Underground Passages

Really interesting, really nice to go with the kids, if you want to know more about exeter history it's the right place!!

Honestly, top ten tunnels I have ever experienced. Great staff and fabulous tunnels, fun for all the family and friends and extended family.

This has to be on your bucket list of places to visit around Exeter. The underground passages is more of a tour of the history of Exeter's water supply system. You will go through some of the old medieval water passages and learn how they developed over the last 500 years. If you have little children who love to run around, i don't think they will be suited for this place. It's a guided tour so you can't go exploring unfortunately. Definitely don't go here if you are claustrophobic as you will be going through some tight spaces. There's no wheelchair access through the passages as they are too narrow. Still a good way to learn about Exeter's water history. There were quite a few teenagers on the tour and most of them seemed to enjoy it, worthy of the 7 pound entry. Park in the Princess Hay carpark as that will be cheaper than parking on the road.

I love the underground passages! Always a very informative tour and you'll learn a lot about how Exeter got it's water supplies in days past. The tales of Albert the ghost on his bicycle always makes me laugh. The kids had a great time and the little museum is good.

So I back in Exeter for the first time in seven years. I was catching up with friends and doing some of the touristy things whilst I was in the city.I came here and booked onto the 13:00 tour on a Sunday. The staff were very welcoming and friendly.You receive a short talk prior to watching a short video cli that give you some history and the back story to the tunnels before going underground. The video clip is around 10 minute and the underground tour itself lasts for around 25 minutes.I advice wearing decent footwear and a hard hat is provided. There is approximately around 300 meters of tunnels.The tunnels date back to the medieval period and has seen war, death when cholera broke out within the city in 1832.The tunnels was blocked off due to war and then reopened years later.Parts of the tunnels were badly damaged during the Second World War due to the blitz that the city saw.It’s an amazing adventure for children and pretty interesting for anyone who loves history.Thanks to the guide ‘Helen’ who was fun, knowledgeable and made the experience fun a and really interesting.

Very good experience. The staff were all very friendly and helpful. An experience we all enjoyed as a family.

The little museum exhibit is quite comprehensive and well done. The guide was a disappointment. She appeared not to have much real interest or feel for the History. She reiterated a few bits of isolated information from the exhibition and failed to really paint a picture from any period in History. She also had a very strong South Asian accent which made it a bit difficult to understand what she was saying about the features in the passages.If the main job of the guide is to navigate a few people along a short stretch of tunnel safely and get them out again that was carried out well.

Good place to visit and see something different in the city. Friendly & knowledgeable staff, with interactive elements in the museum. Also, lockers to leave bags which are secure when underground.

An enjoyable experience, in that it's quite novel - not a lot of people know about this in Exeter! It's a bit pricey, especially as you don't get to access as many of the passages as you think. I like to take visitors here