Welcome to Exeter Custom House
Bringing the history and culture of Exeter’s quayside to life
Find out more about our packed programme of events
including Summer at the Quayside
Delve into the history of the Custom House
- Open Thursday to Sunday, 11am – 4pm (last entry to heritage display 3.30pm). Free to visit
- Learn about the history of the buildings and surrounding quayside
- Have you considered the Custom House as a venue for your small event or function?
- Find out more about our Cultural Partners programme
- Check out our packed events programme
- Open Thursday to Sunday, 11am – 4pm (last entry to heritage display 3.30pm). Free to visit
- Learn about the history of the buildings and surrounding quayside
- Have you considered the Custom House as a venue for your small event or function?
- Find out more about our Cultural Partners programme
- Check out our packed events programme
- Open Thursday to Sunday, 11am – 4pm (last entry to heritage display 3.30pm). Free to visit
- Learn about the history of the buildings and surrounding quayside
- Have you considered the Custom House as a venue for your small event or function?
- Find out more about our Cultural Partners programme
- Check out our packed events programme
- Open Thursday to Sunday, 11am – 4pm (last entry to heritage display 3.30pm). Free to visit
- Learn about the history of the buildings and surrounding quayside
- Have you considered the Custom House as a venue for your small event or function?
- Find out more about our Cultural Partners programme
- Check out our packed events programme
ABOUT US
The iconic Exeter Custom House is one of Exeter’s freshest arts and culture hubs. With unrivalled views, world-renowned architecture and an evolving programme of exhibitions, activities and performances across the seasons, Exeter Custom House and sister venue The Transit Shed are an open door to discover everything the quayside has to offer.
Quay Words presents Anthony Joseph: Precious and Impossible
Wed 12th Mar 2025
Featuring exclusive new work, ‘Precious and Impossible’ gathers together over three decades of poetry from… Read More
Learn MoreQuay Words presents Julia Copus & Fathima Zahra: Poetry in Conversation
Wed 9th Apr 2025
Literature Works welcomes back their Quay Words Autumn 2024 writer-in-residence Fathima Zahra to the Exeter… Read More
Learn MoreBow Lines – Maritime Literary Festival
Fri 6th Jun 2025
Tying together fact and fiction in maritime history. Based in Exeter’s historic Custom House and… Read More
Learn MoreQuayside Shanty Festival 2025
Sat 5th Jul 2025
Exeter’s Quayside Shanty Festival will return on Saturday 5 July, subject to funding. Join… Read More
Learn MoreSummer at the Quayside
Tue 29th Jul 2025
The Transit Shed will again be home to a jam-packed programme of fun and quirky… Read More
Learn MoreQuay Words presents Anthony Joseph: Precious and Impossible
Wed 12th Mar 2025
Featuring exclusive new work, ‘Precious and Impossible’ gathers together over three decades of poetry from… Read More
Learn MoreQuay Words presents Julia Copus & Fathima Zahra: Poetry in Conversation
Wed 9th Apr 2025
Literature Works welcomes back their Quay Words Autumn 2024 writer-in-residence Fathima Zahra to the Exeter… Read More
Learn MoreBow Lines – Maritime Literary Festival
Fri 6th Jun 2025
Tying together fact and fiction in maritime history. Based in Exeter’s historic Custom House and… Read More
Learn MoreQuayside Shanty Festival 2025
Sat 5th Jul 2025
Exeter’s Quayside Shanty Festival will return on Saturday 5 July, subject to funding. Join… Read More
Learn MoreSummer at the Quayside
Tue 29th Jul 2025
The Transit Shed will again be home to a jam-packed programme of fun and quirky… Read More
Learn MoreQuay Words presents Anthony Joseph: Precious and Impossible
Wed 12th Mar 2025
Featuring exclusive new work, ‘Precious and Impossible’ gathers together over three decades of poetry from… Read More
Learn MoreQuay Words presents Julia Copus & Fathima Zahra: Poetry in Conversation
Wed 9th Apr 2025
Literature Works welcomes back their Quay Words Autumn 2024 writer-in-residence Fathima Zahra to the Exeter… Read More
Learn MoreBow Lines – Maritime Literary Festival
Fri 6th Jun 2025
Tying together fact and fiction in maritime history. Based in Exeter’s historic Custom House and… Read More
Learn MoreQuayside Shanty Festival 2025
Sat 5th Jul 2025
Exeter’s Quayside Shanty Festival will return on Saturday 5 July, subject to funding. Join… Read More
Learn MoreSummer at the Quayside
Tue 29th Jul 2025
The Transit Shed will again be home to a jam-packed programme of fun and quirky… Read More
Learn MoreQuay Words presents Anthony Joseph: Precious and Impossible
Wed 12th Mar 2025
Featuring exclusive new work, ‘Precious and Impossible’ gathers together over three decades of poetry from… Read More
Learn MoreQuay Words presents Julia Copus & Fathima Zahra: Poetry in Conversation
Wed 9th Apr 2025
Literature Works welcomes back their Quay Words Autumn 2024 writer-in-residence Fathima Zahra to the Exeter… Read More
Learn MoreBow Lines – Maritime Literary Festival
Fri 6th Jun 2025
Tying together fact and fiction in maritime history. Based in Exeter’s historic Custom House and… Read More
Learn MoreQuayside Shanty Festival 2025
Sat 5th Jul 2025
Exeter’s Quayside Shanty Festival will return on Saturday 5 July, subject to funding. Join… Read More
Learn MoreSummer at the Quayside
Tue 29th Jul 2025
The Transit Shed will again be home to a jam-packed programme of fun and quirky… Read More
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Brought to life with lively displays, illustrations and artefacts.
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View our gallery
Brought to life with lively displays, illustrations and artefacts.
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