Honiton Through Time

The bustling market town of Honiton nestles on the southern banks of the River Otter in beautiful east Devon. In 1724 Daniel Defoe wrote, ‘Coming down the hill and to the entrance into Honiton, the view of the country is the most beautiful landscape in the world’. Made famous by its lace and pottery, Honiton’s history is linked to its position in the landscape, just west of where an ancient road f...