OUT AND ABOUT IN CORNWALL AND DEVON

A spotlight on two very different holiday destinations

BUDE  (Cornwall)
A quieter family  resort- ideal for a beach holiday. Crooklets beach is used for
surfing, spectacular breakwater, miles of fantastic yellow sandy beaches and cliff
walks along this rugged coastline- among the best beaches in Cornwall. Massive and
free open air swimming pool on the main beach. 2 reasonably priced theme parks for
the kids just outside Kilkhampton village, a few miles from Bude;  Brocklands for the
younger children and Killarney Springs for the older- mostly under cover so ideal for
when the weather is not so good.
Activities in Bude: Golf course, indoor and outdoor swimming pools, rowing on Bude
Canal.
New Tourist Information Centre in The Crescent car park- BUDE (01288) 354240
with useful local little maps showing footpath walks, local info and other Cornwall
holiday information.

EXETER (Devon)

Just because one is on holiday in Devon or Cornwall and has come mainly for the
countryside  and beaches it is a pity to avoid the attractions of  the larger towns and
cities, which are often historic and offer many attractions.
Exeter is a cathedral and university city, an historic city mainly composed of Tudor
and other older buildings.Stepcote Hill (only surviving medieval street in the city),
Mol’s Coffee House of 1596. An old ship canal , built in the 16th cent runs near the
city centre and is a tourist spot with waterside shops and restaurants -’Exeter Historic
Quayside’-with maritime museum.
Tourist Information Centre (all year)- EXETER 01392 265700.
Places of Interest for those on holiday-all in the city of Exteter:
Quay House Visitor Centre- ancient srtifacts, models and information on the ship
canal and quayside.
Royal Albert Memorial Museum and Art Gallery.  Far better than most museums, just
off main shops, with large collection of large stuffed mammals. In common with
many museums now has periodic displays/exhibitions with children in mind.
Underground Passages. Mediaeval underground conduits. Exhibition, with guided
tour, audio visual aids. This is Britain’s only subterranean waterways open to the
public-just off  High Street near Boots shop.
Exeter Cathedral. Largest Gothic vaulted nave in the country- Norman towers.
Catacombs.  The city’s 17th century underground catacombes of the old cemetry-
guided tours only- information from tourist centre.
Exeter City Walls- Ancient roman walls- roman exeter city is displayed in model form
in the Royal Albert Museum.
St Nicholas Priory-  Guest wing of a Norman Benedictine priory-just off Fore Street.