Southernhay House
Exeter
📍 36 Southernhay East, Exeter, EX1 1NX
🚆 Nearest station: · 0.4 mi
🔌 Nearest public charging: · 0.1 mi (Open Charge Map)
Photo: David Smith (CC BY-SA 2.0)
- Boutique Georgian hotel in the heart of historic Exeter
- Secret garden and terrace for relaxing outdoors
- Individually designed bedrooms with a selected book collection
- Locally sourced Devon food, with fish from Brixham
- Perfectly situated behind Exeter Cathedral
Southernhay House is a boutique Georgian hotel in the heart of historic Exeter, perfectly situated behind Exeter Cathedral. The Grade II listed building has been welcoming visitors for over 200 years and offers individually designed bedrooms, each with its own selected book collection. You can eat or drink in the Bar, Club Room or Green Room, or head outside to the secret garden and terrace. Food is prepared from locally sourced Devon ingredients, including fish from Brixham and steak from Elstone Farm. Free Wi-Fi is available throughout, and a driveway at the front makes arriving by car easy. Exeter Central station is just 0.4 miles away, with the Underground Passages, Royal Albert Memorial Museum and Bill Douglas Cinema Museum all close by for exploring the city.
How far to…
- Station
- 0.4 miles
- Exeter's Underground Passages
- 0.2 miles
- Royal Albert Memorial Museum
- 0.3 miles
- The Bill Douglas Cinema Museum
- 0.9 miles
Practical details
- Check-in
- 3pm
- Check-out
- 11am
- Pets
- Dogs welcome in bar, garden and terrace, not bedrooms
- Families
- Children 8 and older welcome, sharing with a parent
- Parking
- Driveway for unloading and check-in
Accommodation on site
- Rooms
- Apartments
Details taken from the operator's own website on 26 Oct 2026 — check current terms when you book.
Facilities
- ✓ Bar
- ✓ Restaurant
- ✓ Disabled Access
- ✓ Pet Friendly
- ✓ WiFi
- ✓ Parking
- 🚌 Near a Bus Stop
- 🔌 EV Charging Nearby
- 🚆 Near a Train Station
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