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TAKING THE… EXETER EXIT

COASTAL TOURING SPECIAL TRAVEL GETAWAY

IT WAS A blustery autumn day when we arrived at Castle Brake Holiday Park, near Exmouth. Our first impressions were good. The campsite is big, with a very friendly reception team, a shop, a restaurant and powerful hot showers.

We took a first look around Exmouth in high winds and rain, to see its sandy beaches and stock up on food for the days ahead. It's probably lovely in the sunshine!

Exeter's mighty cathedral

The following morning, we visited Exeter. The Park & Ride into the city centre has free parking, with buses running roughly every 20 minutes or so.

The cathedral is glorious. It costs £7.50 each to enter, but we had found a leaflet with a ‘two for one’ voucher in the site's information room. We joined a guided tour at noon and were taken around the highlights by an enthusiastic, informative guide. You can see recently painted bosses on the

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