The Canadian, multi-platinum recording artist, Bryan Adams has today (Monday 28th November 2016) announced he will perform in Exeter next year. Bryan Adams will perform outdoors at Powderham Castle, Exeter on Thursday 13th July 2017, as a continuation of his Get Up Tour. This is one of just a handful of outdoor shows the Canadian musician will perform in the UK next year. Bryan Adams said: “I’m delighted to be continuing my tour and heading to Exeter next summer. It will give me an opportunity to perform tracks from my latest album, Get Up, as well as some of my earlier classics. It’s...
Devon and Cornwall Police are working closely with the organisers of a music festival to be held on the Powderham estate, near Exeter, this weekend to ensure a safe and enjoyable event for everyone.
The Lockdown festival, organised by UK Live, runs on Friday 9th, Saturday 10th and Sunday 11th of September.
Chief Inspector Adrian Leisk is in charge of the policing of the event. He said: “Our objectives are entirely in line with those of the organisers, in that we want everyone to have a good time and to be safe while they are within the confines of the festival and when they...
To honour the 400th anniversary of William Shakespeare, The Festival Players Theatre Company is bringing one of the Bard’s most famous plays, Hamlet, to Powderham Castle on Wednesday 17 August.
Thought to have been first performed in 1600, Hamlet is considered the greatest tragedy in the English language. The gripping production will be performed in the atmospheric courtyard of Powderham Castle, by The Festival Players Theatre Company, a professional theatre company from Gloucestershire who have been touring Shakespeare’s plays for 30 years. For this production, musical...
New figures on BBC Radio 1’s Big Weekend in Exeter and the benefits to the city and surrounding area have been released.
Earlier in the year the University of Exeter estimated that the Big Weekend would bring about £3.5 million of benefit to the local economy. Visit South Devon has said that tourism alone would have seen an uplift of around £1.7 million as a direct result of the event at the end of May.
And latest figures show just how popular the spin-off Radio 1 Academy proved. Held over two days at the Phoenix in Exeter (as well as at venues in...
Great news for everyone who missed out on tickets for this summer’s Radio One Big Weekend, and for those who want to see one of the highlights of that weekend at Powderham Castle again: Chase & Status are confirmed as special guests for Saturday night.
Lockdown, the South‐West’s biggest dance music festival, will take place in the grounds of the magnificent Powderham Castle, Exeter on the weekend of 9-11 September 2016.
This event was previously advertised as Bassline Festival, but has been rebranded to avoid confusion with another event of the same name.
Dads are invited to visit for FREE when accompanied by a paying child.
Join in outdoor games on the North Lawn, kindly donated by The house of Marbles.
Enjoy local treats in the Courtenay cafe.
Take a Tractor/Trailer ride into the Deer park on our Deer Park Safari. (subject to ground and weather conditions, small extra charge applies) Join in competitions from our two chosen charities, Riding for the Disabled & Helen Foundation.
Follow "The Dad Trail" around the grounds. Escape from it all and stroll up to the American Woodland Garden for tranquillity...
After months of eager anticipation, 25,000 music fans made their way to Powderham Castle on Sunday to enjoy one of the UK’s most popular festivals and experience live performances from, among others, Izzy Azalea, Ellie Goulding, Skepta and headliner Coldplay.
Temperatures soared on Day 2 of Radio 1’s Big Weekend and a large crowd gathered at the main stage to watch opening act One Republic. This was followed by the hotly anticipated Welsh quartet Catfish and the Bottlemen who, despite some technical issues, did not disappoint as they powered through a series of fan favourites, such...
Lisa Singleton reflects on day one of BBC Radio 1's Big Weekend in Exeter.
I was over the moon to be attending Radio 1’s Big Weekend at Powderham Castle, if a little disappointed that I would miss out on the grand finale and Coldplay’s set on Sunday evening.
I was apprehensive about the journey to and from the event with 25,000 eager music fans making their way to and from the venue, but I have to say that the organisation was second to none, with minimal queues at both Exeter St Davids Station and at Starcross.
Powderham Castle was bathed in sunshine on Saturday...
