Easter Egg Hunt at Exeter's Underground Passages, Devon
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9th Apr - 25th Apr
A visit to Exeter's Underground Passages is a most unusual event and one of the most exciting things available for young people in the City of Exeter.
Dating from 14th century, these medieval passages under Exeter High Street are a unique ancient monument: no similar system of passages can be explored by the public elsewhere in Britain. They were built to house the pipes that brought fresh water to the city.
Exeter's Underground Passages have long exercised a fascination over local people, with stories of wars and sieges, plague and pestilence! Their purpose was simple: to bring clean drinking water from natural springs in fields lying outside the walled city, through lead pipes into the heart of the city. The pipes sometimes sprang leaks and repairs to buried pipes could only be carried out by digging them up as we do today. To avoid this disruption the passages were vaulted and it is down some of these vaulted passageways that visitors are guided.
Take part in the popular annual Easter Egg Hunt and win a prize. On Easter Monday - 25 April - there will be medieval Easter crafts and egg blowing!
Normal admission prices apply, please visit website for more information.
