Westpoint Exeter

Westpoint's arena and showground was built on the former Ivington Farm to host the annual Devon County Show each May. The farm was purchased by the Devon County Agricultural Association, with work on the site estimated to have cost a further sum in excess of £3 million. 50,000 square feet of unobstructed floor space, and a building capable of seating 6,000 people opened in 1990. The 4,590 sq metre column-free main arena doubles as an exhibition area and, for the County Show, a cattle shed. Large car parks can accommodate well over 12,000 cars at any one time. ==History==

It has been the venue for the Devon County Show since 1990. From 2009 until 2025, Westpoint had played host to a week of the Premier League Darts. The arena has hosted concert performances by acclaimed artists including Bryan Adams, David Bowie, Elton John, Lewis Capaldi, Manic Street Preachers, Meat Loaf, Morrissey, Muse, Oasis, Robbie Williams, Stereophonics and The 1975 as well as car shows such as the BHP Fuel Fest. The venue has also regularly hosted shows such as Disney on Ice and Holiday on Ice. The creation of a Nightingale Hospital at Westpoint Exeter during the UK COVID-19 Coronavirus crisis was announced in April 2020, but the location was changed later the same month to a former Homebase store in Sowton on the outskirts of Exeter. ==See also==