Go Ape Haldon is encouraging families to live life more adventurously this February half-term, opening up its Treetop Challenge to keep the whole tribe entertained.
Make the first school holiday of the year stand out from the crowd, with fun family time that brings out everyone’s inner adventure. Go Ape’s Treetop Challenge is designed to test your limits at dizzying heights on thrilling high-speed zips, free-fall swings and daring canopy-height crossings up high from the forest floor. It’s suitable for adults and families with children aged 10+ and over 1.4m tall. Prices from £20pp...
If you go down to the woods next Friday, be sure to take part in pet charity Blue Cross’s Bark in the Dark event to help raise money for sick and homeless pets.
The charity’s event is being held in Haldon Forest near Exeter, and is open to all the family and their four-legged friends.
The 5k dog walk starts at 6pm and a guided route takes dogs and their owners through the forest in the dark of night. Walkers will follow the festive 5k glow-in-the-dark trail, and see the forest like they’ve never seen it before. They can hear the sounds of carol singers hidden en route, and...
Haldon Tug of War Club are set to compete in the National Outdoor Tug of War Championships on Saturday 16 June in Oxfordshire. The Tug of War Association (TOWA) is holding its 2018 competition at the third annual Grove and Wantage Extravaganza, with tug of war teams from across the country competing for gold medals in different weight classes.
Both the Haldon ladies and mens team will be travelling to Grove Rugby Club in Oxford on Friday 15 June to weigh-in for the specific weight categories in preparation for the main competition on the Saturday, with the winning teams earning the...
Join the Gro Company for a family fundraiser in Haldon Forest!
Whether you’re pushing a pram, riding on your grown-up’s shoulders, holding tight to a little hand, stomping in puddles or running from tree to tree, join The Gro Company for a fundraising walk and fun day to raise money for The Lullaby Trust.
On the 30th September Devon based nursery brand, The Gro Company, is inviting you to join them for a wild adventure at Haldon Forest. Families, friends, grandparents, carers, brothers, sisters and babies will come together to walk the “Gruffalo Trail”, a gentle 1.5 mile...
A lorry driver died and a man was left seriously injured in two connected collisions which closed the A38 near Exeter on Saturday morning (9 April).
Emergency services were called at 6.10am after an 11 tonne Isuzu HGV was involved in a single-vehicle collision between Chudleigh Station and Harcombe Bends.
The lorry, which had been travelling towards Plymouth, went out of control and crossed the central reservation, and ended up on its side on the opposite carriageway.
The driver, a 32-year-old man from Torquay, sustained fatal injuries in the collision and was...
The UK's largest racecourse group attracted record numbers of people to enjoy a day at the races during the last year, according to new figures published today by Jockey Club Racecourses which show in 2015 its total attendances surpassed 1.9 million for the first time ever. Exeter Racecourse, which is part of Jockey Club Racecourses, saw attendances increase by 6,653. Its flagship racedays include the Haldon Gold Cup, New Year’s Day, Devon Day and its popular Super Sunday meeting in February while Jockey Club Racecourses runs the likes of the Cheltenham Festival, the Crabbie’s Grand...
Police in Exeter are appealing for witnesses following a serious injury road traffic collision near Haldon.
The collision involving a single vehicle, a black Triumph R675cc motor cycle occurred just before 6.00pm on Tuesday 8th December on the A380 at Great Haldon.
The collision occurred on the A380 (B) carriageway just passed the permanent static speed camera location between the Ashcombe Cross and Great Haldon junction.
It would appear that the motorcyclist travelling towards Exeter collided with the central barrier and came to rest in lane two on its offside....
Haldon ladies Tug of War team are celebrating after coming third at the National Federation of Young Farmers Club finals, when they represented Devon at Tenbury Show in Worcestershire.
The team is made up of members from Bow, Newton St Cyres and Chagford including Emma Davie, Georgia Woodman, Alice Palfrey, Georgina Davie, Sophie Down, Lucy Thomas, Jess Palfrey and Alice Giles pulled against 8 other teams in the first heat, winning 4 outright, three draws and losing just one. The team met Worcestershire YFC in the semi-finals, where they lost 2-0, but went onto win both ends...
Police are appealing for witnesses to a seven-vehicle collision on the A38 at Haldon Hill, Exeter, in which an elderly man suffered serious injuries.
The collision happened on the descent of the hill on the Exeter-bound carriageway on Friday 20 February, shortly after 5.50pm.
A black BMW 318i was involved in the collision with a blue Ford Ka, blue Fiat Punto, white Ford Fiesta van, white Audi A3, green VW Golf and black Peugeot 3008.
The rear seat passenger of the Ford Ka, a 78-year-old man from the Dobwalls area, was trapped in the vehicle and cut free by the fire...
Scandiland brings you a variety of events at alternative venues across Exeter, featuring full length films, documentaries, short films and popular examples of Scandi nor from Norway, Denmark, Sweden, Iceland and Finland.
Special cinema features in the Phoenix and in and around Exeter as well as a pop-up cinema in Haldon Forest will feature dark and atmospheric screenings of classic thrillers, with live Swedish music and a salivating food presentation.
This November, Exeter Phoenix presents a season of Scandinavian and Nordic cinema. Featuring films from Norway, Sweden,...
