Exeter's Underground Passages

2 Paris Street
Exeter


EX1 1GA


Exeter's Underground Passages re-opened in September 2007 with a brand new visitor centre packed with interactive exhibits and improved interpretation.

The Passages have long exercised a fascination over local people, bringing stories of buried treasure, secret escape routes, passages for nuns and priests - even a ghost on a bicycle!

Their purpose was simple - to bring clean drinking water from natural springs in fields lying outside the walled city, through lead pipes into the heart of the city.

The pipes sometimes sprang leaks 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.

A guided tour of Exeter's Underground Passages is a memorable event - narrow, dark, interesting and exciting. These are the only passages of this kind open to the public in Britain.

 

Opening Times
(2008 times)
June - September & School Holidays:
Monday - Saturday 9.30am - 5.30pm (last tour 4.30pm);
Sunday 10.30am - 4.30pm (last tour 3pm)

October - May:
Tuesday - Friday 11.30am - 5.30pm (last tour 4.30pm);
Sunday 11.30am - 4pm (last tour 3pm).

Please allow approximately 1 hour 30 minutes for your visit, which includes a 10 minute film presentation, a 25 minute tour of the Passages and an opportunity to explore the new exhibition.

Admission Charges
(2008 prices)
Adult £5; Child £3.50; Concession £4;
Family (Up to 2 adults and up to 3 children) £15.

For information with respect to group visits, please call: 01392 665832. Children under five years old are not permitted on tours.

Directions
From Exeter Bus Station, walk up Paris Street, the entrance to the Passages is on the left.

From the High Street, turn right down Paris Street, the entrance to the Passages is on the right.
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Exeter's Underground Passages Postcode for SatNav: EX1 1GA

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