New Year Celebrations
Join us as we say goodbye to 2025 and welcome 2026 in true pub style – great drinks, fun atmosphere and the best company around.
Whether you’re raising a glass with friends or dancing your way into New Year, we’ve got the perfect sport waiting for you.
Where Christmas Feels Like Home
This Christmas we are your home for festive cheer. We’re bringing all the sparkle, all the flavour and all the feels. Whether it’s a work’s do, a catch-up with mates or a festive family feast, our pub is where Christmas truly feels like home.
A traditional family-friendly pub
Soak up our friendly service and homely charm when nestled at the heart of the Devonshire village of Exminster, just a few miles south of the city of Exeter!
We’re proud to offer a menu packed with the most appetising dishes. Our passion for taking traditional pub classics and making them the best around by using the most decadent of ingredients, makes every meal served have you coming back time and time again!
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Seriously good pub food
There’s nothing quite like the great British pub when it comes to food, and that’s what we’re all about. A place where proper pub classics meet indulgent flavours, and irresistible bar snacks pair perfectly with our drinks.
With traditional family favourites, small plates to keep the little ones happy and generous sharers to enjoy between friends, our menus are bursting with flavour and promises to satisfy any craving.
RAISING THE BAR
Our bar is fully stocked with the best selection of your favourite drinks! From world lagers to spirits, wines to cocktails and every tipple in-between.
Join us for a fleeting cocktail with a friend, a quiet pint at the bar, or celebrate the big occasion and start your weekend with high spirits. No matter what you fancy, we’ll have something to tickle your tastebuds every time.
GARDEN HAVEN
In the warmer months, soak up the rays in our large beer garden while the children enjoy the play area. And don’t worry, we haven’t forgot the dogs either. That’s right – our four-legged friends are welcome!
Find Us
The Royal Oak is situated on the main road through the popular village of Exminster, just a stone’s throw from the Exminster & Powderham Marshes nature reserve! You’ll find us just a few miles south of the cathedral city of Exeter.
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🎄Merry Christmas from The Royal Oak! 🎄 There’s nothing like Christmas in a village pub, and we’re so proud to be part of yours. Wishing you a peaceful and happy day surrounded by loved ones. A huge thank you to everyone who has supported us this year—you make the Oak what it is! Raise a glass with us today! 🍷✨ #VillagePub #Exminster #RoyalOak #ChristmasDay
Thank you so much Carianne Topliss and Pepsi from the swans nest, you little beauties 😘 #supportlocal #Exminster
🎄Merry Christmas Eve!! ✨️ We're open 12pm to 10pm Come and get cozy by the fires 🍷🍻 Kitchen is Open 12 to 4pm
🎄Christmas and new year opening hours 🎄 ✨️Only a few Wristbands left for NYE✨️
Let's get Festived Up 🍺 🎄 Thursday, join us for big Si's big Christmas quiz quiz! From 8pm 🎄 Saturday, Royal Oakmas Party! Raffle from 4pm and the most beautiful duo in the world, Sam & The Strings from 8.30pm 🎄Big Christmas bingo with Chopzy Low eyes down 4.30pm
✨ ️Last few wristbands available for NYE!! ✨️
❗️❗️Cancelation this evening guys, waiting to hear to see if theres a replacement for this eve similar vibes 😔 Wishing Black Jack Davey all the best ✨️
Saturday brings the heat as Burnley take on Fulham at 5:30pm, the perfect way to launch a huge evening of football. The energy cranks up even further at 8pm when Arsenal and Wolves collide under the lights for a prime time showdown ⚽🔥 Sunday is packed from the start with four massive kick offs at 2pm. Crystal Palace face Man City, Forest go up against Spurs, Sunderland meet Newcastle in the Tyne-Wear Derby, and West Ham take on Villa in a clash full of stakes. The weekend reaches its finale at 4:30pm as Brentford and Leeds look to steal the spotlight and close out an incredible run of action. A full weekend of football and must-watch drama. Be here for every bit of it. 🙌
