AMESBURY WALKERS
Walk Organiser: Brian Cole, Greenbank, Station Rd, Willand, Cullompton, Devon, EX15 2PR. Tel: 01884-821850.
Walk fee:£1.00, Embroidered badge available £2.00.
Start: Okehampton Street Pay & Display Car Park, Exeter, Devon, EX4 1DY. [GR 192/913922]
Route Description
Exit Car Park at top right hand corner to join riverside walk. With river on left go under two bridges then past blue suspension bridge on left, continuing to T-junction. Turn left over bridge.
Q1. What is the colour of the marker buoy where river and canal split?
Turn right with canal on right and River Exe on left. Ahead for 200m then take left fork, 35m turn left over bridge then right for 20m and turn left over suspension bridge. Follow path with houses on left to Signpost then turn left, marked Quay 9 mins, past four barriers.
Q2. Date on the white house on left?
Keep ahead with river on left, Port Royal on right, to reach Custom House.
Q3. Number of cannons?
Turn left over bridge. Straight on past bonded stores on left and after 150m turn right keeping Bishops Blaize on left. Follow path around with walled leat on left, up steps to road and turn left. 40m cross at Pelican Crossing over both carriageways and ahead to church.
Q4. What moved here?
Up steps [Stepcote Hill] past The Fat Pig on left to T-junction. Turn right to cross road at Pelican Crossing, ahead with Toilets on left, and cross George Street. Under archway to South Street then cross over and turn right. After 30m turn left into Bear Street, follow footpath into Deanery Place, past barrier to Cathedral Green. Ahead with Cathedral on right to statue.
Q5. What is the date on the Coat of Arms above Mols Tea Rooms?
Turn left into Martins Lane [note the Ship Inn on the right a favourite haunt of Sir Francis Drake]. On entering High Street turn right, ahead then turn left into Castle Street towards Castle. At Cafe Expresso turn right down cobbled walkway [Little Castle Street]. Turn left into Baily Street, after 50m turn left uphill, signpost Northernhay Gardens, and enter the park.
Q6. In centre of park how many bronze statues on War Memorial?
Exit park, at road turn right into Queen Street. Ahead on right hand side to Clock Tower then follow around to cross at Zebra Crossing. Turn left with barriers on left and in 20m turn right into Elm Grove Road. At top turn right, 30m turn left into Velwell Road. At end go through opening beside gate, turn right follow footpath sign {Exeter University will appear on left] ignoring all turnings to reach road. Turn left and cross at Pelican Crossing, with road now on left. After 30m turn right into Stocker Road, entering University Grounds, uphill past the Great Hall and the Northcott Theatre to the Peter Chalk Centre. Turn left into Queens Drive, ahead ignoring all side turnings to road. Cross over and turn left downhill for 100m. At main road turn right into Streatham Drive. At road junction turn left, past Imperial Hotel, and cross at Zebra Crossing. Turn left then immediately turn right downhill into Howell Road. At bottom turn right, past The Jolly Porter, and cross at Pelican Crossing. Turn right, with fence on left, to railway crossing, ahead across first bridge. Turn left through gateway on grass path continuing with river on left and flood relief plain on right. Under bridge then turn left up steps. At top turn right continuing along grassy bank to bridges.
Q7. What is the year on the left bridge?
Turn right over bridge then left onto footpath towards Quay. After 50m left at fork continuing with river on left. 200m up steps on right, at top turn left back to car park.

Route updated: 2 October 2011
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