The Puffing Billy

The Puffing Billy is a gastropub located in the village of Exton in Devon, United Kingdom. It operates as a dining-led public house, offering a seasonal menu built around locally sourced ingredients from Devon's producers, including freshly caught seafood and seasonal vegetables. The pub serves food every day, with kitchen hours from midday to 20:30 Monday to Saturday and midday to 17:00 on Sunday. The venue positions itself as a welcoming local gastropub with broad accessibility. It provides dog-friendly spaces with more than twenty indoor tables where dogs are welcome, on-site private parking to the rear plus street-side parking, ramped wheelchair access, disabled toilets, and flat floors throughout. It is also family-friendly, welcoming children at all hours and offering a children's menu with an activity sheet. The Puffing Billy also runs seasonal promotions, notably a Christmas programme. Its festive party menu for 2026 offers two courses for £29 or three courses for £34, with dishes such as roast striploin of beef, roast turkey breast, chestnut and mushroom Wellington, pan-fried sea bass, and a range of starters and desserts. Bookings of eight or more require a £10 deposit per person and a pre-order, and cancellations within 48 hours of the dining date are non-refundable and cannot be transferred. The pub is identified in public data as a pub in Exton, Devon, UK. It maintains an official website at thepuffingbilly.co.uk where menus, Christmas information, and booking details are published.

The Puffing Billy is a pub in Exton, Devon, United Kingdom, as recorded in public data. It operates today as a gastropub under the name The Puffing Billy, also referred to as The Puffing Billy Inn and The Puffing Billy Exton. The venue serves food all day every day, with kitchen hours Monday to Saturday from 12:00 to 20:30 and Sunday from 12:00 to 17:00. Its offering centres on a seasonal, locally sourced menu that highlights Devon produce, from freshly caught seafood to seasonal vegetables. The pub describes its dishes as crafted from locally sourced ingredients that support local farmers and showcase exceptional flavours. It also runs a Christmas programme, including a festive party menu for 2026 priced at £29 for two courses and £34 for three courses, with dishes such as roast striploin of beef, roast turkey breast, chestnut and mushroom Wellington, and pan-fried sea bass. Bookings of eight or more require a £10 deposit per person and a pre-order, and cancellations within 48 hours of the dining date are non-refundable and cannot be transferred. The pub emphasises accessibility and inclusivity: it has over twenty indoor tables that are dog-friendly, a large private car park to the rear plus street-side parking, ramped access, disabled toilets, and flat floors throughout. It welcomes children night and day and provides a children's menu with an activity sheet. The business maintains an official website at thepuffingbilly.co.uk where menus, Christmas information, and booking details are published.

A welcoming, community-focused gastropub in Exton, Devon, emphasising locally sourced Devon produce, accessibility, and dog- and family-friendly hospitality.

• Festive Party Menu 2026

  Two courses for £29 or three courses for £34, featuring starters, mains and desserts such as roast striploin of beef, roast turkey breast, chestnut and mushroom Wellington, and pan-fried sea bass.

• Locally sourced seasonal menu

  Dishes inspired by Devon produce, from freshly caught seafood to seasonal vegetables.

• Children's menu

  A children's menu complete with an activity sheet.

1. 1The Puffing Billy Exton | The Puffing Billy Gastropub, Exeterthepuffingbilly.co.uk
2. 2Christmas | The Puffing Billythepuffingbilly.co.uk
3. 3Puffing Billywikidata.org