Explore East Devon from Primrose Cottages
View full photoFrom Primrose Farm, a day out can mean a woodland walk, an exhibition in Honiton or a journey towards the coast. This collection helps you choose a destination by what you will actually do there, with individual guides for the practical details.
Choose an outing
Use the walking collection for countryside routes. Places of interest brings together heritage, gardens and coastal places. The family days out collection focuses on activities for children, while adventure activities covers more active plans.
For a meal out, browse places to eat and drink. Each guide links to the venue's own information, so opening arrangements and reservations are easy to find.
When the weather changes
Honiton has two distinct indoor options: lace and local history at Allhallows Museum, and changing art exhibitions at the Thelma Hulbert Gallery. Their opening calendars differ. For children who need to move about, Jurassic Discovery's soft play in Seaton offers timed sessions.
Wildlife and countryside
Our wildlife page connects woodland and wetland outings. If hides, tides and seasonal bird movements are your main interest, use the separate birdwatching guide.
Still choosing somewhere to stay? Compare the three Primrose cottages and their bedroom arrangements.

A day in Exeter
Choose a museum-led city day, cathedral visit or time by the quayside during your East Devon cottage holiday.
Read the guide: A day in Exeter →
A day in Lyme Regis
Explore the Cobb and seafront, then follow Mary Anning’s story at Lyme Regis Museum or on a booked fossil walk.
Read the guide: A day in Lyme Regis →
A day in Sidmouth
Seafront views, Connaught Gardens and the quieter riverside setting of The Byes make Sidmouth a varied coastal outing.
Read the guide: A day in Sidmouth →Allhallows Museum: Honiton lace and local history
Look beyond Honiton’s shops at Allhallows Museum, where lace, pottery, fossils and local objects tell the town’s story. An indoor stop for a more detailed exploration of the area during your cottage stay.
Read the guide: Allhallows Museum: Honiton lace and local history →
An evening tour at Otter Brewery
Book a brewery evening in Luppitt to learn about production, sample beer and eat with the group.
Read the guide: An evening tour at Otter Brewery →Beer Quarry Caves: a guided underground visit
A guided quarry tour beneath Beer, with cool chambers, stone-working history and lead-dog access. Booking is preferred.
Read the guide: Beer Quarry Caves: a guided underground visit →Bicton Park Botanical Gardens: a varied day out
Gardens, glasshouses, a museum and play areas at Bicton, with specific arrangements for dogs and visitors using mobility aids.
Read the guide: Bicton Park Botanical Gardens: a varied day out →
Birdwatching at Seaton Wetlands
Explore level paths and bird hides beside the Axe Estuary. Pet dogs cannot enter this nature reserve.
Read the guide: Birdwatching at Seaton Wetlands →Blackbury Camp: a woodland hillfort walk
Follow the banks of a wooded Iron Age enclosure at Blackbury Camp. A natural-surface walk with lead-dog access and no visitor facilities.
Read the guide: Blackbury Camp: a woodland hillfort walk →
Burrow Farm Gardens near Axminster
Explore seasonal borders, a wildflower meadow and a plant nursery at Burrow Farm Gardens. Dogs are welcome on leads.
Read the guide: Burrow Farm Gardens near Axminster →Cadhay House and Gardens: seasonal open days
A Tudor house tour or garden visit near Ottery St Mary, available on Cadhay’s seasonal open days. Lead dogs may visit the gardens.
Read the guide: Cadhay House and Gardens: seasonal open days →
Circular walks in the Blackdown Hills
Compare a hill-and-village circuit at Broadhembury with the longer Dalwood and Yarty Valley route.
Read the guide: Circular walks in the Blackdown Hills →