Page 140 - demo

keeper is on hand to explain all about the otters to visitors, some are here for breeding, some for
retirement, some just for fun and some because they are unsuitable to be returned to the wild.

Dart Rock Climbing Centre has over 800sqm of roped climbing and 300sqm of bouldering, 11m
high walls, auto belays, artificial cave system and abseil station.

EXETER

Exeter Cathedral (Pictured) One of the great cathedrals of England, and
one of the finest examples of Gothic architecture anywhere. The West
Front is the best view of the building’s exterior. It’s the newest part – dating
from as recently at 1340!

This cathedral, being in part of Norman origin is solid and weighty, unlike
Salisbury Cathedral with its angular spires soaring into the sky. The South
Tower houses the second heaviest peal of 13 bells in the world. For a
scientific “oops” have a look at the astronomical clock in the north
transept. It shows the sun and moon circling the earth . . . as was believed
in those days. It does, however, also show the position of the sun during
the day, and the phases of the moon.

Inside, the vaulted ceiling, 300ft in length, is particularly impressive. It is the longest unbroken
vaulted ceiling in England.

Read more about Exeter Cathedral in Wikipedia . . .

Exeter Guildhall. In high St. It has possibly been on this site since the 12th C. It has certainly
been a commanding presence in the management of the city for at least 600 years. Claimed to be
the oldest municipal building still in use in England. It is a Grade 1 Listed Building but even so it
earns its keep hosting civic functions as well as weddings and civil ceremonies. Take a stroll
around.

Exeter Underground Passages One of the more curious of England’s tourist attractions. The
passages have always fascinated local people, with stories of wars and sieges, plague and
pestilence.

They were designed to bring clean drinking water from natural springs outside the walled city,
through lead pipes into the heart of the city. The pipes sometimes leaked and repairs to buried
pipes could only be carried out by digging them up as we do today. To avoid this disruption the
passages were vaulted and it is down some of these vaulted passageways that visitors are
guided.

If you suffer from claustrophobia, best to give this one a miss. They are very narrow. More on The
Underground Passages from Britain Express . . .

Royal Albert Memorial Museum’s 16 galleries of displays take visitors on a voyage of discovery
from pre-history to the present day and from Exeter all around the world. Displays draw from the
city’s collection including glassware, Westcountry silver, clocks and watches, local history and
archaeology. The World Cultures galleries display items from all over the world.

Powderham Castle has a picturesque setting in an ancient deer park beside the Exe estuary, just
south of Exeter. Over 600 years of history can be discovered within the walls of one of Devon’s
oldest family homes. Powderham came to the Courtenay family in the dowry of Edward I’s
granddaughter. Her son, Sir Philip Courtenay, began building the Castle in 1391. It has remained