Following nearly a thousand years of Crown occupation, the Exeter Castle now provides a spectacular venue offering unique spaces for culture, commerce, and living.
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The splendid Castle Courtyard is ideal for outdoor events, whether it be a Coldplay concert, festival, or something smaller. For indoor events such as weddings, parties, and conferences, we have the newly restored Ballroom and the Terrace rooms.
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Exeter & South West Food Festival at Exeter Castle
Exeter Castle and its surrounding Northernhay Gardens played host to another vibrant and exciting Exeter South West Festival of Food and Drink from 13th to 15th April. The three day foodie extravaganza was opened by TV personality and keen cook Kirstie Allsopp and the renowned chef Michael Caines in the glorious Devon sunshine with the stunning backdrop of the Exeter Castle courtyard and grounds.
The festival continues to grow at a rapid rate with an impressive 9% increase in exhibitors this year and it has become an important date not only in the South West foodie schedule but also in the national gourmet diary. The festival itself contributes £755,000 in spending to the city and directly employs 1,000 people.
Over 15,000 visitors wandered around the Castle and its grounds grazing on the many locally sourced delights in the exhibitors tents and enjoying music from Hannah Berney and Adam Isaac from the BBC’s talent programme “The Voice” as well as many other local musicians.
Not only did the event attract celebrity chefs from across the country, it is rumoured that singer Adele might even have attended the festival on Friday. Exeter Castle director Guy Wadsworth commented that “it was a total pleasure to host the event and to see Exeter buzzing in our modern and quirky venue. We look forward to hosting the festival in years to come and we are delighted at how successful it has become under the leadership of Michael and his team.”
Exeter Castle caters for all types of events, from weddings to conferences, parties and exhibitions. If you would like to take a look around or book our venue please contact Guy Wadsworth on 07968 797135 or guy@exetercastle.co.uk.
Exeter AU University Ball
The Exeter Castle has hosted the recent Exeter University Athletic Union Ball for 2011 and 2012. This large event was held in a marquee in the Exeter Castle courtyard, with a finale of splendid fireworks on the ancient Castle walls.
| We held our annual University Sports Awards Dinner at Exeter Castle in May 2011. 500 sportsmen and women attended a formal dinner and awards ceremony in the Castle Grounds where a huge marquee was erected for the event. All had a most enjoyable evening. The venue was fantastic and very picturesque, thank you! Exeter University Athletic Union |
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