a cafe where they had little beach huts in the middle of some old ruined building where I had the best chai tea ever.

      We then made our way back to the car park, where Jean and John couldn’t find their car. Still, they told us to meet them back at the caravan - so we headed off, until they called us to tell us that we had their car keys. So we had to turn around and save them.

      Back at the caravan I had a nap before pizza arrived and we played a couple of hands of cards
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    You might also know this place by the following names:

    Exeter Cathedral, Kathedrale St. Peter, كاتدرائية إكسيتر, Ексетърска катедрала, Exeterská katedrála, Eglwys Gadeiriol Caerwysg, Katedralen i Exeter, Exeterreko katedrala, Cathédrale Saint-Pierre dExeter, Exeterska katedrala, Cattedrale di Exeter, エクセター大聖堂, Ekseteras katedrāle, Kathedraal van Exeter, Katedra w Exeter, Эксетерский собор, มหาวิหารเอ็กซิเตอร์

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