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Cathedral
Exeter Cathedral
Gothic cathedral completed by about 1400, with an astronomical clock and the longest unbroken medieval stone vault in the world.
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Exeter
Cathedral city on the Exe with Roman walls, medieval passages and a historic quayside
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Cathedral city on the Exe with Roman walls, medieval passages and a historic quayside
Exeter is the county town of Devon and stands on the River Exe. Its cathedral was complete by about 1400 and has an astronomical clock, an early set of misericords and the longest uninterrupted medieval stone vaulted ceiling in the world. About 72 per cent of the 2.35 km circuit of Roman and medieval city walls can still be seen, with Rougemont Castle built into its northern corner after 1068.
Under the streets, tunnels from the city's medieval water supply are shown on guided tours. Exeter Quay, used as a port since prehistoric times, is now a leisure area, with a hand-operated cable ferry across the Exe and the 16th-century Exeter Ship Canal running south. GWR notes that Exeter joined the UNESCO Creative Cities Network as a City of Literature in 2019.
亮点
从这里开始
如果只有几个小时，不妨从这些地方开始。
博物馆
Royal Albert Memorial Museum
The city's largest museum, founded in 1868, with zoology, archaeology, world cultures and fine art in a Gothic Revival building.
历史遗迹
Exeter's Underground Passages
Medieval tunnels that carried the city's water supply, the earliest from the 13th century; seen on guided tours.
城堡
Rougemont Castle
Norman castle built into the northern corner of the Roman walls from about 1068; its gatehouse still stands.
花园
Rougemont Gardens
Ornamental gardens made from the castle's defences in the late 18th century, owned by the city since 1912.
公园
Northernhay Gardens
Laid out in 1612 as a pleasure walk, England's oldest public open space includes Roman and Saxon city wall.
出行指引
地图一览
The map shows Exeter and the streets around it. The Getting there page lists nearby stops and stations.
内行贴士
出发前须知
1
Go underground
The medieval water tunnels can only be seen on a guided tour run by the city council, so book a slot before you go.
2
漫步城墙
Follow the line of the city walls. Northernhay Gardens, laid out in 1612, include Roman wall and the only visible length of Saxon town wall in England.
3
Cross by cable ferry
The Butts Ferry is a hand-operated cable ferry over the Exe at the quayside.
4
Look for Parliament Street
This 14th-century lane off High Street is about 64 cm wide at its narrowest point.
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- Exeter (area photo): Rüdiger Wölk, CC BY-SA 2.5, source
- Exeter Cathedral: Rüdiger Wölk, CC BY-SA 2.5, source
- Royal Albert Memorial Museum: Pymouss, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Exeter's Underground Passages: Carla Brain, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Rougemont Castle: Juan J. Martínez; derivative work: Nev1, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Rougemont Gardens: Simon Cobb, CC0, source
- Northernhay Gardens: Simon Cobb, CC0, source
- St Nicholas Priory: Pymouss, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Exeter Custom House: Herbythyme, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Exeter Quay: Simon Cobb, CC0, source
- The House That Moved: Delta 51, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- St Mary Steps: Trevor Sharp, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Exeter Guildhall: Franzfoto, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Exeter city walls: Nilfanion, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Bill Douglas Cinema Museum: Simon Cobb, CC0, source
- Parliament Street: J Morley, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Cricklepit Mill: Simon Cobb, CC0, source
- Plymouth: Herbythyme, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Torquay, Paignton & Brixham: Kolforn, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Dartmouth, Totnes & the Dart: Andrew Abbott, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Dartmoor: Addshore, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Exmoor & Lynmouth: Dietmar Rabich, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
Photos from Wikimedia Commons, used under the licences shown. All photo credits
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