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Exeter to Salisbury Direct
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Attractions along the way:
Wilton
Stourhead
A splendid Palladian House with magnificent 18th C gardens – one of the best examples of
landscaped gardens in Europe.
Honiton
Famous for lace making and pottery. Allhallows Museum has a comprehensive collection of
Honiton Lace. Displays in two galleries feature exquisite examples of 16th to early 20th century
Honiton lace. Other displays include Honiton Pottery; a mid Victorian furnished doll’s house;
palaeontology; children’s toys; war memorabilia, mementos of Allhallows School and the Borough
of Honiton; coins and trade tokens. The museum is housed in the oldest building in town, dating
from 1327. Volunteers demonstrate the craft of Honiton lace making (Monday to Friday) during
the months of June, July and August. Wikipedia . . .
Yeovilton
If you have an interest in aircraft visit the Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm Museum, the largest collection
of naval aircraft in Europe.
Haynes International Motor Museum. A collection of over 400 motor bikes and cars from an 1898
Daimler Wagonette to a bevy of modern heavy metal muscle cars.
Click here for an interactive map of the area
Running instructions:
Route 1 on the map
From Exeter find your way to the A30.
From the city centre you might take Magadalen Rd (pron. Mordlin) to the B3183 and Honiton Rd.
