One of the main pulling points for the city is the ease in which one can get out of the urban environment and into the countryside. Exeter is a convenient gateway to Dartmoor, Plymouth and the rest of Devon and Cornwall.
Beaches: the nearest are at Exmouth and Dawlish Warren, but the whole of the south-west peninsula is within reach.
Scenic towns: Lyme Regis to the east, Totnes and Dartmouth to the south
Dartmoor and Exmoor National Parks
Countryside: The Devon countryside offers rolling hills, fast-flowing rivers, and countless picturesque villages and small towns
Other major towns in Devon: Torquay and Plymouth
