Tours, tickets and day trips in Exeter
The sights with published visitor numbers, the heritage listings, and the towns close enough for a day out.
| Sight | Visitors a year | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery | 340,000 | 2012 |
The busiest is Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery at 340,000 visitors in 2012. Figures are the latest each site has published, so they are not all for the same year.
Day trips from Exeter
| Route | Country | Distance | Estimated time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Exeter to Plymouth | United Kingdom | 59 km (36 mi) | about 57 min |
| Exeter to Cardiff | United Kingdom | 88 km (54 mi) | about 1 h 25 min |
| Exeter to Newport | United Kingdom | 103 km (64 mi) | about 1 h 40 min |
| Exeter to Swansea | United Kingdom | 104 km (65 mi) | about 1 h 41 min |
| Exeter to Bristol | United Kingdom | 104 km (65 mi) | about 1 h 42 min |
| Exeter to Poole | United Kingdom | 109 km (67 mi) | about 1 h 46 min |
| Exeter to Bath | United Kingdom | 109 km (68 mi) | about 1 h 46 min |
| Exeter to Bournemouth | United Kingdom | 116 km (72 mi) | about 1 h 53 min |
| Exeter to London | United Kingdom | 253 km (157 mi) | about 4 h 7 min |
| Exeter to Birmingham | United Kingdom | 225 km (140 mi) | about 3 h 40 min |
| Exeter to Leicester | United Kingdom | 269 km (167 mi) | about 4 h 23 min |
| Exeter to Coventry | United Kingdom | 233 km (145 mi) | about 3 h 48 min |
Distances are straight-line; road and rail routes run about 15–25% longer. Times are estimates from distance and typical speeds, not timetables.
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Common questions
What is the most visited attraction in Exeter?
Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery, with 340,000 visitors in 2012 (Wikidata).
How are the journey times on this page worked out?
From straight-line distance and typical speeds for each mode, so they are estimates for planning, not timetables. Road and rail routes run 15–25% longer than the straight line.
Where these facts come from
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, elevation, time zone, postal codes
- Wikidata (CC0): area, sister cities, visitor numbers, heritage listings, stations and ports
- OurAirports (public domain): airports, runways
- Natural Earth (public domain): map outlines
Data compiled 13 September 2026. Hotel figures are from our booking partner’s catalogue on that date. Journey times on this page are estimates from distance, not timetables; check the operator before you rely on one.