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(
www.exeterfoodanddrinkfestival.co.uk
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The marquees of this three-day, late-April foodie fiesta fill
Exeter's Northernhay Gardens with an irresistible array of prime West Country produce.
You'll also encounter presentations by leading chefs, pop-up branches of some of the re-
gion's best restaurants, and music nights curated by cool Exeter venue, Mama Stone's.
Sleeping
Raffles
MAP
B&B
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GOOGLE MAP
( 01392-270200;
www.raffles-exeter.co.uk
; 11 Blackall Rd; s/d/f £48/78/96; )
Creaking with antiques
and awash with Victoriana, this B&B is a lovely blend of old woods and tasteful modern
fabrics. Plant stands, dado rails and Pear's Soap adverts add to the turn-of-the-century
feel. Largely organic breakfasts, a walled garden and much coveted parking seal the deal.
White Hart
( 01392-279897;
www.whitehartpubexeter.co.uk
; 66 South St; s/d £50/70; )
They've been putting
people up here since the Plantagenets were on the throne in the 1300s. The courtyard is a
wisteria-fringed mass of cobbles and the bar is book-lined and beamed. Rooms are taste-
ful modern affairs with suede chairs, honey and gold hues and glinting bathrooms. The
deals on Sunday night doubles (from £50) can be a steal.
INN
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Townhouse
MAP
B&B
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GOOGLE MAP
( 01392-494994;
www.townhouseexeter.co.uk
; 54 St David's Hill; s/d/f £40/80/100; )
Expect simple
but delightful rooms with stripped wooden floors and clean, pared-down lines, spiced up
by dashes of intense colour. The Victorian exterior drips with ivy and all the rooms are
named after literary characters - will you opt for Moneypenny, Lorna Doone or Darcy?
Woodbine
( 01392-203302;
www.woodbineguesthouse.co.uk
; 1 Woodbine Tce; s/d £38/66; )
A surprise sits be-
hind the door of this archetypal flower-framed terrace: fresh, modish rooms with low beds
and burgundy flashes - there's even underfloor heating in the bathrooms.
B&B
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