Plymouth & Exeter (two very different Devon cities)
Devon is a large county in south west England. It’s home to two very different cities, south coast sailing resorts, a quieter North coast and an even quiet east coast that borders Dorset.
Here you’ll find Totnes (the world’s first transition town) and Tavistock (where the food was so good, McDonald’s had to close down)
If out walking, always follow the Countryside Code to keep all creatures safe. If at the coast, read about how to keep dogs safe by the seaside.
Plymouth is a maritime city that borders Cornwall via the Tamar Bridge, and has a large naval base this is where the pilgrim fathers set sail from on the Mayflower, hence there is a town of the same name in New England). Like Coventry, it was heavily bombed during World War II.
Smeaton’s Towner lighthouse was the second attempt (the first worn away by the sea on Eddystone Rocks), and built from Portland Stone (there are 93 steps for fantastic views).
Exeter is an inland historic city, with Roman roots and underground water passages, the cathedral has the world’s longest Gothic vaulted ceiling and England’s oldest civil building still in use. Writer Charles Dickens lived her for a good part of his life.
Parliament Street (England’s narrowest at just 25 inches) used to stink back in the day, when people would empty their chamber pots onto the pavement, leading the City Chamber locking the doors at each end!
