Holidays in Honiton Devon Holiday Guide to Places to Stay & Things To Do in Honiton
For a holiday, short break or day visit Honiton in Devon
has plenty to offer the visitor. You'll be spoilt for choice for attractions, activities and other things to do in and around this lovely visitor destination. Honiton and the surrounding area boasts a superb selection of hotels, Guest Houses for Bed and Breakfast,
holiday parks and camp sites. You will also find plenty of self catering holiday cottages and apartments in and in the surrounding area of Devon. To help plan your visit we also feature listings
of things to do, restaurants and pubs in Honiton. To view the accommodation and other directories we offer just select from one of the links below. If you are planning on touring the area around Honiton take a look at the Devon page where you will find more details of nearby places you may choose to visit on your holiday.
To help plan your visit to Honiton please use the links below to find Accommodation and Activities in Honiton
Honiton,
one of the 'gateways' to Devonshire, is situated in the south-east of
the county and is a pleasant market town. Once one of the centres of the
West Country's medieval cloth trade it later became famous for its lace.
You can see the World's principal collection of Honiton Lace at the town's
museum and you'll find many shops specialising in lace and pottery, as
well as antiques for which Honiton is now renowned.
Agriculture is Honiton's main industry, it stands in rich farmland and
is watered by the river Otter with steep sided-hills that rise between
the town and the sea. For nature enthusiasts there are numerous miles
of footpaths offering fantastic walking and rambling opportunities.
Many of Honiton's older buildings were destroyed in the 18th century by
fires, however the rebuilding created a unique town, which is still largely
18th century. It is now an attractive and prosperous town, an excellent
shopping centre with a twice-weekly street market and has good sport and
recreation facilities.
With an extensive selection of restaurants, cafes and wide choice of accommodation
from luxury hotels, guest houses and farmhouses to self catering cottages,
there is something to suit all tastes.
We hope that you will find our guide useful in planning your short break or holiday in Honiton, Devon. If you are not able to find the type of accomodation that suites you try visiting the Devon holiday guide. Here you will find links to the visitor guides of other places in the area where you will also find plenty of accommodation and activity information.
