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Nightlife in Exeter

6 clubs, live music venues and late-night spots in Exeter.

Ranked with the travel guide's picks and well-known places first.

Nightlife in Exeter

  1. Drink

    Cavern

    Live music venue with bands most evenings. Be warned that the toilets are not for the faint-hearted. However, it is a nursery for new talent with bands like Muse, Coldplay and Radiohead playing early in their careers.

    11AM-2AMvaries

  2. Do

    Exeter Chiefs Rugby Union Club

    Exeter Chiefs play in the Premiership, the top tier of English Rugby Union. Sandy Park has a capacity of 15,000 and in 2025 hosted games in the Women's Rugby Union World Cup.

  3. Drink

    The Double Locks

    The Double Locks pub sits in an idyllic location on the edge of Exeter Canal, 20 minutes walk from the quayside. Occasional live music, child-friendly, a solid selection of real ales and a reasonable menu. On sunny weekends the pub attracts many punters, and the May Day bank-holiday beer festival can get very busy, with long queues.

  4. Drink

    The Old Firehouse

    Open until 2-3AM most nights, the Firehouse is a pub serving local ales, ciders and food until the wee hours. The 14-inch pizzas, served from 9PM (after the normal menu ends) are highly recommended, at £7 each. Live folk/surf-rock on Fridays, jazz/world on Saturdays, flamenco guitar on Thursdays. Occasionally there is an entry charge on weekend nights.

  5. Do

    Bikeshed Theatre

    Has a cocktail bar.

  6. Drink

    Timepiece

    A bar with a nightclub above.

Listings from the Wikivoyage guide to Exeter (CC BY-SA 4.0).