The Thirsty Turtle

The Thirsty Turtle trades from Queens Drive Space on Exmouth seafront, billing itself as the home of live music by the sea, with bands most weekends alongside cocktails and cold beers. The wider Queens Drive Space it sits within is a family-friendly seafront hub with a Jurassic-themed play area for kids and contemporary seating, and the bar shares the space with street food traders rather than running a kitchen of its own.

Beyond weekend gigs there's a run of evening events - pop-up cinema screenings and live opera broadcasts have both featured - which sets it apart from a standard seafront bar. It's open long hours for a bar of its kind: Tuesday to Friday and Monday from midday to 9pm, and Saturday and Sunday from 10am, so it works as a daytime coffee-and-a-drink stop as much as an evening one. The seafront location and the play area nearby make it one of the more family-friendly bars on this stretch of Exmouth.