[HDNG]PLYMOUTH:[EHDNG][PARA][GRPH]E2[EGRPH][STAT][BULL] Price of a pint of beer: ú1.20 [BULL] Glass of wine: ú1.10[ESTAT][PARA][BOLD]Cinemas:[EBOLD] (3) There's the Cannon with 3 screens, The Odeon ([ITAL]an independent flea pit[EITAL]) with 5, and arty flicks at the Plymouth Arts Centre .[PARA][BOLD]Theatres:[EBOLD] (4) There's the mainstream Theatre Royal and experimental productions at the Arts Centre, the Drum and Barbican Theatre.[PARA][BOLD]Pubs:[EBOLD] [ITAL]Pubs tend to be of the log fire and beer garden rather than the neon light type. [EITAL][PUSH]push[EPUSH][ITAL]plugs: Fortescue; Pen and Parchment; Duchess.[EITAL][PARA][BOLD]Clubs/discos:[EBOLD] [ITAL]Plymouth has more clubs than, by all rights, a town of its size should and, [EITAL]with admission costing around ú2[ITAL], most are worth checking out, but avoid the ones down Union Street where life is cheap yet students can't afford it. [EITAL][PUSH]push[EPUSH][ITAL]plugs: Oz (cap 1,500, very popular, often live music, adm ú1-ú2); Charlie's; Cooperage; Breakwater; Oscar's (gay). [EITAL][PARA][BOLD]Music venues:[EBOLD] Classical at the Theatre Royal and Guildhall, pop at the Plymouth Pavilions.[HDNG]EXETER:[EHDNG][PARA][GRPH]E3[EGRPH][STAT][BULL] Price of a pint of beer: ú1.35 [BULL] Glass of wine: ú1.20[ESTAT][PARA][BOLD]Cinemas:[EBOLD] (1) Odeon.[PARA][BOLD]Theatres:[EBOLD] The Northcott on campus (see below) is the main regional theatre, but the Barnfield and the Arts Centre encourage less commercial fare.[PARA][BOLD]Pubs:[EBOLD] [PUSH]push[EPUSH][ITAL]plugs: The Red Cow (scrumpy, spit and sawdust); Victoria Inn; Black Horse (rugger buggers); Double Locks (a bit far, but good beers, and popular for Sunday Lunch in the garden). Avoid the marines in the Turk's Head.[EITAL][PARA][BOLD]Clubs/discos:[EBOLD] (4) Boxes and Volts [ITAL]are popular and cooler than a night in an ice-box. [EITAL]None costs more than ú3[ITAL].[EITAL][PARA][BOLD]Music venues:[EBOLD] The University is the main venue for the town, but there's also the indie-mate Cavern Club, which has hosted Silverfish and Jacob's Mouse.[PARA][BOLD]Others:[EBOLD] Bowling alley. Exeter shuts down when pubs close.[HDNG]EXMOUTH:[EHDNG][PARA][GRPH]E2[EGRPH][STAT][BULL] Price of a pint of beer: ú1.15 [BULL] Glass of wine: ú1.10[ESTAT][PARA][ITAL]Exmouth doesn't have much more to offer by way of entertainment than a night out with assorted librarians and accountants.[EITAL] It has a cinema, a theatre, 2 nightclubs (Samanthas and Axis, [ITAL]both tacky[EITAL]) and numerous pubs.[HDNG]UNIVERSITY:[EHDNG][PARA][GRPH]E1[EGRPH][STAT][BULL] Price of a pint of beer: ú1 [BULL] Glass of wine: 85p[ESTAT][PARA][ITAL]Most of the University entertainments are at Plymouth, but even there, the level of activity is more of a habitat for lounge lizards than for party animals.[EITAL][PARA][BOLD]Bars:[EBOLD] (6) The University and the Union run 3 bars each, the [ITAL]wittily-named [EITAL]Main Bar being the most popular. Jimmy's is more cosy, and only open in the evenings.[PARA][BOLD]Clubs/discos:[EBOLD] The Union hires Oz (see above, adm ú1) in Plymouth on Thursday and Saturday nights, but has no regular club venue of its own. [ITAL] That doesn't stop the students though who will book any local club at the drop of a hat.[EITAL][PARA][BOLD]Music venues:[EBOLD] The Pavilions in the Union has free weekly band nights and more live sounds at weekends.[PARA][BOLD]Cabaret:[EBOLD] At the Union in Plymouth, there are about 3 cabaret nights a term (recently Jim Tavare, Bob Downe).[PARA][BOLD]Others:[EBOLD] Balls galore, especially the Rag Valentine Ball and the Union Mayfair Ball.[HDNG]EATING OUT:[EHDNG][PARA]Around the sites, there are 8 University-run refectories and 1 at the Union. Students can also forage for fodder and scavenge for scoff in the local pubs and restaurants which are mostly English, although there's also a flurry of curries. [ITAL]The quality is high, but so's the cost.[EITAL] [PUSH]push[EPUSH][ITAL]plugs: Cafe Des Artistes (cheap - nominated the 2nd best veggie in Britain); the Crepery; Capin Jasper (famous 18" hot dog); Caspian Kebabs (open till 4am). [EITAL]Exmouth's speciality is seafood restaurants. [BOLD]Eating out in Exeter:[EBOLD] see [ULNE]University of Exeter[EULNE].[PARA][PARA]
