Holidays & Travel

Why Devon Is Becoming a Top Destination for Motorhome Adventures

Motorhome travel is a form of touring in which transport and accommodation are combined in a single vehicle, allowing travellers to move freely while carrying everything they need for the journey. Devon has become one of the most attractive places in the UK for this style of travel because the county combines coastline, countryside, and historic towns within relatively short driving distances.

Domestic tourism has grown steadily in the UK in recent years, and the South West consistently ranks among the most visited regions. Devon alone attracts millions of visitors annually...

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Exeter Airport Easter Getaway

Several thousand passengers are expected to fly from or into Exeter Airport over the Easter period, with outbound travellers on Thursday’s Thomson flight likely to be enjoying the warmer weather in Sharm el Sheikh with temperatures over 30 degrees.

Many of the outbound passengers over the Easter week will also be seeking the sun in the Canaries or mainland Spain, and the first of Exeter’s new Barcelona flights will be departing on Sunday.

Matt Roach, Exeter Airport’s managing director said: “We are very pleased with the bookings for our busiest period of the year so far,...

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Art Project aims to raise profile of local artists and funds for charity

Art, charity and travel have been combined in a unique collaborative project launched by Woodbury-based Jeremy Jackson, whose illustrious career as an artist, writer and honorary pastor and former public relations executive spans 30 years. Despite retiring six years ago, flamboyant Jeremy is far from taking it easy and his latest new venture combines two of his greatest passions – paintings and people.

As well as supporting a charity that helps orphaned and abandoned children in Tanzania, philanthropic Jeremy has now launched a new commercial business that will help raise funds for...

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What are your favourite top deck views of Devon?

Devon County Council is inviting residents to recommend their favourite, most scenic bus routes in the county.

And to encourage residents and visitors to use public transport more, they’ve produced five short film clips of views taken from some of Devon’s most scenic routes; including the 93 bus from Dartmouth to Plymouth, the Mayflower Link; the 308 from Barnstaple to Croyde; the 118 Tavistock to Barnstaple; the number 11 bus from Teignmouth to Torquay, and the 55 from Exeter to Tiverton.

“We’re very lucky to live in such a beautiful county, and so many of our bus routes...

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All aboard the British Pullman for a taste of the Golden Age of Travel

A regular sight at its home of London Victoria train station, Orient-Express’ British Pullman train will be leaving the hustle and bustle of the ‘big smoke’ for the fresh sea air and sweeping Devonshire coastline, where it will welcome guests at Plymouth and Exeter stations to experience the atmosphere of the era of the Golden Age of Travel.

The stunning vintage 1920s and 1930s carriages of the British Pullman, sister train to the legendary Venice Simplon-Orient-Express, are a haven of crisp white table cloths, glistening crystal filled with fine wines and Champagnes, gleaming...

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Biggest ever Skybus summer schedule takes off from Exeter Airport

Flights to the Isles of Scilly take off from Exeter next week as Skybus launches its biggest ever summer schedule.

From Monday (4 March) Skybus is increasing the number of flights from just one weekday service and two on Saturdays last year, to up to five flights a day, six days a week at the height of the season.

The new timetable will start with up to three flights a day operating between Exeter and St Mary’s from Monday to Saturday until 23 March, increasing to up to four a day from 25 March and then up to five a day from 25 May until 31 August, excluding Sundays....

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