This distinctively shaped backstreet pub has built a reputation for its friendly service and inventive food, not to mention its rotating local ales and great choice of ciders. Expect beams, wood floors, an open fire and resident cats in the bar.

Rich textures and colours meet the eye on entering this sympathetically updated old inn, close to the River Exe. You can enjoy a pint of Tribute in the comfortable fire-warmed bar, while the wood-panelled Elizabethan restaurant makes excellent use...

This ‘museum with beer’ is substantially 16th century, although its constituent parts vary considerably in age. Most of the fabric is local stone, while the old brewhouse at the rear is traditional Devon cob. Five generations of the same family have...

Just a stone’s throw from Exeter in the picturesque village of Newton St Cyres, Devon’s oldest brewpub can be found in a 19th-century coaching inn. The cosy bar is a welcoming place for drinkers, diners and dogs alike, with five home-brewed ales on...