This carnival is a very big, annual event in the Hatherleigh/Okehampton area. It is a long established tradition that the leading frame is 12 torches, representing the 12 months of the year. In the afternoon is a very well…
Discover your perfect Devon Farms Holiday
This carnival is a very big, annual event in the Hatherleigh/Okehampton area. It is a long established tradition that the leading frame is 12 torches, representing the 12 months of the year. In the afternoon is a very well…
When my guests arrive after a stressful journey, what cheers them up the most is the surprise of a home-baked cream tea that I have prepared for them. Of course I tell them which way round they have to put…
Any holidaymakers staying at Smallicombe Farm over the Halloween period need not have worried about being troubled by evil spirits! A previous guest spotted some strange symbols carved into the wall of the inglenook fireplace and sent a link explaining…
The Sidbury Bonfire and Firework display has developed since its inception in 1997 into a major attraction in the East Devon calendar. The committee of volunteers provide a spectacular event with the fireworks designed and fired by experienced professional pyrotechnic,…
The Two Moors Festival is a week of chamber music, Lieder and recitals within the parameters of the Dartmoor and Exmoor National Parks and runs from 22nd to 29th October. There are Lieder and piano recitals, a deluge of chamber…
Little Comfort Farm sits astride the parish boundary between West Down and Braunton Parishes. The parish boundary stone is on the bridge over the River Caen. From the farm to Braunton is quite a long walk, but from here to West…
Here in the Westcountry we have a fantastic tradition of evening carnivals. They begin in early September and run through the autumn and into the festive season. Our carnivals are spectacular due to the diversity of the participants and the…
Bampton Fair is one of the oldest surviving Charter Fairs in the country, having been granted its Royal Charter by King Henry III in 1258. It is always held on the last Thursday of October, which this year falls on…
Oh my goodness! What an amazing dog! I was sitting in the freezing cold at a sheepdog trial in East Sussex. What was I doing there, so far from Devon? I was supporting a sheepdog trial to raise funds for a…
Do you fancy the chance to enjoy a rural day out in the glorious mid Devonshire countryside?! The Cheriton Fitzpaine 71st ploughing match and produce show is nearly upon us and here’s a reminder not to let the date pass. View the ploughing…