Welcome to Pennys in Exeter

The Exeter Office opened in January 2005 and is managed by Associate Director, James Mold MNAEA assisted by Senior Negotiators Maxine Monnery and Stella Tompkinson and Sales Administrator Sally Stanyard. The team have over 35 years of experience in the local property market and offer an unrivalled service.

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More about Exeter

Exeter is an historic cathedral and university city. It is also the capital city of Devon and is a business, legal, retail, tourist and commercial centre for the region. The city has a population of around 110,000 but serves a catchment of nearly half a million people within 45 minutes of the centre. Exeter has a rich and varied heritage of buildings and townscape. It has grown from Roman origins and displays the benefits from long prosperity, particularly during the 16th, 17th and early 18th centuries. Despite the destruction of a quarter of the city centre during the Second World War, there still remains much which is worthy of ongoing preservation and enhancement. Within the city there are 15 conservation areas of which the central and riverside areas are pre-eminent: they include the Cathedral of St. Peter, the city wall, Rougemont Castle and the canal basin and quay area. There are over 1,600 listed buildings and many more which are locally important. Exeter's historic core has been designated as an Area of Archaeological Importance, one of only 5 such areas in England and Wales.

The site of the city of Exeter has been inhabited for over 2,000 years and it is possible to see traces of every major period of English history in the architecture of the city. Dominating the skyline is the mediaeval cathedral, an outstanding example of decorated Gothic style architecture with unique Norman transeptal towers. The Cathedral Close and Yard are an oasis of calm and tranquillity in the centre of the city.

Mol's Coffee House and the Ship Inn, close to the cathedral, were favourite haunts of Sir Francis Drake and Sir Walter Raleigh. The Royal Clarence Hotel too has had many distinguished guests, including Lord Nelson. Beneath the ground outside the west front of the cathedral lie the remains of Exeter's Roman Military Bath House. This is one of the earliest stone buildings erected by the Romans in the British Isles and there are plans to re-excavate the site and develop it as a major tourist attraction.

The Guildhall, in the High Street, is reputed to be the oldest municipal building still in full civic use in England; the existing building dates from 1330. St Nicholas Priory was the unique guest-house of a Benedictine Priory founded in 1070 and features a Norman undercroft, 15th-century kitchen and a splendid guest-hall with 17th- century furnishings and plaster painting.

Another fascinating survival from mediaeval times is the network of underground passages, probably first constructed about 1200 to supply fresh spring water to the city. Visitors are able to walk along the line of these watercourses under the High Street. Exeter's stock of historic buildings also includes the delightful 14th- century White Hart Hotel; the 15th-century Tucker's Hall as well as Cathedral Close which has properties dating from the 12th century embracing 900 years of Exeter’s history.

Exeter’s historic Quayside was once a Roman waterway and 16th-century port. Now a city centre, riverside resort with unique shops, restaurants and outdoor activities, this area is a charming mix of past and present.

England's oldest ship canal extends from the Quayside to the River Exe estuary, passing the ancient town of Topsham which lies on the far bank of the river. There is a fascinating museum, and a stroll through intriguing alleys and lanes enables visitors to really appreciate the flavour of this outstanding little town, which shows the Victorian architectural influence.