The 
              Lively Hope, Topsham, Devon 
            Links 
            Topsham and surrounds 
            Topsham 
              web site The official Topsham web site - has everything you 
              always wanted to know (but were afraid to ask). 
            Exeter 
              What’s on in Exeter. 
            Discover 
              Devon A great resource for everything going on in Devon. 
            Jurassic 
              Coast The coast from Exmouth into Dorset is a designated World 
              Heritage Site. 
            Dartmoor 
              Dartmoor National Park is virtually on the doorstep. 
            Food and drink 
            Vino 
              Great Italian wines from small estates. Pink house next door to
                the Lively Hope. Opening times are erratic - best to knock on
                 the door and ask what is available. Guests are honorary
                Club Vino members and can purchase at club prices (try the Barbera!). 
Pebblebed
                 Wines Award-winning English wines from grapes grown just
                 two  miles from Topsham. Wines can be tasted and purchased in
                 The Wine  Cellar on Wed-Saturday evenings most times of the
                 year, as well as Saturday during the day (usually). Enjoy the
                 local wine while watching the sun go down over the Haldon Hills! 
            Petite 
              Maison Probably Topsham’s best restaurant. Well, we think 
              so anyway. 
            Oliva 
              Mediterranean-inspired cuisine. 
            The
                 Galley Restaurant Popular fish and seafood restaurant on
                 the river almost opposite The Lively Hope. Also outstanding
                 takeaway fish and chips.             
            Route
                2 Café Bar & Cycle Hire Just around
              the corner from The Lively Hope (what isn't?) - an all-day licensed
                café
              bar that also offers bicycle hire. Rent a bike and cycle on the
              Route 2 national cycle path from Topsham to the sea at Exmouth. 
            The 
              Bridge Inn Legendary and famous pub most notable for it outstanding 
              cask-conditioned ales and unique and unchanging style. The only 
              pub ever visited by HM the Queen! 
            Turf 
              Take the Sea Dream ferry to this unique waterside pub (can only 
              be reached by foot, boat or cycle). Excellent beers, wines and great 
              pub food. 
            Country 
              Cheeses Really outstanding artisan cheese shop selling mainly 
              West Country cheeses. 
            Darts
                 Farm  A veritable one-stop
                  shopping destination in its own right. Great food hall - meat
                 from  Gerald David, fish from the Fish Shed,
                 delicatessan, veg and much more. Plus you can buy your AGA while
                 your here, tiles from Fired Earth, an original work of art,
                 or your ice axe for climbing on Dartmoor. Tea shop-cum-restaurant
                 is a nice place to come for full English breakfast or for lunch
                 or tea. Fish Shed fish & chips are the best ever. 
            Michael 
              Caines at ABode Exeter Located on Exeter’s lovely Cathedral 
              Yard. Michael Caines is Exeter’s most famous chef and our 
              local food hero. Come to his signature restaurant for a special 
              meal, or to the Café Bar or Well House Tavern for more informal 
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