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Large seating area over looking the water

The end of the canal perfect location to stop and have a refreshment or some food

nice view and tasty pub

Good beer and food.

Turf Lock marks the entrance to the Exeter Ship Canal, accessed from the River Exe estuary on England's south coast. Be sure to stop at the iconic Turf Hotel and Pub while you're here.

lovely section to the canal with a great surface nearby a well known hotel.

This swing bridge is an interesting construction.

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Lovely setting if a little pricey. We live a mile away but if we’re on bikes we prefer the Turf about 3-4 miles further on towards Dawlish.

Great pub to stop off for a drink or a bite to eat. Good food, beers and also good coffee. Nice people and what looks like an amazing garden for in the summer, but indoors is also nice and cosy if it's cold.

Cockwood Harbour is a small tidal harbour in Cockwood, a village on the western bank of the Exe Estuary in Devon. It is a popular boating spot with a church, pubs and accommodation. Cockwood Harbour is known for the railway line that runs over the narrow strip of land between the harbour and the sea. The line continues to Dawlish, where it follows the coastline and offers stunning views of the water. Cockwood Harbour is part of the Exe Estuary Trail, a cycle and walking route that follows the River Exe and the canal from Exmouth to Dawlish.

Powderham Footbridge is a footbridge over the Exeter Ship Canal near Powderham, Devon. It is part of the Exe Estuary Trail, a cycle and walking route that follows the River Exe and the canal from Exmouth to Dawlish. The footbridge was opened in 2014 and replaced an old swing bridge that was no longer operational. The footbridge allows pedestrians and cyclists to cross the canal and enjoy the views of the river and the countryside. It also connects to the Powderham Church and Castle, which are historic landmarks in the area.

Exeter Ship Canal is a canal leading from (and beside) the River Exe to Exeter Quay in the city of Exeter, Devon. It was first constructed in the 1560s and was the first canal to be built in Britain since Roman times. It was also the first canal in England to use the pound lock. The canal was built to bypass the weirs that had been erected on the river by the Countess of Devon and later by the Earls of Devon, which prevented ships from reaching Exeter and forced them to unload at Topsham. The canal was enlarged and extended several times over the centuries and reached its present form in the 1830s. The canal basin was also built at that time and became a busy port with warehouses and workshops. Today, the canal is mainly used for leisure activities such as boating, walking and cycling. You can follow the Exe Estuary Trail alongside the canal and enjoy the scenic views of the river and the countryside.

Countess Wear Bridges are two bridges in Exeter, Devon that cross the River Exe and the Exeter Ship Canal. They have a D-Day connection because they were used for military training by British paratroops prior to the Normandy landings in 1944. The bridges were chosen because they resembled two bridges in France that were part of the Operation Deadstick, a daring mission to capture and hold the crossings over the Caen Canal and River Orne. The training involved rehearsing different scenarios and tactics in case the plan went wrong on D-Day.

Topsham is a town in Devon, England, located on the east side of the River Exe, between Exeter and Exmouth. It has a rich maritime history and was once a thriving port and shipbuilding centre. Topsham has a cosmopolitan atmosphere with an eclectic cluster of specialist shops and fine restaurants, plus wonderful sunsets above the estuary. You can visit the Topsham Museum, which is housed in an elegant 17th century Dutch-style merchant house and displays interesting exhibitions about the town’s history and culture. You can also enjoy the nature and wildlife of the Exe Estuary Trail, which passes by the Bowling Green and Goosemoor Nature Reserve.

Iconic Grade II listed pub in an extraordinary waterside location. Offers uninterrupted panoramic views across the outstanding natural beauty of the Exeter canal, River Exe Estuary and Powderham Estate. Can reach only by foot, bike or boat. The Turf has been a South West landmark for over 195 years.

Have crossed the busy road at the Countess Wear lights many times, but not noticed this board until very recently. It tells an interesting story...

Excellent value cafe that was very welcoming to a couple of soggy cyclists. Clean and warm, some bike parking.

Stunning little pub to stop on a bike tour. One social themed bike ride you can do is start the canal / exe valley trail tour at Mill on the exe, then 3ish miles down to Double Locks and another 3ish miles down to Turf Hotel.

Memorial plaque at the bridge reads "In May 1944, these bridges played an important part in the preparations for D-Day. They were used over a period of three days and nights, for rehearsals of the famous and crucial glider borne attack on the bridge over the Canal de Caen (Pegasus Bridge) and the River Orne (Horsa Bridge), by the Second Battalion Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry, on the night 5/6 June 1944."

Great pub to stop on a bike ride if you are covering the Exe Valley Trail