Welcome to the Official Honiton
Tourist Information Centre Website
Honiton stands in the south-east of the county on the main road and rail routes from London to Exeter. It is a pleasant, busy market town with a growing population of over 12,000.

Historically, the town was one of the centres of the medieval West Country cloth trade and later became famous for its lace. There is an excellent museum containing the main collection of Honiton Lace, while the High Street hosts specialist shops for both lace and pottery. Indeed just about everything is on the High Street, wide enough to allow parking on both sides and lined with georgian buildings, many of which are former coaching inns which became favourite resting places for travellers. Small courtyards and alleyways immediately off the High Street provide compelling market places in their own right with a variety of small shops.

Renowned for its antiques, Honiton's world-wide reputation is justified by the large number of antique shops and centres situated on or near the High Street itself, together with one auction house. With more than 30 dealers to choose from, the sheer number and range of antiques available attracts collectors, dealers and visitors from all over the world to visit what has become the major antiques centre in the south-west of England.