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  1. Add Exeter Red Coat Guided Tours to your Itinerary

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    Exeter Red Coat Guided Tours

    Exeter

    Find out more about the city’s turbulent history on a free guided walking tour with the Red Coat Guides, running daily throughout the year.

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  2. Add The Donkey Sanctuary to your Itinerary

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    The Donkey Sanctuary

    Sidmouth

    Bring out the best in your herd and make memories that last a lifetime at The Donkey Sanctuary. Meet hundreds of adorable rescue donkeys for FREE and discover so much more besides.

  3. Add Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery - RAMM to your Itinerary

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    Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery - RAMM

    Exeter

    Exeter’s world-class museum has stunning displays and galleries, fabulous exhibitions and modern amenities.

    The displays reveal Devon and Exeter’s rich history and global connections. Exotic animals, birds and insects delight children and the World…

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    the SNARK

    Sailing along the English and French Coasts, 11 legs of 2-7 days. Solo travellers, couples, and groups are welcome. Private charter available for 1-7 days. Sailing experience is not required. Choose to learn the rope or just relax!

  5. Add Haldon Forest Park - Forestry England to your Itinerary

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    Haldon Forest Park - Forestry England

    Exeter

    Whether you want a gentle stroll or an exhilarating mountain biking experience, there’s something for everyone at Haldon Forest Park. Open 364 days of the year, there is something for every interest to connect you with the great outdoors.

  6. Add Custom House Visitor Centre to your Itinerary

    Custom House Visitor Centre

    Exeter

    The Custom House Visitor Centre is in the centre of Exeter's historic quayside & occupies one of the most historic buildings on the waterfront.

  7. Add The Bill Douglas Cinema Museum to your Itinerary

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    The Bill Douglas Cinema Museum

    Prince of Wales Road, Exeter

    A museum dedicated to the audience's experience of the moving image. Explore the visual culture from magic lanterns to the latest blockbusters.

    The Bill Douglas Cinema Museum is an ACE Accredited public museum dedicated to our experience of the…

  8. Add National Trust Killerton House & Gardens to your Itinerary

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    National Trust Killerton House & Gardens

    Exeter

    Explore Killerton, one of Devon's great estates, with a landscape garden, parkland, Georgian house and renowned fashion collection.

  9. Add Dawlish Warren Nature & Wildlife Reserve to your Itinerary

    Dawlish Warren Nature & Wildlife Reserve

    Dawlish Warren

    Dawlish Warren's most valuable ecological asset appears outside of the summer months - the descent of thousands of wildfowl and wading birds who use the mudflats to feed.

  10. Add Explore 16 galleries at the Royal Albert Memorial Museum (RAMM) to your Itinerary

    Explore 16 galleries at the Royal Albert Memorial Museum (RAMM)

    Exeter

    Victorian on the outside but a cornucopia of every era inside, a visit to this multi award-winning museum should not be missed.

  11. Add Ness Cove Beach to your Itinerary

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    Ness Cove Beach

    Shaldon

    Ness Cove at Shaldon nestles in between magnificent red cliffs and is accessed via an original smuggler's tunnel. At the tunnel's end, you'll discover the perfect get away - life is truly a beach!

  12. Add Old Sludge Beds to your Itinerary

    Old Sludge Beds

    Exeter

    This reserve, part of the Exe Estuary SSSI, is sandwiched between the river Exe and the Exeter ship canal.

  13. Add Dawlish Warren and Cliffs to your Itinerary

    Dawlish Warren and Cliffs

    Dawlish

    Dawlish Warren is a fascinating place. This sand spit at the mouth of the Exe Estuary is not only of geological interest but is also a nationally important habitat for a wide variety of plants and animals.

  14. Add Teignmouth River Beach to your Itinerary

    Teignmouth River Beach

    Teignmouth

    Located on the estuary side of town, this charming beach takes you back to days gone by. Local fishermen mend nets, sand eels are caught, boats bob up and down with the tide and children splashing and playing.

  15. Add South West Coast Path to your Itinerary

    South West Coast Path

    South West Coast Path National Trail is 630 miles long, from Minehead in Somerset to Poole Harbour in Dorset.

  16. Add Heavitree Pleasure Grounds to your Itinerary

    Heavitree Pleasure Grounds

    Exeter

    Popular family park with a wide range of recreational facilities including paddling pools, six tennis courts, basketball court, skate park, bmx track, bowling green and kick about area.

  17. Add Bowling Green Marsh to your Itinerary

    Bowling Green Marsh

    Topsham

    Managed by the RSPB, Bowling Green Marsh nature reserve is an area of coastal grazing marsh alongside the River Exe Estuary, on the outskirts of Topsham.

  18. Add Coryton Cove Beach to your Itinerary

    Coryton Cove Beach

    Dawlish

    Rock pools to explore, occasional sightings of dolphins, brightly coloured painted beach huts, coupled with a sandy beach makes Coryton Cove a perfect day out.

  19. Duryard Valley Park

    Exeter

    The rich meadows and woodland are host to a wide range of wildlife which thrives in the quiet valleys. Most of the land is in private ownership but there is access to Belvedere Meadows Local Nature Reserve.All the roads and tracks within the estate…

  20. Add Teignmouth Town Beach to your Itinerary

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    Teignmouth Town Beach

    Teignmouth

    A long sandy beach from the mouth of the River Teign east towards Dawlish. Free summer entertainment, with the added attraction of the Victorian Pier and a state-of-the-art childern's play area.

  21. Add Bury Meadow to your Itinerary

    Bury Meadow

    Exeter

    Situated between the Unviersity of Exeter's Streatham campus and the city centre, Bury Meadow was opened to the public in 1846. The park has a playground with a wooden activity trail and open parkland.

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