Cricklepit Mill
Nature Reserves, Country Parks & Beaches · Exeter, Devon
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Closed — opens tomorrow at 9am
🏠 Indoor & outdoor🆓 Free entry🐐 AnimalsGardensEducational
What’s there
- Picnic area
- Dogs welcome
Only facilities we’ve confirmed are listed — anything missing here we simply haven’t checked, rather than know to be absent.
Cricklepit Mill is a restored medieval watermill on the edge of Exeter city centre, and the headquarters of Devon Wildlife Trust. Families can look round the visitor centre, where interactive displays and a printed guide explain the mill's long history, and can watch the old machinery when milling days are held. Outside, the wildlife garden is a good place for children to spot otters, kingfishers, grey wagtails and butterflies, and it includes bee-friendly borders, bug homes and a sensory section. There is a picnic area, and the garden is a pleasant spot to stop between visits to the Quayside and the Valley Parks. Entry to the mill and garden is free, with donations welcome. It suits a short, relaxed visit rather than a full day out.
Stuff to take with you
The things people wish they’d packed for a day out like this one.
Wellies
Refillable water bottleMost places will fill it for free.
Snacks that survive a rucksackCheaper than the café, and buys you twenty minutes.
Wet wipes- Waterproof trousers
- Reusable cutlery
- Kids' headphones
- WhistleThree blasts means come and find me.
- Rucksack
- Face wipes
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