Tourist attractions Ottery Saint Mary

The Romanesque towers of the transept are the oldest part of Exeter Cathedral; most of the edifice was remodelled in the 13C and completed in the 14C. Inside, the most striking feature is the tierceron vault , in the nave that reaches over 91m. Also..

At the top of the hill stands the parish church of St Mary, flanked with twin towers, and consecrated in 1260 on land that belonged to Rouen Cathedral from 1061-1336. A large part of the liturgical furniture dates back to that period (1280-1377), i..

The gardens of Bicton House (today an agricultural college) were designed and planted with specimens of trees during the last two centuries. The American garden (started in 1830) is remarkable, as is the hermit's garden . Note also the collection ..

This building, built in memory of Prince Albert (1896), contains superb collections of artefacts covering four main areas of interest: natural history, archeology, ethnography and fine and decorative arts. The natural history section (animal, vegetab..

The Close is diamond-shaped with the cathedral in the centre and the red sandstone bishops' palace with its distinctive gables almost adjacent to it. Its limits are marked by the old city wall , St Martin's Church , Mol's Coffee House , a 1596 tim..

The new university buildings, including the Northcott Theatre, occupy the Streatham estate (140 ha). The grounds are recognised as the most beautiful and botanically interesting of any British university.

The most striking features of this old municipal building are the magnificently decorated Tudor portico , added in 1593, the Chamber with a timber roof dating from 1468-1470, and the ornate Elizabethan oak panelling .

The quay dates from the days when Exeter was a port, during a period of prosperity which was brought to an abrupt end in the 13C when Isabella of Devon built a weir across the river and diverted all trade from Exeter to Topsham. By the 16C, the river..

This sandstone building was once the guest quarters of a Benedictine priory founded in 1087 which later became an Elizabethan merchant's home. In the Norman crypt, massive round columns support low ribbed vaulting. The Guest Hall and Prior's Room hav..