Exeter - Devon - City Centre - Christmas Eve 2019 - 4K Virtual Walk

Join us for a walk around Exeter, Devon, UK as we explore the City Centre on Christmas Eve 2019.
Our walk starts on Paris Street by Next and John Lewis. We take a look at the decorated Christmas trees on Roman Walk. We explore Exeter High Street and Exeter Princesshay Shopping Centre and finish our walk by Reiss in Princesshay.

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You may enjoy these other Exeter walks:
Exeter City Centre: https://youtu.be/wlvvt2yIbcw
Exeter Quay & Riverside: https://youtu.be/-kOsGXn_DG0
Exeter Christmas Market 2019: https://youtu.be/2ZYuTztoS8E
Exeter Christmas Market 2019: https://youtu.be/_BbGZHFAQUI

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Exeter is an ancient city on the River Exe in Devon, South West England. Dating back to the Roman era, the Exeter City Walls surround its centre and Gothic Exeter Cathedral. Exeter Castle, a Norman landmark, overlooks leafy Northernhay and Rougemont Gardens. To their west, the Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery (RAMM) displays fine art and costumes. The vaulted, medieval Underground Passages snake beneath the city.

Princesshay Shopping Centre adjoining the Cathedral Close and the High Street was redeveloped between 2005 and 2007, despite some local opposition. It incorporates 123 varied residential units.

The original Princesshay opened in the 1950s, Princesshay was the first pedestrianised shopping street in the country, running from Bedford Street to Eastgate House, roughly parallel with the High Street. The name was also used for the entire post-war development on the south side of the High Street between Paris Street and the Cathedral precinct, lying north of Southernhay. It replaced the pre-war area known as Bedford Circus (which included the Eastgate Arcade) that was levelled by Exeter City Council following damage in the Blitz. Before building commenced, a plaque was unveiled at the site on 21 October 1949 by Princess Elizabeth after whom the development was named.

The post-war buildings have been replaced with a modern shopping centre, opened in September 2007. It was the subject of considerable discussion with strong views for and against; inevitable because of its proximity to the Cathedral Close and Southernhay and the design which integrated mixed housing into the Exeter retail zone, and resisted the late twentieth century drive towards bland malls.

Despite criticism, the site was developed by Land Securities in partnership with The Crown Estate into 530,000 sq ft of retail space accommodating over 60 stores. It won the British Council of Shopping Centres "Supreme Gold Award" in 2007, Retail Week's "Shopping location of the year" in 2008, and the International Council of Shopping Centers "Best Medium Sized Shopping Centre in Europe" in 2008.

Princesshay Shopping Centre has a CACI rating of 30 which places it between Covent Garden and Derby in terms of its profitability. In 2011 it had an annual footfall of 9.5 million which attracted a potential spending of over £730 million.

Princesshay's largest stores are Next and Debenhams along with other High Street stores such as Apple Store, New Look, Fat Face, Topshop/Topman, River Island, Zara, Tiger, Levi's, Hollister, Superdry, Lush, Hotel Chocolat, Build A Bear, Musto, Saks Hair and Beauty, Schuh, HMV, All Saints and Pandora.

Princesshay restaurants and cafes including Starbucks, Costa Coffee, Nandos, Giraffe, Coal Bar and Grill, Chandos Deli, Wagamama, Coffee 1 and YO! Sushi.

Princesshay is also home to Exeter's Underground Passages, a tour in medieval subterranean passageways that used to transport water under the city centre. Dating back to the 14th century, today visitors can enjoy a guided tour of this fascinating attraction that takes you underneath the heart of Exeter.

Exeter City Centre provides substantial shopping facilities. The High Street is mainly devoted to branches of national chains. Three significant shopping areas that connect to the High Street provide a more varied menu. Princesshay, connecting to the south side of the High Street was home to a number of independent stores prior to redevelopment in 2007, but is now also largely occupied by national chains. The House of Fraser building on the High Street has been bought by a local wealth performance management firm, Prydis, who have released their plans to redevelop the building as a three-storey hotel with a rooftop bar and retail shops.

On the other side of the High Street, the partly-undercover Guildhall Shopping Centre houses a mixture of national and more regional shops, and connects to the wholly enclosed Harlequins Centre where smaller businesses predominate. Smaller streets off the High Street such as Gandy Street also offer a range of independent shops.

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