Oak Furnitureland in Exeter
1 showroom · Mid-Range (££)Est. 2006
Oak Furnitureland is a specialist furniture retailer with around 100 showrooms across the UK, originally focused on solid hardwood furniture before expanding into sofas and upholstery. Their sofa range sits at mid-range prices with an emphasis on durability and traditional construction. Known for their 'factory-direct' model that keeps costs down, they appeal to buyers looking for solid, long-lasting furniture without paying premium prices — particularly those furnishing a whole room rather than buying a standalone statement piece.
Known for: Solid oak furniture
Solid as the name suggests, though the sofa range plays second fiddle to the wooden furniture. You'll get decent quality at a fair price, but don't expect anything that'll make your design-obsessed mate jealous. Dependable rather than dazzling — like a Volvo in furniture form.
“Sturdy stuff, more functional than flashy”
Showroom Details
Oak Furnitureland Exeter
Unit 6B, Exeter Retail Park, Marsh Barton Road
Exeter, EX2 8LH
What to Expect at Oak Furnitureland
- Price Range
- Mid-Range (££)
- Trustpilot Rating
- ★ 4.5 / 5(Positive)
- Sofa Styles
- Traditional, Country, Classic
- Style Focus
- Traditional & rustic with some modern lines
- Customisation
- low
- Delivery Time
- 1-2 weeks
- Delivery Type
- Own fleet plus partner carriers
Finance Options
0% APR: 6/12/18/20/24/30/36 months from £499 (0-50% deposit). 9.9% APR: 12/36/48/60 months from £250. Example: £2,000 purchase, £200 deposit = 36x £50. Providers: Creation Consumer Finance, V12 Retail Finance, Novuna Personal Finance. 18+ UK/Jersey resident 3+ years.
Warranty
Lifetime Furniture Guarantee on purchases from 4 Aug 2025 onwards: covers structural framework (frames, joints, hinges, handles) on sofas, sofa beds, armchairs, footstools, beds, dining tables, sideboards, wardrobes. 12-month standard warranty on all products (faulty workmanship/materials). Optional Furniture Guard 5-year protection from £29.99.
After-sales: Basic
Returns Policy
14 days online; 7 days showroom. Collection fees: £20 (small), £50 (large), £100 (sofa). Made-to-order showroom: 25% cancellation fee. Non-returnable: beds, mattresses, made-to-order armchairs/footstools/loveseats/sofas (showroom). Failed delivery: £49 redelivery fee.
Sustainability
Low (some wood sourcing claims). Certifications: No official certifications
Contact Oak Furnitureland
- Phone
- 0800 440 2254
- Hours
- Sales: 9am-6pm 7 days. Finance: Mon-Fri 9am-6pm. Customer service: Mon-Fri 9am-6pm.
- Live Chat
- Available on website
- customerrelations@oakfurnitureland.co.uk
Benny's Take — Oak Furnitureland in Exeter
Oak Furnitureland Exeter at Unit 6B, Exeter Retail Park, Marsh Barton Road (EX2 8LH) is the local wood-furniture-first outpost — sturdy oak sideboards and dining tables with a sofa range playing second fiddle to the timber. Reliable, well-priced, nothing design-led about it. Built to last rather than impress — Volvo in furniture form. Free parking, sensible Marsh Barton flow, mercifully easier to navigate than Hedge End. Pair with the DFS down the road or HSL on Trusham Road for a proper Exeter mid-budget sofa morning.
Sofa Shopping in Exeter
Exeter's 8 sofa showrooms make it Devon's furniture capital by some margin, concentrating heavily around Marsh Barton Trading Estate on the southern edge of the city. DFS at Rydon Lane Retail Park (EX2 7HX), Dunelm at Marsh Barton Retail Park (EX2 8NL), HSL at Trusham Road's Dunns Business Centre (EX2 8NW) and Oak Furnitureland at Exeter Retail Park on Marsh Barton Road (EX2 8LH) all sit within a single industrial-estate sweep. That's a properly efficient half-day's sofa crawl in one postcode block, with everything within walking distance once you've parked the car. Furniture Village handles the eastern flank at EX2 7JA, IKEA holds Pinhoe Road at EX4 8AS, and John Lewis is central in the city at the Princesshay Shopping Centre area (EX1 1GF) — the city's only proper department-store sofa option. The DFS Barnstaple outpost at Anchorwood Retail Park on Taw Wharf in Sticklepath (EX31 2BN) is the genuinely useful long-distance satellite, serving North Devon shoppers an hour north of Exeter who'd otherwise be driving forever. With 4 budget showrooms, 1 mid and 3 mid-to-high, the price coverage covers the practical-to-quality range without quite reaching luxury — no Neptune, no Sofas & Stuff, no Italian brands, no Arlo & Jacob, no BoConcept. Premium-bespoke shoppers in Devon are essentially driving to Bristol or hitting Sofas & Stuff Stroud (a 2-hour run up the M5). The HSL Exeter showroom is the comfort-seating standout — Yorkshire-built recliners with proper ergonomic credentials, useful for anyone in the south-west with a dodgy back. Practical bits: Marsh Barton's one-way system has caught out more drivers than it should — go in via Trusham Road from the A379. Parking is free everywhere on the trading estate. The city centre for John Lewis needs separate thinking; use the John Lewis car park or Triangle. Avoid Saturday lunchtimes when the tourist coaches pile in. Worth the trip from anywhere in the south-west peninsula.
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In Exeter, Oak Furnitureland is one of 7 sofa brands with showrooms. Benny rates Oak Furnitureland 3/5. Here's how it compares:
| Brand | Rating | Price | Showrooms |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oak Furnitureland | ££ | 1 | |
| DFS | £ | 2 | |
| Dunelm | £ | 1 | |
| Furniture Village | £££ | 1 | |
| HSL (High Seat Ltd) | £££ | 1 | |
| IKEA | £ | 1 |
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